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Issue 45, November 21, 2003

Dragster Cover


On the cover
In what may have been his final race as a driver, Kenny Bernstein wheeled his familiar Budweiser dragster to his 69th career victory and 39th in Top Fuel at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. Bernstein finished the season by winning four of the last five races. (Marc Gewertz photo)  

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AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NHRA FINALS PRO RESULTS

TOP FUEL by Bruce Dillashaw
"Every time I touched the throttle, it would blow the tires off. I finally just gave up down there. It was like Amarillo, Texas, in 1968. That's the way we used to do it every week." – Kenny Bernstein on his on-and-off-the-throttle final-round win over Scott Kalitta (page 18)

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PRO STOCK BIKE by Kevin McKenna
"I don't care what color it is; it hauls ass, and I don't want to give it back." – Craig Treble on his event-winning fuschia Suzuki borrowed from Matt Hines (page 24)

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  • National DRAGSTER Power Rankings – The season's over. Find out who landed on top as the best Pro driver, regardless of category. (page 28)
  • 2003 Lucas Oil Stock Champion Kevin Helms – Meet the world's first three-peating Stock champion. By Duke Ritenhouse. (page 42) Also featured: Super Stock, Super Comp, and Super Gas
  • NHRA Summit Sport Compact Series results – Lisa Kubo won her first title since switching to Pro FWD and Leslie Durst became the first All Motor racer to record a nine-second e.t. to lead the season closer at Pomona Raceway. By Phil Burgess. (page 59)
  • Bob Tales with Bob Frey – The Frey guy dips into the mailbag to answer your burning questions about moose, socks, moose socks, and more. (page 126)

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