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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup. Sunday-Round 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first- 1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa Number ...

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>From the Prodigy Auto Racing BB and Newsgroup.

Sunday-Round 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-

1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa             
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F  303  PAT DAKIN           0.488         10.974   82.51  
T/F    2  SCOTT KALITTA       0.504          4.768  296.54W 
                                                            
   .                                                        
T/F    1  KENNY BERNSTEIN     0.504          8.823   77.82  
T/F    8  SHELLY ANDERSON     0.572          4.624  305.39W 
   .                                                        
   .                                                        
T/F  503  TOMMY JOHNSON, JR.  0.512          9.429   82.84  
T/F   12  BOB VANDERGRIFF     0.511          4.658  302.11W 
   Left lane up in smoke at half track.                     
   .                                                        
T/F  757  DAVID GRUBNIC                         No show     
T/F    6  JOE AMATO           0.516          4.629  314.79W 
   Left lane kept on truckin' on burn out, easy for Joe       
   .                                                        
T/F    4  LARRY DIXON         0.535          4.768  287.17  
T/F    3  CORY McCLENATHAN    0.491          4.782  298.21W 
   Good runs by both cars.                                  
   .                                                        
T/F   18  CRISTEN POWELL      0.527          9.747   79.66  
T/F    5  GARY SCELZI         0.568          4.646  309.49W 
   Left lane up in smoke about 100 feet out.                
   .                                                        
T/F    7  MIKE DUNN           0.518          4.686  302.01W 
T/F  888  JIM HEAD            0.485          7.965   92.46  
   Right lane up in smoke about 330ft                       
   .                                                        
T/F   17  BRUCE SARVER        0.004          4.802  300.50  
T/F    9  CONNIE KALITTA      0.549          4.710  308.95W 
                                                           
                                                           
Sunday-Round 2 - Top Fuel                 -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa             
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F    9  CONNIE KALITTA      0.529          4.864  229.65  
T/F   12  BOB VANDERGRIFF     0.488          4.594  310.55W 
   .                                                        
   .                                                        
T/F    7  MIKE DUNN           0.488          5.038  221.13  
T/F    5  GARY SCELZI         0.513          4.637  312.17W 
   Dunn  drives through two wheelstands on that one.        
   .                                                        
T/F    3  CORY McCLENATHAN    0.514          4.723  304.98  
T/F    8  SHELLY ANDERSON     0.547          4.634  317.46W 
   Good runs by both cars.                                  
   .                                                        
T/F    6  JOE AMATO           0.514          4.625  315.12W 
T/F    2  SCOTT KALITTA       0.498          4.716  308.85  
   Good runs by both cars.                                  
                                                           
Sunday-Round 3 - Top Fuel                 -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa             
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F    5  GARY SCELZI         0.480          4.785  297.52  
T/F    6  JOE AMATO           0.490          4.599  317.57W 
   .                                                        
   .                                                        
T/F    8  SHELLY ANDERSON     0.576          4.823  250.34  
T/F   12  BOB VANDERGRIFF     0.491          4.669  287.72W 
   WOW!!!!                                                  
                                                           
Sunday-Round 4 - Top Fuel                 -Left lane first- 
1997 NHRA Slick 50 Nationals by Glenn & Theresa             
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F   12  BOB VANDERGRIFF     0.503          4.694  302.62  
T/F    6  JOE AMATO           0.456          4.653  312.17W 

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