Robert Hight breaks speed record

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    Robert Hight raced to his fourth Funny Car victory of the season Sunday, breaking the national speed record with a 316.45 mph run in the Thunder Valley NHRA Nationals.

    Hight gained momentum with a consistent string of powerful runs throughout the rain-delayed day of racing and finished off final-round opponent Jack Beckman with 4.092-second run at 314.90 mph in his Ford Mustang.

    Hight's final-round speed certified his earlier performance of 316.45 as the national record.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nhra/news/story?id=6679391
     

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