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Gainesville: Gatornationals final round-by-round summary
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Final round-by-round results from the 33rd annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The $1.9 million race is the third of 23 in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series: TOP FUEL: ROUND ...
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Final round-by-round results from the 33rd annual MAC Tools NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The $1.9 million race is the third of 23 in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL:
ROUND ONE
Shirley Muldowney, 4.873, 245.85 def. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 6.445, 178.99
David Grubnic, 4.818, 307.79 def. Clay Millican, 4.901, 294.95
Tony Schumacher, 4.750, 306.88 def. Scott Weis, 5.246, 201.10
Paul Romine, 4.732, 303.84 def. Doug Herbert, 4.740, 312.93
Doug Kalitta, 4.724, 312.93 def. Darrell Russell, 4.896, 279.38
Kenny Bernstein, 4.732, 314.68 def. Bruce Litton, 4.831, 304.60
Cory McClenathan, 4.673, 315.86 def. John Smith, 5.297, 198.55
Larry Dixon, 4.682, 313.95 def. Andrew Cowin, 4.840, 296.37
QUARTERFINALS
Bernstein, 4.688, 316.82 def. Schumacher, 4.832, 311.56
Romine, 4.835, 295.92 def. Kalitta, 6.095, 162.18
McClenathan, 4.713, 316.38 def. Grubnic, 4.850, 306.12
Dixon, 4.663, 313.95 def. Muldowney, 10.741, 78.70
SEMIFINALS
Bernstein, 4.671, 313.58 def. McClenathan, 9.990, 85.85
Dixon, 4.664, 314.24 def. Romine, 7.878, 95.21
FINAL
Dixon, 4.629, 319.75 def. Bernstein, 4.677, 319.29.
FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE
Gary Scelzi, Toyota Celica, 4.902, 314.61 def. Tim Wilkerson, Pontiac Firebird, 7.457, 110.38
Gary Densham, Ford Mustang, 4.901, 314.61 def. Bob Gilbertson, Firebird, 13.513, 47.81
Whit Bazemore, Firebird, 5.091, 278.86 def. Bob Bode, Dodge Avenger, DQ-centerline
John Lawson, Firebird, 5.183, 287.84 def. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird, 5.874, 201.73
Johnny Gray, Firebird, 5.091, 303.78 def. Scotty Cannon, Firebird, 6.118, 165.27
Dean Skuza, Dodge Stratus R/T, 5.045, 301.60 def. John Force, Mustang, 5.090, 294.82
Tony Pedregon, Mustang, 5.000, 312.86 def. Al Hofmann, Firebird, no-show
Ron Capps, Chevy Camaro, 4.966, 303.71 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro, 7.008, 121.14
QUARTERFINALS
Gray, 5.105, 304.80 def. Skuza, 5.092, 299.73
Capps, 5.018, 303.98 def. Densham, 5.120, 286.92
Scelzi, 6.194, 148.53 def. Lawson, foul
T. Pedregon, 4.968, 317.34 def. Bazemore, 5.017, 303.30
SEMIFINALS
Scelzi, 5.483, 270.59 def. Capps, 5.555, 253.52
T. Pedregon, 4.991, 316.30 def. Gray, 5.150, 302.62
FINAL
T. Pedregon, 5.090, 281.25 def. Scelzi, 5.750, 197.13.
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE
V. Gaines, Chevy Cavalier, 6.887, 201.49 def. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier, 6.907, 200.86
Darrell Alderman, Dodge Neon R/T, 6.916, 200.92 def. Steve Schmidt, Pontiac Grand Am, 13.985, 60.37
Warren Johnson, Grand Am, 6.897, 200.86 def. J.R. Carr, Pontiac Firebird, 6.911, 200.89
Jim Yates, Grand Am, 6.890, 200.95 def. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.976, 179.90
Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.871, 200.62 def. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am, 6.918, 200.20
George Marnell, Grand Am, 6.899, 200.02 def. Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.893, 200.83
Tom Hammonds, Cavalier, 6.888, 200.71 def. Tom Martino, Grand Am, 6.970, 199.97
Mark Whisnant, Cavalier, 6.912, 201.31 def. Ron Krisher, Cavalier, foul
QUARTERFINALS
W. Johnson, 6.934, 201.16 def. Marnell, 6.963, 199.94
Alderman, 6.902, 201.22 def. Hammonds, 6.944, 199.23
Whisnant, 6.926, 200.86 def. Gaines, 6.911, 200.77
J. Coughlin, 6.987, 199.82 def. Yates, 6.904, 200.77;
SEMIFINALS
J. Coughlin, 6.913, 199.76 def. Whisnant, 6.918, 201.31
Alderman, 6.902, 201.25 def. W. Johnson, 6.899, 201.37
FINAL
Alderman, 6.927, 200.77 def. J. Coughlin, 6.940, 200.14.
PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:
ROUND ONE
Reggie Showers, Suzuki, 7.304, 180.31 def. Geno Scali, Kawasaki, 7.415, 177.81
Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.341, 183.69 def. Terry Kizer, Suzuki, 7.460, 176.37
Angelle Savoie, Suzuki, 7.192, 185.59 def. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 10.168, 85.50
Matt Hines, Suzuki, 7.273, 185.46 def. Chris Reuter, broke
Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.218, 182.92 def. Greg Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.393, 179.35
Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.251, 185.84 def. John Smith, Suzuki, 7.353, 181.72
Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.294, 183.27 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 7.324, 178.85
Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.201, 182.08 def. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.351, 182.18
QUARTERFINALS
Showers, 7.304, 180.09 def. Hines, 7.290, 183.99
Treble, 7.216, 185.49 def. Brown, 7.282, 181.32
Gann, 7.183, 181.59 def. Johnson, 7.311, 181.94
Savoie, 7.188, 185.21 def. Berry, 7.378, 181.20
SEMIFINALS
Treble, 7.283, 181.47 def. Showers, 26.076, 22.15
Savoie, 7.173, 186.59 def. Gann, 7.249, 180.60
FINAL
Treble, 7.248, 184.17 def. Savoie, 7.262, 184.52.
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