Gainesville: First-round parings

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 37th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the third of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Tony Schumacher, 4.515 seconds, 325.96 mph
    vs. 16. Doug Herbert, 4.652, 318.80
2. Larry Dixon, 4.544, 327.03
    vs. 15. Doug Foley, 4.647, 293.82
3. David Grubnic, 4.555, 323.62
    vs. 14. Andrew Cowin, 4.646, 320.17
4. Morgan Lucas, 4.555, 321.88
    vs. 13. Scott Weis, 4.630, 323.04
5. Brandon Bernstein, 4.559, 326.91
    vs. 12. Melanie Troxel, 4.628, 325.02
6. Hillary Will, 4.566, 324.79
    vs. 11. Bob Vandergriff, 4.627, 325.85
7. Doug Kalitta, 4.575, 328.22
    vs. 10. David Baca, 4.626, 328.34
8. Rod Fuller, 4.601, 322.46
    vs. 9. Cory McClenathan, 4.607, 325.49.

Funny Car
1. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.751, 323.62
    vs. 16. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.900, 314.46
2. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Charger, 4.769, 321.88
    vs. 15. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.896, 317.79
3. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.781, 321.19
    vs. 14. Jim Head, Dodge Stratus, 4.868, 319.94
4. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.789, 319.14
    vs. 13. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo, 4.866, 322.58
5. Gary Densham, Monte Carlo, 4.799, 318.47
    vs. 12. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo, 4.864, 314.79
6. Ron Capps, Stratus, 4.808, 319.03
    vs. 11. Mike Ashley, Monte Carlo, 4.860, 315.56
7. Eric Medlen, Mustang, 4.809, 302.31
    vs. 10. Jeff Arend, Monte Carlo, 4.847, 319.37
8. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.812, 325.61
    vs. 9. Del Worsham, Monte Carlo, 4.821, 320.39.

Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.637, 207.51
    vs. 16. Dave Howard, Chevy Cobalt, 6.701, 206.28
2. Jason Line, GTO, 6.648, 207.51
    vs. 15. Erica Enders, Cobalt, 6.697, 206.56
3. Larry Morgan, Dodge Stratus, 6.649, 206.89
    vs. 14. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.696, 207.03
4. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.664, 207.27
    vs. 13. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.690, 205.71
5. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.664, 206.04
    vs. 12. Tom Martino, Stratus, 6.688, 205.29
6. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.669, 205.76
    vs. 11. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.686, 206.09
7. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.673, 205.80
    vs. 10. Rickie Smith, Cobalt, 6.680, 206.32
8. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.675, 206.46
    vs. 9. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.679, 206.18.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Ryan Schnitz, Buell, 7.012, 192.26
    vs. 16. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.158, 190.79
2. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.026, 191.24
    vs. 15. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, 7.149, 186.72
3. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.056, 189.43
    vs. 14. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.138, 186.02
4. Chip Ellis, Buell, 7.059, 192.26
    vs. 13. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.123, 187.93
5. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.063, 189.83
    vs. 12. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson, 7.122, 188.16
6. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.063, 192.92
    vs. 11. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.093, 192.14
7. Tom Bradford, Buell, 7.064, 193.88
    vs. 10. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.072, 190.63
8. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.066, 190.55
    vs. 9. Matt Smith, Buell, 7.068, 191.97.

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