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Issue 33, Sept. 2, 2005

Dragster Cover


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After 13 wins in Super Comp and Super Gas, Rod Fuller won his first Professional title behind the wheel of David Powers' Valvoline dragster. Fuller made the quickest run of eliminations in the final with a 4.61 against reigning POWERade world champ Tony Schumacher. (Marc Gewertz photos)

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TOP FUEL by Bruce Dillashaw
"There are some very talented people who race in Super Comp, and it's a very competitive class. Anybody who is able to win in that class, if their heart and mind is in it, they can win in Top Fuel or Funny Car." – crew chief Lee Beard on the racing credentials of his winning driver, Rod Fuller (page 16)Doug Kalitta failed to win from the No. 1 qualifying position three times this season, but after dropping to the bottom half of the field for the first time this year with a No. 9 effort, he went on to drive his Mac Tools machine to what may be the pivotal victory of his 2005 campaign. (page 16)

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE by Brad Littlefield
""I felt like I was on that Donald Trump show [The Apprentice] because the first thing Force said to me when he got out of the car was, 'You're fired.' " – Eric Medlen after beating his boss, John Force, in the final round (page 18)

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