Photo Review: 2005 NHRA Las Vegas
By James Drew
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| Doug Kallita rolled into the number one spot in Top Fuel. |
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| Gary Scelzi drove his Oakley Mopar Dodge Stratus into the number one spot! |
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| Greg Anderson hit the jackpot in Pro Stock in Ken Black's Summit Racing Pontiac. |
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| The Boys from Nellis Air Force Base were out playing! |
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| Ron Capps in Don Schumacher's Brut Dodge could only roll a 15th best spot. |
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| Gary Scelzi drove Ron Meer's Camaro into the number 2 spot in TAFC. |
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| Phil Burkart Jr. had a little trouble on this run -- he turned it in to a topless Toyota. |
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| The Aftermath of two dropped cylinders in the Checkers Shucks & Kragen auto parts car out of the Worsham Family racing. |
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| The Toy Chevy --- Hmm, made one run with TRD Toyota logos on the Chevrolet Monte Carlo body. |
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| This is the first funny car that has not been black for Bucky Austin. He was mighty red after his brand new Brad Hadman built racer did not pass NHRA tech. |
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| There were all kinds of new ideas in this car out of Brad's shop, but the tech guys did not like the rear wings on the back of Buckys Pontiac funny car. |
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| Jay Payne was number one in Lucas Oil TAFC and Pro Mod. |
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| Dennis Taylor smoking the hides. |
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| What would a race be with out the Race Girl? |
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| Fast Jack Beckman was a busy guy this weekend and had plenty of reasons to be happy with way his future looks. |
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| Former S/G and S/C racer Hot Rod Fuller made some great runs in Vegas in the David Powers, Valvoline, KB Framers Special. |
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| Jim Dunn had Tony Bartone in the CMKX Lucas Oil Chevrolet Monte Carlo getting down the tricky track on every pass! |
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| Dale Pulde did not get into the field but the car is starting to come around. |
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| Frankie Pedregon driving Hell Fire, a blast from the past in tribute to Jim Shue and John Wright, who raced the Hell Fire Corvette in 1969 with Steve Montrelli building the motors. |
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| HELL FIRE! |
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| Mike Romine on his Top Fuel Harley! |
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| Todd Stewart was running this Top Sportsman car in Super Comp -- one Bad Ass Camaro. |
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| Tricky Ricky Smith drove Maskin's Chevy right into the show. |
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| The Vegas cowboys. |
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| The legend photographer Tim Marshall and Competitionplus's Big Mike! |
James Drew
