He became a 15-time NHRA Funny Car champion, but Englishtown provided him with one of his first pedestals.

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Owens suggests that the top echelon of the NHRA has no accountability to the 80, 000 people it calls members.

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In a statement from spokesman Jerry Archambeault, the NHRA said it was granted exempt status by the IRS decades ago.

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Powerade has deals in place with the PGA, NASCAR, NHRA and others.

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Kids raced cars everywhere, of course, but the NHRA was established as a governing body in 1951 in Southern California, the cradle of drag racing.

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ESPN2-HD (720p): NHRA Nationals Qual (7 p.m.), CFB: Cincinnati vs.

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ESPN2 (720p) has NHRA Nationals at 7 p.m.

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