Larry Dixon

Category: Top Fuel

Residence: Indianapolis, Ind.

Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Birthdate: Oct. 23, 1966

2002 Car: Miller Lite dragster

Crew Chief: Dick LaHaie

Team Owner: Don Prudhomme

2001 Wins/Final Rounds: 6/9

Career Wins/Final Rounds: 16/33

Best Points Finish: 2nd (2001)

First Start: Pomona 1 1995

First Victory: Phoenix 1995

First No. 1 Qualifying Position: Englishtown 1995

Career No. 1 Qualifying Awards: 12

Career-Best Elapsed Time: 4.486 seconds (Houston 1 1999)

Career-Best Speed: 327.27 mph (Dallas 2001)


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2001: Established career-best marks for wins, final round appearances, No. 1 qualifying positions, and points finish; won $100,000 Budweiser Shootout at Pomona 2.

• 2000: Involved in a crash in the final at Memphis, which resulted in disqualification; qualified for all 23 national events.

• 1999: Became first driver to run quicker than 4.5 seconds (4.486, Houston 1).

• 1998: Won Pomona 1, joining his father, Larry Sr. (1970), on the Top Fuel winner's list of the event; No. 1 qualifier at Indianapolis.

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