Women ruling NHRA?

It must be the year of the woman in NHRA drag racing.
Hillary Will became the latest female racer to breakthough in 2008, She defeated Larry Dixon in the final round and won Sunday's Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kan.
She became just the eight woman to win the NHRA's elite category and joined Ashley Force and Melanie Troxel, who both scored historic victories in Funny Car earlier this season.
"Words can't describe how I feel right now," said Will, a 28-year old California native. "I have dreamed of this day for so long, and it's finally here. My KB racing, LLC team is awesome. They've given me such a great race car all year long, and I can't thank them and my team owners Ken Black and Kenny Black enough for everything that they have done for me and this wonderful opportunity.
"We knew we had everything to win, and (Sunday) everything went our way. Thank you to all of our sponsors and everyone who has supported us and stuck with us. Now that we have gotten a win, I'm sure it's just going to make us hungrier for more.
"This is definitely the year of the woman racer. It's an honor for me to be mentioned with all of the great women who have raced and won."



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