A
t this point, it appears that
nothing can stop Nitro
Fish Suzuki's LE Ton-
glet, in his all-out assault on the
NHRA record books. Following
his most recent win at the Toyota
Nationals at Sonoma Raceway,
Tonglet has now won five of the
first eight events of the season
and holds a commanding lead
in the NHRA Mello Yello points
standings. Tonglet won the
final round of the weekend over
Polaris Victory Magnum's Matt
Smith, 6.783 to 6.790. Adding
Smith's slight starting line hole-
shot, the final margin of victory
between the two bikes at the fin-
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