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Troxel grabs provisional pole in final event of season

Associated Press

Friday, November 14, 2008

POMONA, Calif. -- Melanie Troxel had a 4.105-second pass Friday in hot conditions to take the provisional Funny Car pole in the Auto Club NHRA Finals, the sixth and final race in the Countdown to 1 playoffs. J.R. Todd (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also topped their divisions in the season finale. There will be two more rounds of qualifying Saturday before the 16-car fields are set for Sunday. With the air temperature in the mid-80s and track temper ...

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