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Issue 40, October 29, 2004
Dragster Cover

On the cover
Super Stock racer Michael Iacono broke through for his first national event win at the rain-delayed Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Reading. It was the third final-round appearance and second of the season for Iacono, who was runner-up in Gainesville in March. (Marc Gewertz photo)

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LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS SPORTSMAN RESULTS

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER by Steve Waldron
Quotable: "We want to win the Vegas divisional and maybe finish in the top five. That's really all we can hope for now." – Morgan Lucas, whose roller-coaster season took an upward turn with a win in Reading (page 46)

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR by Bruce Dillashaw
"I argued with the car all year. It has been shaking the tires. It was telling me what it wanted, but I kept saying, 'No, that's not the way it's done.' But the car kept winning the argument." – Frank Manzo, the category's most prolific driver, who listened to his car in Reading and got his first win of the season. (page 48)

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  • Lucas Oil Series divisional results – At Southern Oregon Dragway, the last Northwest Division event of the year was good to Steve Federlin (TAD) and Bucky Austin (TAFC). By Bruce Dillashaw. (page 22)
  • Division 7 Summit Racing Series Finals results – Though none of its members reached the winner's circle, host Famoso Raceway scored enough round-wins to earn the team championship at the 2004 Pacific Division NHRA Summit Racing Finals. By the ND Staff. (page 24)
  • Featured Flyers – Looks like Reading is Dodge Country. Check out these great-looking cars from the Sportsman categories, from Matt Rover's B/SA '71 Challenger to John Goetsch's Super Comp '70 Dart and a couple more in between. By the ND Staff. (page 62)
  • On The Run with Whit Bazemore – "From the fans on the racetrack who stand beside us through thick and thin to the avid ones on the Internet, it has come to mean something special to me when we have unflinching support." (page 12)

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