Crandall: First-round pairings

CRANDALL, Texas -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals brought to you by Wolverine & Academy Sports and Outdoors at Dallas Raceway, the third of 10 events in the 2009 Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Tim Boychuk, 4.811 seconds, 296.96 mph
    vs. 8. Mitch King, 5.087, 279.32
2. Scott Weis, 4.817, 296.24
    vs. 7. Todd Simpson, 5.020, 285.17
3. Bobby Lagana Jr., 4.835, 289.01
    vs. 6. Del Cox Jr, 4.962, 294.63
4. Terry McMillen, 4.864, 279.21
    vs. 5. Bruce Litton, 4.867, 300.20.

Pro Modified
1. Ed Hoover, Chevy Camaro, 6.040, 236.30
    vs. 6. Kenny Lang, Chevy Corvette, 6.838, 152.78
2. Chris Russo, Corvette, 6.169, 233.72
    vs. 5. Jason Stock, Corvette, 6.758, 166.99
3. Dave Pierce, Corvette, 6.276, 226.77
    vs. 4. Harold Martin, Martin M 4, 6.305, 193.29.

Pro Stock
1. Cary Goforth, Chevy Cobalt, 6.366, 219.29
    vs. Bye
2. Frank Gugliotta, Pontiac GXP, 6.374, 220.12
    vs. 15. Trevor Eman, Ford Escort, 6.593, 216.41
3. Pete Berner, GXP, 6.399, 218.80
    vs. 14. Glen Barrilleaux, Pontiac GTO, 6.546, 212.59
4. Dean Goforth, GXP, 6.399, 217.95
    vs. 13. Chris Holbrook, Ford Mustang, 6.522, 213.06
5. Richard Freeman, GXP, 6.424, 219.40
    vs. 12. Scott Hintz, Mustang, 6.506, 213.54
6. Bob Bertsch, Mustang, 6.427, 217.32
    vs. 11. JR Carr, GXP, 6.451, 217.00
7. John Montecalvo, Cobalt, 6.434, 217.88
    vs. 10. Jason Collins, Cobalt, 6.448, 216.55
8. Mark Martino, Cobalt, 6.439, 217.88
    vs. 9. Cale Aronson, Escort, 6.441, 217.00.

Outlaw Pro Modified
1. Frankie Taylor, Chevy Corvette, 3.874, 195.87
    vs. 8. Steve Wiley, Chevy Camaro, 4.323, 175.41
2. Gaylen Smith, Plymouth Barracuda, 3.898, 187.83
    vs. 7. Rickey Cate, Chevy Nova, 4.189, 173.38
3. Ken Thomas, Pontiac Firebird, 3.946, 189.39
    vs. 6. Heath Harvey, Pontiac Grand Prix, 4.102, 179.59
4. Michael Browning, Willys, 4.067, 177.91
    vs. 5. Gene Hector, Corvette, 4.095, 178.95.

-credit: ihra