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Tony Schumacher raced to his fifth consecutive top-fuel victory and 10th of the season, beating Larry Dixon with a 3.845-second run at 313.88 mph in the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Mohnton, Pa. The victory moved Schumacher within one of top-fuel great Joe Amato's record of 52 wins.
Jack Beckman raced to his second funny-car victory of the year, beating mentor Frank Hawley with a 4.183-second run at 291.57 mph. Beckman is an instructor at Hawley's drag racing school.
Jeg Coughlin and Matt Smith also won their divisions in the 17th of 24 events on the NHRA Powerade series.
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Australian star Mat Mladin completed a weekend sweep at Virginia International Raceway at Alton, Va., winning his sixth consecutive AMA Superbike race and ninth of the year.
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Standings
*--* Driver Pts Behind 1. Kyle Busch 3,429 -- 2. Carl Edwards 3,207 222 3. Jimmie Johnson 3,127 302 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3,084 345 5. Jeff Burton 3,080 349 6. Tony Stewart 2,871 558 7. Greg Biffle 2,854 575 8. Kevin Harvick 2,812 617 9. Jeff Gordon 2,791 638 10. Matt Kenseth 2,783 646 11. Kasey Kahne 2,756 673 12. Denny Hamlin 2,735 694 T13. Clint Bowyer 2,709 720 T13. David Ragan 2,709 720 15. Brian Vickers 2,569 860 *--*
