47th Mac Tools U.S. Nationals
Indianapolis, IN. (Aug. 29-Sep. 3rd)
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Legendary Don Garlits thrilled the U.S. Nationals crowd with his first Indy appearance in 15 years. (Steve Embling photo)
The Top Fuel final saw "red hot" Larry Dixon (near lane) defeat Mike Dunn. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Whit Bazemore enjoyed his finest hour at Indy -- winning the race and recording the quickest and fastest Funny Car times ever. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Saturday's Holley Pro Stock BIke Dominator Duel final saw Shawn Gann (near lane) top Antron Brown. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Gary Densham powered to a career fast 4.797 secs at 322.96 mph driving John Force's NHRA 50th Anniverary Special Edition Ford Mustang. (Bruce Biegler photo)
"Good Guy" Frank Pedregon won a cool $100G in the Budweiser Funny Car Shootout. (Bruce Biegler photo)
The historic first ever U.S. Nationals Pro Mod final round featured a battle between Ronnie Hood's nitrous-injected Corvette and Danny Rowe's supercharged '38 Chevy. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Bucky Hess won the prestigous inaugural Mopar Super Stock Challenge driving his SS/AA '68 Barracuda. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Jim Epler celebrated Chevrolet Camaro's 35th year with a special edition paint job on his Funny Car. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Fred Hahn ran the quickest ET ever in Pro Modified (6.170 secs) while pacing the field. (Bruce Biegler photo)
World Champion Peter Biondo powered by the massive Indy Super Stock field driving his GT/FA Pontiac Firebird. (Bruce Biegler photo)
The U.S. Nationals Stock eliminator final round saw Eric Waldo defeat his father Jim in a battle of classic '69 Mustangs. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Shirley Muldowney had an impressive U.S. Nationals outing which included a career fast 320.20 mph run. (Bruce Biegler photo)
History will show the name Mike Coughlin as the last ever Pro Stock Truck class winner at the U.S. Nationals. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Larry "Spiderman" McBride was the fastest in the U.S. Nationals Top Fuel Motorcycle exhibition -- running a 6.04 secs at 231.95 mph. (Bruce Biegler photo)
Kurt Johnson's AC Delco Chevy Cavalier was just one of a number of special editon cars that competed at the 2001 U.S. Nationals. (Steve Embling photo)
