Commerce: First-round pairings

COMMERCE, Ga. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 27th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the sixth of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Rod Fuller, 4.506 seconds, 326.71 mph
    vs. 16. Doug Kalitta, 4.579, 323.66
2. Doug Herbert, 4.509, 321.04
    vs. 15. Larry Dixon, 4.576, 320.36
3. Brady Kalivoda, 4.519, 323.97
    vs. 14. Clay Millican, 4.567, 308.35
4. Whit Bazemore, 4.524, 327.19
    vs. 13. Cory McClenathan, 4.566, 323.97
5. Melanie Troxel, 4.525, 328.06
    vs. 12. Doug Foley, 4.556, 324.20
6. Tony Schumacher, 4.526, 323.43
    vs. 11. Bob Vandergriff, 4.552, 319.98
7. J.R. Todd, 4.527, 318.17
    vs. 10. Hillary Will, 4.551, 325.30
8. Brandon Bernstein, 4.529, 329.42
    vs. 9. David Grubnic, 4.545, 323.74.

Funny Car
1. Mike Ashley, Dodge Charger, 4.704, 331.04
    vs. 16. Tim Wilkerson, Chevy Impala, 4.801, 319.07
2. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.710, 320.05
    vs. 15. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.792, 310.13
3. Jeff Arend, Monte Carlo, 4.712, 327.66
    vs. 14. Gary Densham, Impala, 4.792, 319.82
4. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.740, 318.84
    vs. 13. Scott Kalitta, Toyota Solara, 4.786, 289.20
5. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.746, 316.60
    vs. 12. John Force, Mustang, 4.785, 314.09
6. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.754, 322.19
    vs. 11. Jim Head, Solara, 4.783, 321.96
7. Kenny Bernstein, Charger, 4.763, 322.27
    vs. 10. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.783, 326.00
8. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.765, 326.79
    vs. 9. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.768, 322.11.

Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.627, 208.71
    vs. 16. Tom Hammonds, Chevy Cobalt, 6.696, 206.01
2. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.640, 206.67
    vs. 15. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.690, 206.80
3. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.653, 206.80
    vs. 14. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.685, 206.20
4. Jason Line, GTO, 6.655, 207.91
    vs. 13. Erica Enders, Stratus, 6.685, 206.20
5. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.655, 206.61
    vs. 12. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.685, 206.83
6. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.659, 206.51
    vs. 11. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.681, 205.94
7. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.662, 206.57
    vs. 10. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.678, 206.10
8. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt, 6.665, 206.48
    vs. 9. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.670, 206.57.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 6.976, 191.59
    vs. 16. Tom Bradford, Buell, 7.117, 188.49
2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.983, 189.10
    vs. 15. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.110, 186.05
3. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.999, 189.02
    vs. 14. Paul Gast, Suzuki, 7.092, 186.74
4. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.011, 190.51
    vs. 13. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.081, 188.44
5. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.018, 191.73
    vs. 12. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.078, 186.46
6. Peggy Llewellyn, 7.055, 187.42
    vs. 11. Marco Andreano, Buell, 7.077, 186.41
7. Hector Arana, 7.061, 188.12
    vs. 10. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.073, 187.78
8. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.062, 190.00
    vs. 9. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.064, 191.87.

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