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Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car), and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) — all three winners of the event rank as the active wins leaders in their classes — took home victories in their respective categories at the 2015 NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway.

Force, a 16-time Funny Car world champ, picked up his second Funny Car win of the season in his Peak Antifreeze Chevy Camaro SS, defeating No. 1 qualifier Tommy Johnson Jr. in the final. The victory was Force’s 143rd of his career and first at New England Dragway following a runner-up at the event in 2013. With the win, Force completed an amazing feat by scoring a victory at every track that has appeared on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series circuit.

In Top Fuel, Schumacher went the distance as the No. 1 qualifier, running a 3.809 at 321.35 in his U.S. Army dragster during a final-round win over three-time world champ Larry Dixon, who scored a 3.881 at 319.60 in his C&J Energy Services dragster. Schumacher, the defending and eight-time world champ, secured his second win of the season, second in a row in Epping.

Anderson drove his Summit Racing Chevy Camaro to a 6.512 at 214.72 in the final round, defeating 2012 Pro Stock world champ Allen Johnson, who trailed with a 6.530 at 213.50 in his Magneti Marelli Dodge Dart. The win was Anderson’s third of the season and 77th of his career. Anderson came into the event hot off a win the previous weekend in Englishtown, where he also beat Johnson in the final.
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