Edmonton: First-round pairings

EDMONTON, Alb. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the CARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Racing Fuels at Castrol Raceway, the fourth of 11 events in the 2006 eMax Drag Racing Series.

Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Clay Millican, 4.639 seconds, 313.58 mph
    vs. 5. Chris Karamesines, 4.965, 245.40
2. Bruce Litton, 4.765, 304.94
    vs. 6. Bobby Lagana Jr., 5.099, 224.21
3. Doug Foley, 4.843, 264.96
    vs. 7. Mitch King, 5.403, 237.17
4. Rick Cooper, 4.945, 256.06
    vs. 8. Ed Verenka, 5.442, 236.09.

Nitro Funny Car
1. Vincent Arcadi, Chevy Camaro, 4.942, 310.70
    vs. 5. Jason Duchene, Camaro, 6.982, 137.37
2. Terry Haddock, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.003, 308.50
    vs. 6. Dale Creasy Jr., Monte Carlo, 7.121, 127.03
3. Jack Wyatt, Pontiac Firebird, 5.130, 260.46
    vs. 7. Gary Cooper, Dodge Stratus, 8.678, 97.86
4. David Benjamin, Firebird, 6.147, 148.18
    vs. 8. Mitch King, Chevy Corvette, 12.945, 71.04.

Pro Modified
1. Scott Cannon, Pontiac GTO, 6.119, 235.84
    vs. 9. Harold Martin, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.198, 226.24
2. Rick Distefano, Chevy Corvette, 6.134, 233.68
    vs. 10. Quain Stott, Corvette, 6.204, 232.15
3. Jim Halsey, Chevy Camaro, 6.145, 227.88
    vs. 11. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.206, 229.74
4. Ed Hoover, Corvette, 6.154, 229.27
    vs. 12. Shannon Jenkins, Camaro, 6.206, 224.10
5. Carl Spiering, Camaro, 6.168, 231.12
    vs. 13. Steve Bareman, Dodge Stratus, 6.233, 232.67
6. Tommy D'Aprile, Corvette, 6.175, 231.40
    vs. 14. Mike Castellana, Chevy Cavalier, 6.238, 228.92
7. Dan Rowe, Corvette, 6.185, 229.20
    vs. 15. Glen Kerunsky, Chevy Bel Air, 6.238, 228.34
8. Mike Janis, Chevy Cobalt, 6.198, 231.48
    vs. 16. Burton Auxier, Corvette, 6.242, 223.36.

Alcohol Funny Car
1. Mark Thomas, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.855, 242.32
    vs. 5. Terry McMillen, Dodge Avenger, 5.943, 236.80
2. Rob Atchison, Monte Carlo, 5.883, 242.84
    vs. 6. Roger Bateman, Chevy Camaro, 5.958, 235.64
3. Trevor Lebsack, Ford Mustang, 5.920, 234.78
    vs. 7. Thomas Carter, Camaro, 5.971, 239.57
4. Ken Kraus, Camaro, 5.938, 233.52
    vs. 8. Kevin Therres, Avenger, 5.993, 232.47.

Pro Stock
1. Frank Gugliotta, Ford Escort, 6.456, 215.82
    vs. 9. Rick Jones, Chevy Cobalt, 6.518, 214.72
2. Robert Patrick, Ford GT 500 Mustang, 6.456, 214.76
    vs. 10. Jerry Haas, Chevy Cavalier, 6.518, 214.31
3. Pete Berner, Pontiac GTO, 6.479, 214.04
    vs. 11. Steve Spiess, Cobalt, 6.524, 213.23
4. Tony Gillig, Ford Mustang, 6.484, 214.66
    vs. 12. Elijah Morton, Escort, 6.539, 213.13
5. John Montecalvo, Cobalt, 6.497, 213.57
    vs. 13. Dan Sweeney, GTO, 6.547, 212.59
6. Jeff Dobbins, Escort, 6.499, 214.69
    vs. 14. Cary Goforth, Cobalt, 6.561, 213.33
7. Rob Mansfield, Cobalt, 6.502, 214.52
    vs. 15. Larry O'Brien, Dodge Stratus, 6.575, 211.73
8. John Nobile, Ford ZX2, 6.508, 213.98
    vs. 16. Richard Penland, Escort, 6.615, 212.36.

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