Joliet: First-round pairings

JOLIET, Ill. -- First-round pairings for Sunday's eliminations for the sixth annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, the 10th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

TOP FUEL
1. Tony Schumacher, 4.512 seconds, 326.16 mph vs. 16. Luigi Novelli, 4.852, 290.13
2. Doug Kalitta, 4.520, 329.26 vs. 15. Tim Cullinan, 4.812, 291.63
3. Larry Dixon, 4.550, 328.86 vs. 14. Melanie Troxel, 4.749, 296.37
4. John Smith, 4.556, 325.77 vs. 13. Paul Romine, 4.719, 310.48
5. David Baca, 4.561, 325.30 vs. 12. Jim Head, 4.668, 317.42
6. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 4.562, 316.23 vs. 11. Scott Weis, 4.640, 321.96
7. Cory McClenathan, 4.570, 320.58 vs. 10. David Grubnic, 4.633, 318.99
8. Kenny Bernstein, 4.579, 325.53 vs. 9. Darrell Russell, 4.614, 322.73.

FUNNY CAR
1. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.721, 325.30 vs. 16. John Lawson, Pontiac Firebird, 4.909, 311.99
2. Tony Pedregon, Mustang, 4.756, 320.81 vs. 15. Johnny Gray, Firebird, 4.880, 307.72
3. Gary Densham, Mustang, 4.773, 322.88 vs. 14. Scotty Cannon, Firebird, 4.860, 298.60
4. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Stratus, 4.776, 325.69 vs. 13. Bob Gilbertson, Chevy Camaro, 4.856, 315.49
5. Del Worsham, Firebird, 4.776, 318.47 vs. 12. Frank Pedregon, Firebird, 4.855, 315.34
6. Gary Scelzi, Stratus, 4.782, 327.98 vs. 11. Tim Wilkerson, Firebird, 4.849, 314.46
7. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro, 4.790, 309.34 vs. 10. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird, 4.840, 317.57
8. Ron Capps, Camaro, 4.819, 321.35 vs. 9. Bob Bode, Firebird, 4.830, 312.71.

PRO STOCK
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.761, 203.58 vs. 16. Jim Yates, Grand Am, 6.815, 201.85
2. Scott Geoffrion, Ford Escort, 6.768, 203.71 vs. 15. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cavalier, 6.814, 202.42
3. Steve Schmidt, Grand Am, 6.789, 202.09 vs. 14. Terry Adams, Cavalier, 6.809, 202.58
4. Ron Krisher, Cavalier, 6.792, 202.12 vs. 13. George Marnell, Grand Am, 6.807, 201.70
5. Dave Connolly, Cavalier, 6.794, 203.09 vs. 12. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.806, 201.37
6. Greg Stanfield, Dodge Neon R/T, 6.794, 202.73 vs. 11. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am, 6.806, 201.49
7. Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.795, 202.15 vs. 10. Darrell Alderman, Neon, 6.805, 201.55
8. Mike Edwards, Grand Am, 6.797, 201.43 vs. 9. Barry Grant, Cavalier, 6.798, 202.15.

PRO STOCK BIKE
1. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.139, 186.36 vs. 16. John Smith, Kawasaki, 7.267, 183.77
2. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.141, 185.15 vs. 15. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.262, 179.68
3. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.143, 185.79 vs. 14. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.259, 180.84
4. Fred Collis, Suzuki, 7.144, 185.77 vs. 13. Fred Camarena, Suzuki, 7.253, 183.22
5. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki, 7.175, 182.80 vs. 12. David Feazell, Harley-Davidson, 7.239, 182.21
6. Reggie Showers, Suzuki, 7.180, 185.51 vs. 11. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.227, 185.15
7. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson, 7.182, 184.80 vs. 10. Sean Conner, Suzuki, 7.220, 184.98
8. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.196, 182.53 vs. 9. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.213, 184.42.

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