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On the cover At the wheel of his crowd-pleasing BB/A Beretta, 63-year-old Comp racer Chuck Smithfield won his first national event in his final race at the season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals. (Marc Gewertz photo) SUBSCRIBE NOW! JOIN THE NHRA 48 WEEKLY ISSUES FOR JUST $64

AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NHRA FINALS LUCAS OIL SPORTSMAN COVERAGE and PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER by Steve Waldron
"It's too bad this isn't the beginning of the season." – Winner Bill Reichert, whose late-season charge wasn't quite enough to make up for early struggles (page 38)

COMP by Phil Burgess
Upon retirement, some people get a gold watch, others a paid vacation to some exotic locale. Chuck Smithfield received neither, but he got exactly what he wanted: his first and last NHRA national event victory in 30 years of racing. (page 42)

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