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MOHNTON, Pa. -- First-round pairings for Sunday's professional eliminations at the 18th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 18th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in ...

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MOHNTON, Pa. -- First-round pairings for Sunday's professional eliminations at the 18th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway, the 18th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Tony Schumacher, 4.555 seconds, 321.81 mph vs. 16. Don Sosenka, 5.367, 248.39
2. Andrew Cowin, 4.559, 323.74 vs. 15. Mike Smith, 4.892, 287.90
3. Larry Dixon, 4.560, 320.28 vs. 14. Scott Weis, 4.858, 303.16
4. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 4.578, 314.02 vs. 13. John Smith, 4.682, 311.20
5. Kenny Bernstein, 4.586, 320.66 vs. 12. Jim Head, 4.665, 314.17
6. Doug Kalitta, 4.594, 317.57 vs. 11. Bruce Litton, 4.663, 310.98
7. Cory McClenathan, 4.612, 316.82 vs. 10. Darrell Russell, 4.637, 317.79
8. Clay Millican, 4.628, 319.90 vs. 9. Doug Herbert, 4.634, 315.86.

Funny Car
1. Whit Bazemore, Pontiac Firebird, 4.806, 318.69 vs. 16. Dale Creasy Jr., Firebird, 4.975, 298.54
2. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.814, 318.24 vs. 15. Todd Paton, Chevy Camaro, 4.949, 300.33
3. Bruce Sarver, Toyota Celica, 4.818, 316.90 vs. 14. Frank Pedregon, Firebird, 4.947, 299.06
4. Scotty Cannon, Firebird, 4.829, 316.97 vs. 13. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro, 4.925, 310.13
5. Johnny Gray, Firebird, 4.851, 315.56 vs. 12. Del Worsham, Firebird, 4.911, 312.64
6. Tony Pedregon, Mustang, 4.854, 313.29 vs. 11. Dean Skuza, Dodge Stratus R/T, 4.900, 305.63
7. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird, 4.863, 310.27 vs. 10. Ron Capps, Camaro, 4.894, 303.84
8. Gary Densham, Mustang, 4.880, 308.21 vs. 9. Bob Gilbertson, Firebird, 4.882, 308.28.

Pro Stock
1. Jim Yates, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.825, 200.80 vs. 16. Tom Martino, Grand Am, 6.854, 200.74
2. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cavalier, 6.826, 201.85 vs. 15. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am, 6.852, 201.01
3. Mark Whisnant, Cavalier, 6.830, 201.49 vs. 14. Greg Anderson, Cavalier, 6.850, 201.01
4. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.835, 201.49 vs. 13. Allen Johnson, Dodge Neon R/T, 6.850, 201.34
5. Warren Johnson, Grand Am, 6.838, 201.28 vs. 12. Robert Patrick, Ford Mustang, 6.849, 200.14
6. Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.839, 201.10 vs. 11. Mike Edwards, Cavalier, 6.847, 201.31
7. Larry Nance, Cavalier, 6.839, 200.98 vs. 10. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.843, 200.95
8. Ron Krisher, Cavalier, 6.840, 201.91 vs. 9. V. Gaines, Cavalier, 6.841, 201.22.

Pro Stock Bike
1. Matt Hines, Suzuki, 7.179, 186.33 vs. 16. Fred Camarena, Suzuki, 7.376, 180.07
2. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki, 7.216, 183.89 vs. 15. Keith Dennis, Suzuki, 7.362, 178.87
3. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.257, 183.77 vs. 14. John Smith, Suzuki, 7.359, 182.48
4.Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.269, 184.22 vs. 13. Geno Scali, Kawasaki, 7.350, 183.29
5. Thomas Miceli, Suzuki, 7.283, 182.18 vs. 12. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.320, 181.23
6. Reggie Showers, Suzuki, 7.295, 185.26 vs. 11. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.308, 180.26
7. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.302, 181.42 vs. 10. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.308, 183.19
8. Andrew Hines, Suzuki, 7.303, 187.03 vs. 9. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.306, 181.28.

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