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Gainesville: First-round pairings

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the third of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in ...

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 39th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the third of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.

Top Fuel
1. Alan Bradshaw, 4.547 seconds, 306.95 mph
    vs. 16. Bruce Litton, 4.755, 309.84
2. David Grubnic, 4.555, 327.59
    vs. 15. Michael Gunderson, 4.743, 316.01
3. Rod Fuller, 4.555, 326.71
    vs. 14. Urs Erbacher, 4.678, 316.08
4. Antron Brown, 4.558, 327.51
    vs. 13. Doug Foley, 4.676, 325.85
5. Tony Schumacher, 4.579, 326.56
    vs. 12. J.R. Todd, 4.659, 318.99
6. Cory McClenathan, 4.581, 327.59
    vs. 11. Hillary Will, 4.624, 314.75
7. Brandon Bernstein, 4.586, 330.63
    vs. 10. Clay Millican, 4.624, 325.77
8. Larry Dixon, 4.612, 317.87
    vs. 9. Doug Herbert, 4.620, 318.09.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Morgan Lucas, 4.762, 313.15
18. Mitch King, 4.802, 302.82
19. Doug Kalitta, 4.865, 295.14
20. Luigi Novelli, 5.825, 177.58
21. Bob Vandergriff, 6.027, 182.28.

Funny Car
1. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.780, 326.40
    vs. 16. Jerry Toliver, Dodge Charger, 4.973, 291.26
2. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.816, 326.71
    vs. 15. Gary Densham, Impala, 4.953, 311.70
3. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.820, 320.58
    vs. 14. Mike Neff, Mustang, 4.944, 291.01
4. Cruz Pedregon, Impala, 4.841, 316.15
    vs. 13. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.936, 312.86
5. Jim Head, Toyota Solara, 4.847, 325.77
    vs. 12. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.927, 319.45
6. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.847, 324.12
    vs. 11. Frank Hawley, Charger, 4.916, 319.60
7. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.863, 318.39
    vs. 10. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.903, 313.80
8. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.864, 319.45
    vs. 9. Scott Kalitta, Solara, 4.892, 325.37.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Bob Bode, 4.979, 290.26
18. Gary Scelzi, 5.014, 307.37
19. Terry Haddock, 5.187, 277.15
20. Tommy Johnson Jr., 5.226, 287.96
21. Mike Smith, 5.412, 191.97
22. Melanie Troxel, 5.854, 259.06
23. Tony Bartone, broke.

Pro Stock
1. Warren Johnson, Pontiac GXP, 6.665, 208.36
    vs. 16. Matt Hartford, Dodge Stratus, 6.743, 204.48
2. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt, 6.665, 207.27
    vs. 15. Johnny Gray, Stratus, 6.741, 205.01
3. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.680, 206.51
    vs. 14. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.721, 205.60
4. Mike Edwards, Pontiac GTO, 6.685, 205.57
    vs. 13. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.715, 205.41
5. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.687, 206.13
    vs. 12. Dave Northrop, GTO, 6.714, 204.76
6. Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.689, 206.45
    vs. 11. Jim Yates, GXP, 6.713, 204.85
7. Greg Stanfield, GXP, 6.690, 205.72
    vs. 10. Justin Humphreys, GXP, 6.709, 205.19
8. Jason Line, GXP, 6.705, 206.89
    vs. 9. Rickie Jones, Stratus, 6.708, 205.60.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Vinnie Deceglie, 6.744, 203.89
18. Kenny Koretsky, 6.746, 204.45
19. Larry Morgan, 6.761, 205.13
20. Max Naylor, 6.761, 201.79
21. Tom Hammonds, 6.771, 205.60
22. Bill Glidden, 6.776, 204.35
23. Steve Spiess, 6.782, 204.26
24. John Nobile, 6.793, 204.98
25. Adam Flamholc, 6.807, 203.09
26. Bob Benza, 6.816, 202.45
27. Jimmy Alund, 6.824, 201.55
28. Richard Sundblom, 6.844, 202.09
29. Matt Scranton, 6.895, 199.70.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Matt Guidera, Buell, 6.922, 192.85
    vs. 16. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.147, 186.54
2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.972, 190.38
    vs. 15. Edward Murphy, Suzuki, 7.138, 184.40
3. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.982, 190.51
    vs. 14. Junior Pippin, Buell, 7.136, 181.67
4. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.001, 190.97
    vs. 13. Michael Ray, Buell, 7.135, 184.45
5. Chip Ellis, Suzuki, 7.016, 187.70
    vs. 12. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.092, 187.76
6. Angie McBride, Buell, 7.024, 188.31
    vs. 11. Wes Wells, Suzuki, 7.088, 186.87
7. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 7.030, 186.82
    vs. 10. Paul Gast, Suzuki, 7.080, 187.39
8. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.035, 188.70
    vs. 9. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.041, 190.27.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Steve Johnson, 7.181, 191.05
18. Mike Berry, 7.226, 185.03
19. Craig Treble, 7.265, 189.60
20. Redell Harris, 7.265, 183.42
21. Darin McCurdy, 7.346, 182.26
22. Ryan Schnitz, 7.471, 177.16.

-credit: nhra

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