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Issue 15, May 7, 2004

Dragster Cover


On the cover
Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Jay Payne, the 1995 Top Alcohol Dragster national champion, won his 25th NHRA national event at the O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston. It was Payne's ninth national event victory since switching to Top Alcohol Funny Car in 1999 and first since August. (Marc Gewertz photo)

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TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER by Steve Waldron
"I could hear him all the way down the track. I was just thinking, 'Come on, finish line,' then he got me right in the lights." – David Wells on Mitch Myers, who beat him in the final despite Wells' nearly five-tenths holeshot (page 18)

SUPER GAS by John Jodauga
Now in her 13th racing season, the last four of which have focused on Super Comp and Super Gas competition, 20-year-old winner Erica Enders has already made more than 5,000 runs. (page 36)

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  • Feature: The Kalitta Way– Times have changed since Connie Kalitta tested his nitro entries on the runway ramps of a small airport in Ypsilanti, Mich. Todd Myers explains how Kalitta's "bend but don't break" philosophy keeps his team together in today's landscape of megabucks multicar operations. (page 12)
  • Divisional Results: North Central, Northwest– Jeff Wilson gathers steam in North Central Division TAD while Dean Carter mounts strong Northwest TAD title defense. By Todd Veney and Bruce Dillashaw (page 42)
  • Route 2004 with Dan Fletcher– Just call touring Sportsman racer Fletcher "Captain Sunshine" these days. (His words, not ours.) (page 46)
  • Sport Compact Results: Moroso Motorsports Park– Insight, interviews, and action photos from the second record-breaking race of the season. By Phil Burgess. (page 74)
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