MEET THE NEW BOSS; Gary Scelzi unseats John Force to claim the NHRA Funny Car crown.(Motorsports)
AutoWeek, November, 2005 by Hart, Roger
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Byline: ROGER HART Gary Scelzi entered the NHRA Finals at Pomona as the only Funny Car driver in the title hunt-the closest race in the category's history-who could control his own destiny. After qualifying No. 1, he led teammate Ron Capps by eight points and 13-time Funny Car champion John Force by 32.
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As an exclamation point, Scelzi was fastest in three of the four qualifying sessions. Having that control, however, wasn't enough to let him relax. Scelzi has won world championships before-NHRA Top Fuel titles in 1987, 1988 and 2000. But this year, things were different. ...
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