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Pomona: final eliminations pairings

POMONA, Calif. -- First-round pairings for Sunday's professional eliminations at the 36th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Pomona Raceway, the final of 23 events in the $45 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series.

Edited: Apr 15, 2002, 11:45 PM

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POMONA, Calif. -- First-round pairings for Sunday's professional eliminations at the 36th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Pomona Raceway, the final of 23 events in the $45 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

        Top Fuel -- 1. Mike Dunn, 4.522 seconds, 325.69 mph  vs. 16. Bobby
Baldwin, 4.850, 292.84; 2. Tony Schumacher, 4.571, 320.81  vs. 15. Mike
Smith, 4.827, 298.01; 3. Doug Kalitta, 4.581, 313.29  vs. 14. Doug Herbert,
4.732, 313.51; 4. Melanie Troxel, 4.590, 322.96  vs. 13. Bob Vandergriff,
4.722, 300.13; 5. Gary Scelzi, 4.617, 316.15  vs. 12. Kenny Bernstein,
4.704, 313.22; 6. Joe Amato, 4.629, 313.37  vs. 11. David Grubnic, 4.685,
313.73; 7. Andrew Cowin, 4.669, 310.91  vs. 10. Shirley Muldowney, 4.677,
312.21; 8. Larry Dixon, 4.672, 308.92  vs. 9. Tim Gibson, 4.676, 306.81.

Funny Car -- 1. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.908, 291.63 vs. 16. Whit Bazemore, Chevy Camaro, 5.188, 262.64; 2. Dean Skuza, Dodge Avenger, 4.921, 307.86 vs. 15. John Lawson, Pontiac Firebird, 5.176, 284.69; 3. Del Worsham, Firebird, 4.929, 306.53 vs. 14. Al Hofmann, Firebird, 5.163, 270.59; 4. Tony Pedregon, Mustang, 4.947, 299.13 vs. 13. Scott Weis, Chevy Corvette, 5.123, 288.89; 5. Ron Capps, Camaro, 4.951, 295.14 vs. 12. Phil Burkart, Camaro, 5.070, 284.56; 6. Bruce Sarver, Firebird, 5.008, 294.88 vs. 11. Jerry Toliver, Firebird, 5.045, 294.95; 7. Bob Gilbertson, Camaro, 5.010, 300.66 vs. 10. Louis Sweet, Camaro, 5.041, 296.50; 8. Scotty Cannon, Camaro, 5.011, 277.26 vs. 9. Frank Pedregon, Firebird, 5.034, 275.22. Pro Stock -- 1. Jeg Coughlin, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 6.878, 199.67 vs. 16. Kenny Koretsky, Chevy Camaro, 6.916, 198.88; 2. Bruce Allen, Pontiac Firebird, 6.884, 199.05 vs. 15. Troy Coughlin, Cutlass, 6.915, 199.37; 3. Richie Stevens, Firebird, 6.884, 199.02 vs. 14. Larry Morgan, Dodge R/T, 6.914, 199.05; 4. Jim Yates, Firebird, 6.893, 198.17 vs. 13. Warren Johnson, Firebird, 6.914, 200.38; 5. Mark Pawuk, Firebird, 6.895, 200.62 vs. 12. Brad Jeter, Firebird, 6.913, 199.08; 6. Kurt Johnson, Camaro, 6.896, 199.85 vs. 11. Arturo Delgado, Camaro, 6.913, 199.55; 7. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 6.896, 199.08 vs. 10. Darrell Alderman, R/T, 6.911, 198.61; 8. Ron Krisher, Firebird, 6.904, 199.61 vs. 9. Bo Nickens, R/T, 6.905, 199.76.

Pro Stock Bike -- 1. Angelle Seeling, Suzuki, 7.181, 185.31 vs. 16. Greg Underdahl, Suzuki, 7.421, 178.47; 2. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.212, 181.25 vs. 15. Brian Ayers, Suzuki, 7.420, 177.93; 3. Matt Hines, Suzuki, 7.245, 183.22 vs. 14. Reggie Showers, Suzuki, 7.402, 180.72; 4. Tony Mullen, Suzuki, 7.255, 182.01 vs. 13. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.401, 178.05; 5. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.260, 177.56 vs. 12. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.372, 180.81; 6. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.275, 181.08 vs. 11. Blaine Hale, Kawasaki, 7.363, 181.01; 7. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.307, 180.69 vs. 10. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.346, 180.48; 8. John Smith, Suzuki, 7.309, 182.45 vs. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.329, 177.53.

Pro Stock Truck -- 1. Steve Johns, Chevy S-10, 7.488, 179.68 vs. 16. Mark Whisnant, S-10, 7.559, 178.19; 2. Randy Daniels, S-10, 7.490, 180.38 vs. 15. Rick Jones, GMC Sonoma, 7.556, 177.81; 3. Greg Stanfield, S-10, 7.508, 180.09 vs. 14. Charles Greco, S-10, 7.545, 177.95; 4. Jeff Gracia, S-10, 7.509, 178.66 vs. 13. David Spitzer, Sonoma, 7.545, 178.12; 5. Scott Perin, S-10, 7.514, 178.95 vs. 12. John Lingenfelter, Sonoma, 7.544, 178.47; 6. Larry Seay, S-10, 7.514, 178.14 vs. 11. Dale Eaton, Dodge Dakota, 7.530, 178.80; 7. Bob Panella Jr, S-10, 7.518, 179.04 vs. 10. Steven Farr, S-10, 7.525, 179.21; 8. Mike Coughlin, S-10, 7.523, 179.09 vs. 9. John Coughlin, S-10, 7.524, 178.64.

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