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11th Carquest Empire Nationals
July 13-15th (Leicester, NY)

Notes| Results | Photos

Clay Millican's second consecutive IHRA Top Fuel win solidified his overall points lead. (Bruce Biegler photo)

Shannon "Iceman" Jenkins ended his winless drought with a spectacular win in Pro Modified. (Bruce Biegler photo)

The Carquest Empire Nationals Super Stock final featured a clash of titans between Biondo and Bertozzi. (Bruce Biegler photo)

Runaway points leader Gene Wilson won his fourth race in 2001 in Pro Stock! (Bruce Biegler photo)

New Mexico's Doug Vancil upped the official IHRA Nitro Harley speed record to 221.85 mph. (Bruce Biegler photo)

Georgia's Tim Nabors ran well in his first race with his new Chevy Cavalier -- taking runner-up in Pro Stock. (Bruce Biegler photo)

Bob Motz went for a wild ride after the parachute malfunctioned on his Jet-powered Kenworth. (Bruce Biegler photo)

The Carquest Empire Nationals Nitro Harley final saw Tony Mattioli (near lane) defeat Steve Stordeur. (Bruce Biegler photo)

Charlie "Godfather" Gambino qualified his wild altered on the Top Dragster pole with a 6.316 secs run. (Bruce Biegler photo)