Brainerd: Final-round pairings

BRAINERD, Minn. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 26th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, the 16th of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Tony Schumacher, 4.548 seconds, 328.54 mph
    vs. 16. Cory McClenathan, 4.666, 323.12
2. Brandon Bernstein, 4.556, 328.30
    vs. 15. Doug Herbert, 4.663, 315.19
3. Whit Bazemore, 4.582, 323.74
    vs. 14. David Grubnic, 4.663, 323.35
4. Doug Foley, 4.587, 326.48
    vs. 13. Bob Vandergriff, 4.660, 319.75
5. Melanie Troxel, 4.590, 330.88
    vs. 12. J.R. Todd, 4.651, 316.75
6. Morgan Lucas, 4.602, 327.19
    vs. 11. Hillary Will, 4.649, 324.28
7. Rod Fuller, 4.605, 324.83
    vs. 10. Clay Millican, 4.634, 320.13
8. Larry Dixon, 4.617, 299.86
    vs. 9. Doug Kalitta, 4.631, 325.22.

Funny Car
1. Mike Ashley, Dodge Charger, 4.781, 327.51
    vs. 16. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.905, 317.64
2. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.786, 325.30
    vs. 15. Gary Densham, Chevy MonteCarlo, 4.901, 296.11
3. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.796, 322.58
    vs. 14. Jim Head, Toyota Solara, 4.898, 317.12
4. Kenny Bernstein, Charger, 4.796, 319.60
    vs. 13. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.891, 311.20
5. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.817, 320.36
    vs. 12. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.870, 319.37
6. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.822, 326.56
    vs. 11. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.867, 316.90
7. Scott Kalitta, Solara, 4.822, 316.45
    vs. 10. Jeff Arend, Impala, 4.865, 320.28
8. Jerry Toliver, Solara, 4.843, 317.19
    vs. 9. Tommy Johnson Jr., Impala, 4.863, 313.44.

Pro Stock
1. Jason Line, Pontiac GTO, 6.740, 204.66
    vs. 16. Justin Humphreys, GTO, 6.789, 204.60
2. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 6.750, 203.86
    vs. 15. Tom Hammonds, Cobalt, 6.784, 203.49
3. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.753, 203.80
    vs. 14. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.781, 203.46
4. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.757, 204.98
    vs. 13. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt, 6.780, 204.05
5. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.758, 203.77
    vs. 12. V. Gaines, Dodge Stratus, 6.773, 203.98
6. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.766, 203.74
    vs. 11. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.773, 204.39
7. Greg Anderson, GTO, 6.769, 204.63
    vs. 10. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.773, 204.70
8. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.770, 203.83
    vs. 9. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.771, 204.35.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.990, 191.32
    vs. 16. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.182, 187.96
2. Peggy Llewellyn, Buell, 7.031, 188.57
    vs. 15. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.168, 185.77
3. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.032, 189.50
    vs. 14. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.164, 187.34
4. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.042, 188.67
    vs. 13. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.139, 185.21
5. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.063, 188.89
    vs. 12. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.123, 188.25
6. Matt Smith, Buell, 7.081, 186.15
    vs. 11. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.121, 187.05
7. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.082, 189.28
    vs. 10. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.118, 186.56
8. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.112, 188.89
    vs. 9. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.115, 187.18.

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