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Indy ORP: First-round pairings

CLERMONT, Ind. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Monday for the 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the 18th of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on ...

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CLERMONT, Ind. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Monday for the 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the 18th of 24 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Sunday. DNQs listed below pairings.

TOP FUEL
1. Larry Dixon, 3.841 seconds, 307.23 mph
    vs. 16. Troy Buff, 3.968, 297.02
2. Cory McClenathan, 3.852, 312.57
    vs. 15. Pat Dakin, 3.943, 305.70
3. Hillary Will, 3.854, 314.53
    vs. 14. Steve Torrence, 3.914, 302.41
4. Brandon Bernstein, 3.868, 311.99
    vs. 13. Rod Fuller, 3.903, 307.30
5. J.R. Todd, 3.873, 309.91
    vs. 12. Doug Kalitta, 3.901, 309.70
6. Tony Schumacher, 3.877, 314.75
    vs. 11. Bob Vandergriff, 3.901, 311.34
7. Doug Herbert, 3.878, 312.06
    vs. 10. Clay Millican, 3.893, 311.20
8. Antron Brown, 3.878, 309.91
    vs. 9. David Grubnic, 3.879, 311.05.

Did Not Qualify:
17. T.J. Zizzo, 3.980, 303.23
18. Bruce Litton, 4.027, 301.27
19. Morgan Lucas, 4.162, 304.05
20. Luigi Novelli, 4.660, 272.56.

FUNNY CAR
1. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.073, 301.94
    vs. 16. Matt Hagan, Toyota Solara, 4.208, 291.32
2. Cruz Pedregon, Solara, 4.107, 302.62
    vs. 15. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.202, 291.19
3. Gary Densham, Impala, 4.109, 296.11
    vs. 14. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.183, 298.67
4. Mike Neff, Mustang, 4.114, 303.03
    vs. 13. Jim Head, Solara, 4.179, 291.82
5. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.114, 297.48
    vs. 12. Frank Hawley, Dodge Charger, 4.172, 297.68
6. Melanie Troxel, Charger, 4.117, 300.60
    vs. 11. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.144, 298.47
7. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.122, 302.41
    vs. 10. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.139, 296.44
8. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.128, 300.46
    vs. 9. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.132, 300.20.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Tommy Johnson Jr., 4.211, 291.07
18. Gary Scelzi, 4.233, 290.44
19. Jerry Toliver, 4.235, 291.95
20. John Force, 4.241, 288.21
21. Bob Bode, 4.448, 294.24
22. Jeff Arend, 6.816, 297.75.

PRO STOCK
1. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.634, 207.18
    vs. 16. Vinnie Deceglie, Stratus, 6.689, 206.67
2. Mike Edwards, Pontiac GXP, 6.647, 207.37
    vs. 15. Steve Spiess, Chevy Cobalt, 6.688, 206.01
3. Jason Line, GXP, 6.661, 207.18
    vs. 14. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.688, 206.04
4. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.664, 206.26
    vs. 13. Steve Schmidt, Cobalt, 6.688, 206.57
5. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.666, 207.72
    vs. 12. Justin Humphreys, Stratus, 6.687, 207.05
6. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.667, 207.24
    vs. 11. Rickie Jones, Stratus, 6.684, 205.98
7. Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.667, 206.99
    vs. 10. Richie Stevens, GXP, 6.678, 206.45
8. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.668, 208.33
    vs. 9. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.671, 206.51.

Did Not Qualify:
17. V. Gaines, 6.689, 206.45
18. Rob Mansfield, 6.692, 206.13
19. Jim Yates, 6.692, 205.88
20. Johnny Gray, 6.703, 205.38
21. Tom Hammonds, 6.705, 205.82
22. John Nobile, 6.707, 206.76
23. Greg Stanfield, 6.707, 205.69
24. Max Naylor, 6.739, 204.98
25. Kevin Lawrence, 6.758, 204.17
26. Danny Gruninger, 6.766, 204.26
27. Bob Benza, 6.774, 204.20
28. Erica Enders, 6.801, 201.76.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE
1. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.932, 191.16
    vs. 16. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.072, 190.11
2. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.954, 190.67
    vs. 15. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.071, 188.83
3. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.969, 191.92
    vs. 14. Peggy Llewellyn, Buell, 7.062, 187.31
4. Chris Rivas, Buell, 6.970, 190.81
    vs. 13. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.058, 187.44
5. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.984, 192.03
    vs. 12. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.052, 191.43
6. Angelle Sampey, Buell, 6.987, 188.65
    vs. 11. Angie McBride, Buell, 7.048, 186.92
7. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.990, 191.02
    vs. 10. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.034, 189.28
8. Chip Ellis, Suzuki, 7.022, 190.27
    vs. 9. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.033, 190.43.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Shawn Gann, 7.072, 190.14
18. Wes Wells, 7.078, 189.71
19. Junior Pippin, 7.098, 187.11
20. David Hope, 7.105, 186.15
21. Mac McAdams, 7.145, 186.64
22. Jim Underdahl, 7.184, 185.82
23. Redell Harris, 7.192, 185.92
24. Valerie Thompson, 7.195, 182.45
25. Darin McCurdy, 7.311, 180.65
26. Buddy Robinson, 7.416, 179.78
27. Ryan Schnitz, 10.061, 176.01.

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