Commerce: First-round pairings

COMMERCE, Ga. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 26th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals presented by Pontiac at Atlanta Dragway, the seventh of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Brandon Bernstein, 4.521 seconds, 328.06 mph
    vs. 16. Michael Gunderson, 4.735, 316.82
2. Doug Kalitta, 4.529, 328.30
    vs. 15. David Baca, 4.635, 319.45
3. Rod Fuller, 4.535, 327.74
    vs. 14. Clay Millican, 4.625, 315.19
4. Melanie Troxel, 4.541, 327.03
    vs. 13. Bob Vandergriff, 4.613, 322.81
5. Hillary Will, 4.552, 319.52
    vs. 12. Scott Weis, 4.608, 316.67
6. Larry Dixon, 4.559, 329.10
    vs. 11. David Grubnic, 4.600, 324.90
7. Tony Schumacher, 4.562, 321.81
    vs. 10. Cory McClenathan, 4.580, 327.66
8. Doug Herbert, 4.563, 324.75
    vs. 9. Morgan Lucas, 4.571, 321.19.

Funny Car
1. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.686, 329.58
    vs. 16. Tommy Johnson Jr., Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.875, 321.50
2. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.698, 325.61
    vs. 15. Mike Ashley, Monte Carlo, 4.856, 315.42
3. Del Worsham, Monte Carlo, 4.730, 328.70
    vs. 14. Jim Head, Dodge Stratus, 4.853, 317.87
4. Eric Medlen, Mustang, 4.734, 318.54
    vs. 13. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo, 4.842, 313.51
5. Gary Scelzi, Dodge Charger, 4.744, 328.78
    vs. 12. Scott Kalitta, Monte Carlo, 4.829, 318.47
6. Gary Densham, Monte Carlo, 4.746, 320.74
    vs. 11. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.819, 319.52
7. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.747, 318.24
    vs. 10. Ron Capps, Stratus, 4.803, 319.14
8. Whit Bazemore, Charger, 4.780, 317.27
    vs. 9. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.797, 318.02.

Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.704, 205.22
    vs. 16. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.754, 204.35
2. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 6.714, 205.19
    vs. 15. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.753, 203.92
3. Jason Line, GTO, 6.724, 205.19
    vs. 14. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.748, 205.04
4. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.724, 204.51
    vs. 13. Mike Thomas, Dodge Stratus, 6.747, 204.35
5. Erica Enders, Cobalt, 6.726, 205.04
    vs. 12. Dave Howard, Cobalt, 6.746, 205.13
6. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.726, 204.32
    vs. 11. Rickie Smith, GTO, 6.746, 205.19
7. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.734, 205.79
    vs. 10. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.745, 204.63
8. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.739, 204.73
    vs. 9. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.741, 204.79.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.080, 188.28
    vs. 16. Ryan Schnitz, Buell, 7.179, 184.77
2. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.083, 189.07
    vs. 15. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.176, 187.36
3. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.084, 187.16
    vs. 14. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson, 7.155, 187.47
4. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.104, 184.77
    vs. 13. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.143, 187.83
5. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.107, 188.33
    vs. 12. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.140, 188.96
6. Matt Smith, Buell, 7.110, 186.15
    vs. 11. Tom Bradford, Buell, 7.136, 188.20
7. Chip Ellis, Buell, 7.111, 188.07
    vs. 10. Marco Andreano, Buell, 7.124, 186.79
8. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.113, 188.94
    vs. 9. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.114, 185.82.

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