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Issue 35, Sept. 16, 2005
Dragster Cover

On the cover
Del Worsham scored the biggest win of his Funny Car career at the 51st annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, where he also won the Skoal Showdown bonus event. Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), and Steve Johnson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were Indy's other Pro winners. (Marc Gewertz photos)

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MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS PRO COVERAGE

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE by Kevin McKenna
The reversal of the final-round decision that made Steve Johnson the official winner over Matt Smith marked an unusual end to a crazy weekend in Pro Stock Motorcycle. Points leaders Andrew Hines and GT Tonglet were both gone in round one. Another early casualty was No. 4 qualifier Antron Brown. Johnson, the eighth-quickest qualifier, made it to the final after beating Angelle Sampey for just the sixth time in 24 meetings. (page 20)

FUNNY CAR by Steve Waldron
When people ask me about my biggest win, I always go back to Atlanta in 1991. That was my first, and it was huge. But this is it, this is the best. This is the best weekend of my career, the best day of my racing life."– Del Worsham, after winning both the Skoal Showdown and the U.S. Nationals (page 16)

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  • First Person: Staging Light with Phil Burgess – "I've seen so many miraculous and crazy things happen at the U.S. Nationals the last three decades to make me believe in not only the implausible but the impractical and the impossible - but I'll admit there were several times during this event (and, obviously, after the event) when my jaw was collecting grass stains." (page 4)
  • Racing Technology with Evan J. Smith – Making big power, finding better traction, or learning the driving ropes is a matter of understanding the parts, pieces, and theory, then testing and evaluating the results properly. Sounds simple, Smith says, but many racers skip the "understanding" part and go straight into testing. (page 69)
  • National DRAGSTER Interview: Ed McCulloch – "I haven't done everything, but there are guys who have won championships and have never won the U.S. Nationals. They haven't done everything, either." (page 34)

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