Pro Stock points leader Greg Anderson put his new GTO in the winner's circle for the first time at the Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals. It is the fourth victory of the season and second straight in Sonoma for Anderson, who debuted the car two weeks earlier in Denver. (Richard Brady photo)
TOP FUEL by Bruce Dillashaw
"I just lost my concentration at the wrong time. I was looking down the track instead of looking at the Tree. I just shorted out." Doug Herbert on his final-round holeshot loss to Doug Kalitta (page 20)
FUNNY CAR by Steve Waldron
"I know how to win championships, I know how to shut my mouth, and I know how to pay attention to what I've got to do, and that's what I'm doing from here on out." Gary Scelzi, whose win in Sonoma moved him into second in Funny Car points (page 22)
Analysis: The Month in Review In July, Troxel joined the Schumacher Empire, W.J. "punk'd" Connolly, and 13-time champ Force couldn't get out of his own way. What could possibly be next? By the ND staff. (page 14)
National DRAGSTER Interview: Warren Johnson "There are some people out there now who couldn't even think about driving the early 1970s Pro Stockers. Those cars were much more treacherous, and many of the current drivers couldn't even think about driving them; they'd never get to the finish line." Those wily Pro Stock veterans. They say the darnedest things. By John Jodauga. (page 16)
First Person: On The Run with Morgan Lucas "It's not as easy to balance my personal life as some people might think, and the fact that I am only 21 years old is an issue." Those bright-eyed Top Fuel rookies. They say the darnedest things, too. (page 34)