Scelzi and Team Winston enter the third of 24 national events ranked fifth in the NHRA Winston Drag Racing Top Fuel point standings. Scelzi trails leader Darrell Russell by 97 points. Scelzi also is tied with Kenny Bernstein for fourth on the all-time NHRA Winston Top Fuel win list with 23 career victories. Cory McClenathan ranks third with 26 wins. Scelzi's 2000 NHRA Winston Top Fuel title was team owner Alan Johnson's seventh NHRA title in 11 seasons.
Cars seem to run a lot of speed in Gainesville.
We're not so much concerned with speed as we are with elapsed time, but you gain run great numbers on both ends at the Gatornationals. This race is very important to me because the Gatornationals is one of the majors. I've never won this race, and I want a win at Gainesville really bad. This is a good chance for Team Winston to pick up the pace on this slow start. We're fifth in the Winston points and we're not too happy about it.