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Issue 48, Dec. 16, 2005
Dragster Cover

On the cover
Tony Schumacher set five season records in 2005 en route his second straight NHRA POWERade Top Fuel championship and third of his career. Former Top Fuel champ Gary Scelzi claimed his first series title in Funny Car, becoming just the second driver in NHRA history to win championships in both nitro categories. (Teresa Long photos)

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NATIONAL DRAGSTER SALUTES THE 2005 NHRA POWERADE WORLD CHAMPIONS

TOP FUEL by Bruce Dillashaw
"At the beginning of the year, somebody asked me, 'What are the other teams going to have to do to beat you?' " said Tony Schumacher. "I jokingly answered, 'They've got to be about 300 points ahead when we get to Denver.' And that's what happened." (page 18)

FUNNY CAR by Steve Waldron
Three years ago in Las Vegas, Mike Neff and I had a long talk about what his goals were, what my goals were, and where we wanted this program to go," said Gary Scelzi. "I told Mike that I wanted [him] even before Don Schumacher hired me. I said if I could pick my team, it would be the Mopar/Oakley Dodge with Mike Neff because Mike Neff will win a championship." (page 34)

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PLUS:

  • The Year in Review – The ND staff counts down the top 10 drag racing stories of the year, gives out their annual performance awards, and re-lives some of the best interview moments with the season's top "quips and quotes." (page 30)
  • National DRAGSTER Interview: Cruz Pedregon – the former national champion – the only driver to interrupt John Force's title dominance of the 1990s – tells ND's Phil Burgess why he is so upbeat about the future. (page 42)
  • Competition: S&S 5-Day Bracket Championships – John Labbous Jr. wins the rain-shortened event by just one point at Moroso Motorsports Park. By Kevin McKenna. (page 104)

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