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"I raced Cory in the final round of the NHRA race in Atlanta and he beat me," Millican said. "He beat me over there, I think it was only fair to beat him over here. He was really a gracious guy. We had a big hug down there and the cool thing was there was no pressure.

"There was no battle for points between the two of us. Obviously I need the points, but we just got to stand on the gas and have fun. That's the way racing is supposed to be."

Millican ran 4.752/303.98 to defeat Cory Mac's 4.901/285/59.

The Torco Pro Mod final did not have any of the drama of the Top Fuel final, but Mike Castellana will take the results. Castellana, from Westbury, N.Y., took over the World Championship points lead with his bye run victory at Norwalk Raceway Park. Steve Bareman, driving his Summit-sponsored entry for Jim Oddy, broke after his burnout and could not stage the car.

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Castellana is the only repeat Torco Pro Mod winner on the Hooters IHRA Tour this season, winning also in Milan, Mich. and Martin, Mich. earlier this season.

"We came in here real confident, but had to change engines after the second round," Castellana said. "You never know what's going to happen when you make a change like that. But we made the changes for the final round and, with some luck, we won."

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Jim Sickles' Monte Carlo also visited the Winner's Circle at Norwalk Raceway Park. Sickles, who also won at Rockingham earlier this season, was able to defeat two-time defending IHRA Funny Car World Champion Rob Atchisonin the final. It was Sickles' third straight World Nationals victory at NRP.

"This is a great feeling, and to win three times in a row here is a great deal," he said. "It's the time of the year where we needed a little shot in the arm, and here it was. Atchison has been running extremely well and the .76 he ran in the second round definitely woke us up. We had a new blower on the car that we actually tested here last Thursday. We figured it out and we're starting to run some good, solid numbers."