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HERBERT HAPPY WITH TEST

Doug Herbert and his Snap-on Racing team weren't the quickest or the fastest, but they were making progress. Herbert, crew chief Ron Douglas and tuning consultant Jim Brissette had some massaging to do on the combination.

"I shut off early on my first two runs and we ran 4.64 and 4.62 seconds at 292 and 301 mph," Herbert said. "We didn't break any parts and the computer numbers indicated we were going to run a high 4.50 each time. On our last run, we loaded it up, trying to run a low 4.50, but we smoked the tires." (Photo by Mark Rebilas)

DIXON STILL ON A ROLL

Defending Top Fuel champ Larry Dixon is starting off where he left off last year. On Saturday, he turned the best time of the three-day test session with a 4.558 at 322.73, despite shutting off the engine.

"Dick LaHaie has a game plan of things that he is going to try before the season opener," said Dixon. "We're further ahead now than we were last year. So far, so good, but there is still a lot to learn." (Photo by Tim Marshall)

SCHUMACHER WORKING TO POMONA

Top Fuel driver Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher and new crew chief, Wes Cerny, had their first opportunity to work together at Phoenix.

"As expected, the chemistry was there right from the start," Schumacher said.

The duo produced a best run of 4.560/316.82 for the U.S. Army-backed dragster, which will move on to the next test session in Tucson.

"This will be a final opportunity to see what we've got for the rest of the top fuel field," said Schumacher. (Photo by Mark Rebilas)

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