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Prestigious U.S. Nationals -- the NHRA's Super Bowl -- on center stage at Indy

By Ron Capps
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Well, here we are. The 2008 NHRA season is winding down and this weekend we'll be racing at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. This is our Indy 500, Daytona 500, Super Bowl. There is so much prestige surrounding this event, and it always brings out the drag-racing superstars from the past, and not just the ones who are still racing or are team owners now. It's also changed this year, at least as far as NHRA's ever-morphing Countdown to the Championship is concerned. Last year was the first ti ...

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