21st Carquest Northern Nationals
Martin, MI (July 26-28th, 2002)
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IHRA's 2002 Carquest Northern Nationals relocated to Canadian Alec Pinnsonealt's fabulous re-vamped U.S. 131 Dragways in Western Michigan. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Iowa's Dale Brand broke through with his first win of the season in Alcohol Funny Car. (Bruce Biegler photo)
John Montecalvo broke Ford's 2002 domination in IHRA Pro Stock with an upset win driving the Citgo Chevrolet. (Bruce Biegler photo) 
Joe Aluise Jr. made drag racing history by becoming the first Mopar to win in IHRA's Top Stock category. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Pro Modified racing included the class debut of former NMRA driver Zach Barklage in his wildly painted '02 Pontiac. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Doug Vancil increased his overall points lead in IHRA Screamin' Eagle Nitro Harley with another season win at U.S. 131. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Newcomer Tim Cullinan tried his hand for the first time in IHRA Top Fuel and qualified 4th for eliminations. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Shannon Jenkins backed up his recent win at NYIR with another victory driving the Awesome Motorsports Pro Mod Chevy Camaro. (Bruce Biegler photo)
A surprise entry at the Carquest Northern Nationals was Pro Mod pioneer racer Charles Carpenter who just missed qualifying with a best run of 6.500 secs. (Bruce Biegler photo) 
Michigan-based Hooters Girls applied their own special brand of family values to the Carquest Northern Nationals. (Photo by: Till Lindermann)
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