Reading: First-round pairings

MOHNTON, Pa. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 23rd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 17th of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Rod Fuller, 4.521 seconds, 327.19 mph
    vs 16. Whit Bazemore, 4.668, 320.28
2. Tony Schumacher, 4.526, 332.75
    vs 15. Doug Foley, 4.643, 319.29
3. Doug Kalitta, 4.545, 331.20
    vs 14. Doug Herbert, 4.642, 299.40
4. David Grubnic, 4.545, 330.88
    vs 13. Rit Pustari, 4.607, 323.35
5. Melanie Troxel, 4.549, 326.08
    vs 12. Morgan Lucas, 4.601, 322.04
6. Larry Dixon, 4.557, 321.96
    vs 11. Cory McClenathan, 4.597, 320.81
7. Clay Millican, 4.560, 324.75
    vs 10. Hillary Will, 4.588, 321.73
8. Bob Vandergriff, 4.562, 322.42
    vs 9. J.R. Todd, 4.583, 321.50.

Funny Car
1. Del Worsham, Chevy Impala, 4.800, 323.97
    vs 16. Jeff Arend, Impala, 4.904, 309.70
2. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.800, 322.81
    vs 15. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.899, 309.13
3. Tim Wilkerson, Impala, 4.819, 323.43
    vs 14. Gary Densham, Chevy MonteCarlo, 4.893, 318.69
4. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.838, 314.17
    vs 13. Kenny Bernstein, Charger, 4.888, 306.95
5. Tony Pedregon, Impala, 4.839, 321.27
    vs 12. Jim Head, Toyota Solara, 4.882, 316.82
6. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.850, 316.45
    vs 11. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.875, 318.47
7. Phil Burkart, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.854, 317.94
    vs 10. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.870, 306.67
8. Tommy Johnson Jr., Impala, 4.859, 318.62
    vs 9. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.862, 314.75.

Pro Stock
1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.583, 209.88
    vs 16. Jason Line, GTO, 6.647, 208.78
2. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 6.606, 208.75
    vs 15. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.646, 207.85
3. V. Gaines, Dodge Stratus, 6.610, 208.62
    vs 14. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.645, 207.91
4. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.610, 208.33
    vs 13. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.641, 208.97
5. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.612, 208.36
    vs 12. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.634, 207.66
6. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.615, 209.20
    vs 11. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.621, 208.39
7. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.615, 208.75
    vs 10. Craig Hankinson, GTO, 6.619, 208.30
8. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.616, 209.10
    vs 9. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.617, 209.04.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 6.901, 193.96
    vs 16. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.074, 189.98
2. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.906, 193.65
    vs 15. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.059, 189.66
3. Peggy Llewellyn, Buell, 6.940, 193.24
    vs 14. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.057, 188.83
4. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.962, 191.78
    vs 13. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.021, 194.63
5. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.966, 189.44
    vs 12. Matt Smith, Buell, 7.012, 191.38
6. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 6.982, 194.13
    vs 11. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.010, 190.11
7. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.982, 192.99
    vs 10. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.009, 191.43
8. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 6.997, 190.48
    vs 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.005, 192.49.

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