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At eight years old, Conner Statler was hanging off the fence at a local bracket race dreaming of racing. On Monday at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Statler took the Stanfield Racing Engines powered Janac Brothers Factory X Camaro to the…
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Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
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