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64-year-old John Force wins 16th NHRA title

The Columbian
Published: October 26, 2013, 5:00pm

LAS VEGAS (AP) — John Force won his record 16th Funny Car title Sunday, beating daughter Courtney Force in the final round in the NHRA Toyota Nationals.

The 64-year-old Force has won three straight events and four overall this season to push his record career total to 138.

Matt Smith also won at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to wrap up the Pro Stock Motorcycle season title. Antron Brown won the Top Fuel event, and Shane Gray topped the Pro Stock field.

The season-ending Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals is next week in Pomona, Calif.

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