Cruz Pedregon warms up his car for his first run in the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals.
Something about the Texas heat brings the competitive fire out of Tony and Cruz Pedregon. The brothers hope to meet in the finals in the elimination rounds today (11 a.m.) at the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals.
Funny Car driver John Force (left) leads Mike Neff in the late qualifying run.
Robert Hight is tired of finishing second. It's highly unlikely to happen this year. Hight put up the top Funny Car qualifying time in the Fall Nationals on Friday at 4.063 seconds, the second-quickest Funny Car run in 1,000 feet history.
Tony Schumacher (center) has won 12 events this season. His first career win came in Ennis at Texas Motorplex.
Tony Schumacher arrives at Ennis' Texas Motorplex this weekend for the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals after shattering plenty of Top Fuel records, writes Richard Durrett. But is this the end of a dynasty?
Force visits with hospital staff John Force visited Thursday with staffers at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas who helped him through six hours of surgery and 27 days of rehabilitation from injuries he suffered in his horrific crash last September at Texas Motorplex in Ennis.
Ashley Force (left) and her father, John Force, bring intrigue - and talent - to the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals at Ennis' Texas Motorplex.
Funny Car legend John Force returns to the track where he nearly lost his life. His daughter, Ashley Force, is trying to become the first woman to win the Funny Car championship. These are some of the storylines heading into the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals this weekend at Texas Motorplex in Ennis.
NHRA's Schumacher breaks Top Fuel wins record Tony Schumacher broke a tie with Joe Amato for the Top Fuel career victory record Sunday, taking the inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals at zMax Dragway for his 53rd triumph.
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