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Issue 6, March 5, 2004
Dragster Cover

On the cover
One run into his Professional drag racing career, Eric Medlen is the talk of the pits in Pomona. The Castrol Syntec driver leads the Funny Car field at the rain-delayed K&N Filters Winternationals with a strong 4.84. (Marc Gewertz photo)

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K&N FILTERS WINTERNATIONALS QUALIFYING
The 44th Annual K&N Filters Winternationals was postponed one week due to a heavy rainstorm that soaked Southern California, but not before the ND staff could amass a collection of first-round qualifying results, up-to-the-minute pit notes, and first-look photos. (page 14)

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  • Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals Souvenir Section – Oddsmaking is tough with the Winternationals not yet in the books, but Tricky Tipster goes out on a limb with his Phoenix picks for TF, FC, and PS. Also includes event purse, fan survival guide, and more. By the ND staff. (page 45)
  • Clutch Technology: Feeling the Squeeze – Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars can now benefit from lockup clutch technology similar to that used by their fuel brethren. What does that mean for the class? By Bruce Dillashaw (page 34)
  • Nostalgia: Where Are They Now? with Gordon Mineo – "Flash Gordon" Mineo was one of the most prolific Funny Car match racers from the late 1960s to 1980. Today he tells what he would have done differently. By John Jodauga. (page 53)
  • On The Run with Del Worsham – "I'm writing this before the rescheduled Pomona weekend, so as you're reading this, you know more than I do. Did it rain when we went back?" (page 30)

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