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Force Hood wins; Two records fall

Associated Press

Sunday, March 29, 2009

BAYTOWN, Texas -- Ashley Force Hood raced to her second career victory on a record-setting day at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals, beating her former drag racing instructor in the finals Sunday at Houston Raceway Park. The 26-year-old Force Hood, the daughter of 14-time NHRA champion John Force, beat Jack Beckman in the finals to vault from 10th to third in the Funny Car standings. "Our first win was against my dad [in 2008 at Atlanta], so to be able to race against another team's driver ...

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