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Surprising Herbert capitalizes on new Countdown format

By Ellen Siska
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

READING, Pa. -- After rain extended the Toyo Tires Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway to an agonizing seven days, the NHRA POWERade Series' Countdown to the Championship finally concluded Wednesday. Only one driver outside the top eight going into the event made his way in. Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert entered the event 53 points out of the coveted eighth position but rose from the ashes to land the final Countdown spot by beating points leader "Hot Rod" Fuller in the final. Herbert supplanted Au ...

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