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Drag Racing

In this Sept. 30, 2012, file photo, provided by the NHRA, Antron Brown celebrates his Top Fuel victory in the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals auto race at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill. Brown poised to become the first black champion in a pro series. He leads Tony Schumacher by 65 points entering this weekend's finals at Pomona. (AP Photo/NHRA, Teresa Long, File)

theGrio’s 100: Antron Brown, drag racing his way into history

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theGRIO's 100 - Last November, Antron Brown, 36, became the first African-American to win a major auto racing title. He joined Top Fuel drag racing in 2008...
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Grio’s 100: Drag racing woman breaks barriers

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theGRIO's 100 - In 2005, Lyons became the first black woman in professional stock racing. The following year she built an 1,100 horsepower engine, which broke records...
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Black racer Nicole Lyons talks “white male” competition

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Talented as she is beautiful, she's carving a name for herself as one of the rarest entities in drag racing: an African-American woman...
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