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Issue 29, Aug. 5, 2005

Dragster Cover


On the cover
Second-year Funny Car racer Eric Medlen drove John Force's Castrol Syntec Mustang to a wire-to-wire win at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. Medlen qualified No. 1 with a track record 4.735 and beat teammate and points leader Robert Hight in the final for the second victory of his young career. (Richard Wong photo)

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"We needed this one very badly. Coming off of what happened last week, we were at the bottom of the pits after suffering such a worst-case-scenario loss." – Budweiser team owner Kenny Bernstein (page 12)

FUNNY CAR by Bruce Dillashaw
"Man, if Robert had beaten me, he'd be 20 points closer to winning the championship. I almost feel bad for beating him." – Eric Medlen following his final-round defeat of John Force Racing teammate Robert Hight (page 14)

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  • Close-up: Marshall Topping – After his first chance of racing on tour ended with a near-fatal crash in 1997, Marshall Topping has unfinished business in Top Fuel. By Brad Littlefield. (page 28)
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