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Consistency fuels Countdown hopes

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Saturday, July 18, 2009

KENT, Wash. -- Sometimes winning isn't enough to get where you need to be in the NHRA. Ron Capps has five victories this season and Ashley Force Hood has one. But Force Hood could start the Countdown playoff on top and gain a 20-point bonus. The two Funny Car drivers are in a dead heat at the top of the standings entering the final eliminations Sunday for the Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. The man with the most victories isn't on top in Top Fuel, either. Larry Dixon has four wins t ...

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