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Baytown: First-round pairings
BAYTOWN, Texas -- First-round pairings for Sunday's professional eliminations for the 16th annual O'Reilly Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park, the fifth of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Published: Apr 13, 2003, 12:00 PM
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BAYTOWN, Texas -- First-round pairings for Sunday's professional eliminations for the 16th annual O'Reilly Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Houston Raceway Park, the fifth of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.
Top Fuel
1. Doug Kalitta, 4.486 seconds, 333.91 mph
vs. 16. Scott Weis, 4.695, 306.26
2. Clay Millican, 4.505, 330.23
vs. 15. Bruce Litton, 4.678, 318.99
3. Larry Dixon, 4.526, 326.32
vs. 14. David Baca, 4.654, 311.92
4. Brandon Bernstein, 4.532, 328.70
vs. 13. Mike Smith, 4.647, 321.04
5. John Smith, 4.540, 318.77
vs. 12. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 4.637, 315.93
6. Doug Herbert, 4.548, 325.69
vs. 11. Darrell Russell, 4.621, 313.80
7. Tony Schumacher, 4.580, 323.04
vs. 10. Cory McClenathan, 4.619, 317.19
8. Melanie Troxel, 4.595, 311.13
vs. 9. David Grubnic, 4.602, 298.34.
Funny Car
1. Gary Densham, Ford Mustang, 4.755, 325.69
vs. 16. Dale Creasy Jr., Pontiac Firebird, 6.594, 135.84
2. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Stratus, 4.778, 323.89
vs. 15. Gary Scelzi, Stratus, 4.936, 313.37
3. Tony Pedregon, Mustang, 4.794, 316.23
vs. 14. Tim Wilkerson, Firebird, 4.928, 289.69
4. Del Worsham, Firebird, 4.814, 319.29
vs. 13. Scotty Cannon, Firebird, 4.928, 312.86
5. Dean Skuza, Firebird, 4.816, 313.58
vs. 12. Bob Gilbertson, Firebird, 4.922, 299.60
6. John Force, Mustang, 4.820, 315.49
vs. 11. Frank Pedregon, Firebird, 4.900, 308.85
7. Ron Capps, Chevy Camaro, 4.821, 315.56
vs. 10. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird, 4.858, 317.19
8. Johnny Gray, Firebird, 4.854, 316.90
vs. 9. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro, 4.856, 315.05.
Pro Stock
1. Warren Johnson, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.720, 205.16
vs. 16. JR Carr, Chevy Cavalier, 6.768, 203.34
2. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier, 6.726, 205.57
vs. 15. Terry Adams, Cavalier, 6.768, 203.34
3. Greg Anderson, Grand Am, 6.727, 205.41
vs. 14. Jim Yates, Grand Am, 6.766, 203.25
4. Mike Edwards, Grand Am, 6.736, 204.17
vs. 13. V. Gaines, Cavalier, 6.765, 203.49
5. Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.742, 203.74
vs. 12. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.760, 203.86
6. Darrell Alderman, Dodge Neon R/T, 6.744, 204.05
vs. 11. Greg Stanfield, Neon R/T, 6.759, 204.42
7. Ron Krisher, Cavalier, 6.746, 203.65
vs. 10. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.757, 204.45
8. Scott Geoffrion, Ford Escort, 6.751, 204.73
vs. 9. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am, 6.753, 203.80.
Pro Stock Bike
1. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.138, 188.67
vs. 16. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.267, 183.19
2. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.139, 187.99
vs. 15. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.260, 183.05
3. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.143, 187.08
vs. 14. John Smith, Kawasaki, 7.254, 186.36
4. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.155, 187.05
vs. 13. Chris Reuter, Suzuki, 7.247, 185.84
5. Fred Collis, Suzuki, 7.158, 186.46
vs. 12. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.237, 185.64
6. Reggie Showers, Suzuki, 7.161, 187.70
vs. 11. Fred Camarena, Suzuki, 7.235, 185.66
7. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.172, 184.93
vs. 10. Sean Conner, Suzuki, 7.226, 185.03
8. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki, 7.176, 186.41
vs. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.203, 183.12.
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