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Force: NHRA 'made the right call' by staying at 1,000 feet

By John Schwarb
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, November 15, 2008

POMONA, Calif. -- When the 2009 NHRA season kicks off here in less than three months, 1,000-foot racing will continue in the nitromethane classes -- with the door cracked ever so slightly for a possible return to the standard quarter-mile. This weekend's 44th Auto Club Finals will mark a dozen races contested at 1,000 feet, a safety measure instituted in July shortly after the death of Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta at Englishtown, N.J. Much of the pit area embraced the move at that time, and ...

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