Mon, 14 Jun 2010, 01:44 PM Dixon, Tasca, Edwards and Phillips Win Rain-delayed SuperNationals

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ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. --

Larry Dixon

Larry Dixon raced to his sixth Top Fuel victory of the season Monday at the rain-delayed NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Dixon posted a performance of 3.824 seconds at 320.05 mph in his dragster to take his 54th career victory by defeating Antron Brown, who finished runner-up at this event for the second straight time as his dragster lost traction near mid-track.

"Trophies like these - what I call the majors - always shine a little brighter for me," Dixon said about winning for the sixth time in his career at the historic track. "This race, Indy, Pomona, Gainesville, and even Columbus back then, you want to do well. I feel blessed to be able to race well on tracks like these."

Bob Tasca, Mike Edwards and Michael Phillips also were winners at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.

Tasca claimed his first win of the season and third of his career by defeating Del Worsham in the Funny Car final. Initially the electronic timers showed Worsham as the winner, but the timing data later revealed Tasca actually crossed the finish line at the 1,000-foot mark first and NHRA officials overturned the outcome.

Edwards took his seventh Pro Stock win of the season and third in a row by outrunning rookie Shane Gray in the final round. Edwards posted a 6.596 at 209.39 in a Pontiac GXP, while Gray's GXP trailed with a 6.634 at 209.07.

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Phillips used a holeshot start on his Suzuki to defeat Steve Johnson for his second victory of the season and fifth of his career. Phillips covered the distance in 6.911 at 194.32 and just edged Johnson's quicker Suzuki at the finish line, which ran a quicker, but losing, 6.886 at 194.63.

The NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series continues June 18-20 with the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway.