An unlikely hero emerged at the 20th annual U.S. Nationals, as Marvin Graham, 32-year-old television repairman from Okalahoma City, Okla., captured the imagination of the crowd and the Top Fuel title at "the Big Go" in a stunning upset that forever earned him the nickname "Marvin Who?"
Graham's consistent barrage of low 6-second performances from his Donovan-powered entry combined with sharp driving that was capped by a 6.17 final-round defeat of perennial runner-up Gaines Markley on Tuesday. Rainshowers before Labor Day's semifinals forced a rare next-day finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park leading to its dramatic and unexpected conclusion.
