After long wait, Dixon tastes success at Firebird again

Larry Dixon, sporting a new NHRA Top Fuel team, new colors and a new sponsor, muscled his way into victory circle Sunday at the Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals, putting to rest an old statistic.

It’s only Dixon’s second win at Firebird International Raceway near Chandler, the first coming in his rookie 1995 season, and his 42nd NHRA Nationals victory. His team...

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