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Phoenix, Ariz.- Jack Beckman is the Funny Car winner this weekend at Firebird International raceway, beating out Robert Hight who shut his car down early in his final run. Beckman’s winning ET was a 4.86-second pass. Larry Dixon beat out championship leader Tony Schumacher in the final round in Top Fuel, with a 4.534 run in the final to Schumacher’s 4.529, owing his victory to a quick reaction time. V. Gaines 6.70 ET was enough to net him the Pro Stock win, holding off Jason Line, who had to get out of the accelerator early in the final run.

Fontana, Calif.- Carl Edwards is the victor in this, uh, weekend-ish Auto Club 500 at Fontana international speedway, which saw a massive rain delay stemming from an on-again, off-again storm. With only 13 laps to go, Edwards passed Jimmie Johnson for the lead, while holding off a strong-running Jeff Gordon. This win is #8 for Edwards, who is quickly rising from the rookie driver ranks.

via: NASCAR, NHRA, BBC

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