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Dixon closing in on Schumacher

Associated Press

Saturday, October 10, 2009

DINWIDDIE, Va. -- Second-place Larry Dixon cut into Tony Schumacher's Top Fuel points leads with his fourth straight No. 1 qualifier Saturday in the NHRA Virginia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also led qualifying in the fourth event in NHRA's six-race playoff, the Countdown to 1. Dixon, who had his eighth No. 1 qualifier of 2009 and 39th overall, sliced his deficit behind Schumacher from 54 to 47 points with a 3.783-second pass at ...

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