NHRA: National DRAGSTER (Issue 23, July 2, 2004)

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Issue 23, July 2, 2004

On the cover

Reigning NHRA POWERade Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon scored his first win of 2004 and 34th of his career at the K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Strauss Discount Auto. Dixon celebrated his fourth Father's Day victory in as many years with son Donovan and daughter Alanna. (Teresa Long photos)

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FUNNY CAR by Kevin McKenna
"There are two ways to get fired: beat the boss, and crash his race car, and I did both of them today." – Gary Densham, who outran his employer, John Force, in the final, then went straight into the sandtrap (page 14)

PRO STOCK by Candida Benson
"Really, the final was the only decent run we made." – Winner Jason Line, who struggled uncharacteristically throughout eliminations but still managed to collect the win lights. (page 16)

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Competition: Pontiac Excitement NHRA Nationals Lucas Oil Sportsman results – From Top Alcohol Dragster to Super Street; it's all here. Also four pages of photo highlights, Super Stock racer Dave Layer's Columbus scrapbook, and more. By the ND staff. (page 45)

First Person: Staging Light – ND Editor Phil Burgess offers bits of sage advice gleaned from 35 years in drag racing. Among them: "Thou shalt not kill thine index…don't give yourself a nickname…the throttle pedal works both ways." (page 4)

Technique: School's In with Frank Hawley – It's a common misconception that good reaction times are only for the young. Hawley explains why it's possible for even old dogs to learn new tricks on the starting line. (page 146)

Special Feature: Sport Compact Series results – The turbocharged sport compacts hardly seemed affected by the high altitude in Denver. Race 5 of 10. (page 74)
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