Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Steve Gasparrelli scored wins at the O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec and the Division 4 finale, both held at Texas Motorplex, to keep his national title hopes alive. (Teresa Long, Richard Wong photos)
O'REILLY NHRA FALL NATIONALS LUCAS OIL SPORTSMAN COVERAGE
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER by Steve Waldron
Shelly Howard would be proud of her former team, which took 22-year-old rookie Steve Torrence and turned him into a champion. (page 52)
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR by Brad Littlefield
With much ado about Frank Manzo and Bob Newberry battling it out for the season championship on the Eastern seaboard, Steve Gasparrelli is orchestrating an 11th-hour rally in the West to keep his plunging title hopes above water. (page 54)
Special Section: 13th Annual Readers Choice This year's highly anticipated lineup of feature articles, as suggested by ND's readers, includes the stories of Warren & Coburn, the Cragar 5-Second Club, "Flamin' Frank" Pedregon Sr., Corvair Funny Cars, Pro Stock Motorcycle through the years, Bob Newberry, and the Line family. (page 26)
Competition: Jeg's Allstars coverage from Chicago Led by Dave Barcelon's upset win in Comp and runner-ups by Steve Federlin (Top Alcohol Dragster), Joe Sorenson (Stock), Stefan Kondolay (Super Gas), and Dudley Gee (Super Street), racers from NHRA's Northwest Division gave new Division Director Jonathan Adams a housewarming party by winning the team title at the 22nd annual Jeg's Allstars competition. Complete results and photo highlights. (page 93)
Racing Technology with Evan J. Smith For the guy or gal who walks the pits wishing they could slide behind the wheel but might not know how to get started, Smith and veteran racer Lee Valentine show how simple it can be to stop dreaming and start driving. (page 86)