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      <title><![CDATA[Fort Worth drag racer vying for NHRA Top Fuel championship]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Drag Race Network Staff]]></author>
      <attribution source="My Sanantonio"><![CDATA[http://blog.mysanantonio.com/motorsports/2011/11/fort-worth-drag-racer-vying-for-nhra-top-fuel-championship/]]></attribution>
      <createdate unixtime="1329867360" delta="12 hours ago"><![CDATA[2/21/2012]]></createdate>
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      <lead><![CDATA[Spencer Massey is on the verge of winning his first NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship. The 29-year Fort Worth native, who drivers the FRAM/Preston Top Fuel dragster for Don Schumacher Racing on the NHRA Top Fuel circuit, enters Sundays Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., trailing Del Worsham by only eight points heading into the elimination rounds.]]></lead>
      <text><![CDATA[I have a chance in a lifetime to be racing for a championship, said Massey during a telephone interview. Im honored to be driving for Don Schumacher Racing. Its a great organization and with having FRAM and Prestone for a sponsor, I could not ask for any better situation or a group of people to be racing for.Massey, who is in his first year driving for Don Schumacher Racing, has amassed incredible numbers in his Top Fuel dragster during the NHRA Countdown to the Championship races. With the exception of not qualifying at Phoenix last month, he has dominated the other Countdown races with one win and three runner-up finishes.We are keeping our fingers crossed and we are going to do the job that weve been doing all year and hope the cards lay out the right way and that we win the championship, Massey said. I wanted to be in the top five and have a shot at it and thats what weve done. Weve won four races and now sit number two in points. Its unbelievable and Im just honored to be in this position.After sitting out the 2009 season without a ride, Massey replaced Cory McClenathan in the FRAM/Preston Dragster this season.This car and this team having been out there competing for a long, long time with Cory McClenathan driving the car in the past, Massey said. Theyve been a championship caliber team and contender, especially the last year and the year before. Theye had a chance to win and have barely missed it.Massey added, When I got the job to drive this race car I knew that I could be in that exact same position at this spot this year. Of course Im not the kind of guy who would just go out and say that Im going to win. I let the action show that its louder than words.Ironically, Massey will face McClenathan in the opening round on Sunday. Massey qualified after posting a 3.804, 325.06 mph run. McClenathan will start 13th.Its kind of hard to fathom me winning a championship because this has been my life dream, Massey said. Entering this season I knew that we could do it. Its very hard to win one of these championships. Tons and tons of people have tried for many years and have never done it. There are a number of drivers out there that have never won a race much less win a championship. It is extreme hard to do and to now just to be in that position to have a shot at it is jaw dropping to me.Massey said his approach for racing at Pomona will be the same as it has been throughout the 2011 season.We have to go out there this weekend like any other race and just go down the race track and do our job like we have done it all year long, Massey said. Hopefully it will pay off because we get up there, go down the race track, we approach first round and hopefully win that round and move on to the second round, the semi finals and hopefully the finals.Massey added, I dont try and look at the whole picture. Im not looking at Sunday at the final round. Im looking to qualify. Its one run at a time and one round at a time and hopefully at the end of the day and weekend it will all pay off. With hard work, dedication and commitment, it will pay off in the long run.In order for Massey to win the championship, he needs to advance to the finals and hope that Worsham drops out early, either in the first or second round. Worsham qualified No. 1 with a 3.773, 320.05 mph pass and will face Mike Ashley in the opening round.No matter what happens, Im very honored and happy about this year so far, Massey said. Dont get me wrong, my team and I want to win this championship and were definitely hungry. I feel like Im living a dream, so dont pinch me because I dont want to wake up.POMONA, Calif.  Sundays first-round pairings for professional eliminations for the 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the final of 22 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.Top Fuel  1. Del Worsham, 3.773 seconds, 320.05 mph vs. 16. Mike Ashley, 3.956, 305.91; 2. Larry Dixon, 3.791, 321.12 vs. 15. Keith Murt, 3.914, 312.64; 3. Tony Schumacher, 3.801, 322.19 vs. 14. Clay Millican, 3.900, 311.34; 4. Spencer Massey, 3.804, 325.06 vs. 13. Cory McClenathan, 3.898, 313.73; 5. Morgan Lucas, 3.838, 317.87 vs. 12. Troy Buff, 3.892, 307.44; 6. Brandon Bernstein, 3.846, 318.39 vs. 11. T.J. Zizzo, 3.888, 311.70; 7. Antron Brown, 3.848, 319.37 vs. 10. Bob Vandergriff, 3.853, 319.98; 8. David Grubnic, 3.848, 315.49 vs. 9. Doug Kalitta, 3.851, 319.22.Did Not Qualify: 17. Damien Harris, 4.006, 287.05; 18. Thomas Nataas, 4.024, 303.23; 19. Mike Salinas, 4.142, 296.57; 20. Terry McMillen, 4.236, 313.88; 21. Pat Dakin, 4.300, 278.81; 22. Steven Chrisman, 4.453, 271.68; 23. Chris Karamesines, 7.940, 295.21; 24. Todd Paton, 8.094, 294.05; 25. Shawn Langdon, 9.012, 310.20; 26. Dom Lagana, broke.Qualifying results provided courtesy of the NHRA.]]></text>
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