NHRA Results From Dallas

ENNIS, Texas -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at
the 20th annual O'Reilly
NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec at Texas Motorplex.  The
1.5 million race is the
21st of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

TOP FUEL:
1.  Tony Schumacher; 2.  Doug Herbert; 3.  Melanie Troxel; 4.  Rod
Fuller; 5.  Larry Dixon; 6. Doug Kalitta; 7.  Morgan Lucas; 8.  John
Smith; 9.  Scott Kalitta; 10.  Scott Weis; 11.  Bill Ancona; 12.  Mitch
King; 13.  David Grubnic; 14.  Cory McClenathan; 15.  Jack Beckman; 16.
Brandon
Bernstein. 

FUNNY CAR:
1.  John Force, Ford Mustang; 2.  Frank Pedregon, Dodge Stratus; 3.
Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo; 4.  Del Worsham, Monte Carlo; 5.  Tim
Wilkerson, Monte Carlo; 6.  Phil Burkart, Toyota Celica; 7.  Ron Capps,
Stratus; 8.  Whit Bazemore, Stratus; 9.  Gary Scelzi, Stratus; 10.  Mike
Ashley, Monte Carlo; 11.  Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo; 12.  Tony
Pedregon, Monte Carlo; 13. Jack Wyatt, Pontiac Firebird; 14.  Eric
Medlen, Mustang; 15.  Robert Hight, Mustang; 16.  Bob Gilbertson, Monte
Carlo. 

PRO STOCK:
1.  Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO; 2.  Jason Line, GTO; 3.  Erica Enders,
Chevy Cobalt; 4.  Jeg Coughlin, Dodge Stratus; 5.  Warren Johnson, GTO;
6.  Allen Johnson, Stratus; 7.  Ron Krisher, Cobalt; 8.  Kurt Johnson,
Cobalt; 9.  Richie Stevens, Stratus; 10.  Dave Connolly, Cobalt; 11.
Greg Stanfield, Chevy Cavalier; 12.  V. Gaines, Stratus; 13.  Larry
Morgan, Stratus; 14.  Mark Pawuk, GTO; 15.  Rickie Smith, Cobalt; 16.
Bruce Allen, Pontiac Grand Am. 


ENNIS, Texas -- Sunday's final results from the 20th annual O'Reilly
NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec at Texas Motorplex.  The
1.5 million race is the 21st of 23 in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series: 

Top Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 4.523 seconds, 331.77 mph  def. Doug
Herbert, 4.629 seconds, 320.05 mph. 

Funny Car -- John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.797, 324.05  def. Frank
Pedregon, Dodge Stratus, broke. 

Pro Stock -- Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.690, 206.61  def. Jason Line,
GTO, 6.713, 206.48. 

Top Alcohol Dragster -- Steve Torrence, 5.259, 268.71  def. Aaron
Olivarez, 5.316, 266.32. 

Top Alcohol Funny Car -- Steve Gasparrelli, Pontiac Firebird, 5.668,
256.70  def. Jimmy Jones, Chevy Camaro, 5.679, 255.10. 

Competition Eliminator -- Richard Freeman, Chevy Cavalier, 8.471, 162.08
def. Craig Bourgeois, Dragster, 6.935, 181.52. 

Super Stock -- Hagen Gary, Chevy Camaro, 10.982, 95.13  def. Kevin
Helms, Olds Achieva, broke. 

Super Comp -- Tommy Phillips, Dragster, 8.920, 161.96  def. Rodney
Costlow, Dragster, 8.935, 167.28. 

Super Gas -- Carl Cochran, Roadster, 9.897, 148.25  def. Gary Free,
Chevy Lumina, 9.892, 144.30. 


ENNIS, Texas -- Final round-by-round results from the 20th annual
O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec at Texas
Motorplex, the 21st of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series:


TOP FUEL: 

ROUND ONE -- Doug Kalitta, 4.502, 328.30 def. Cory McClenathan, 5.869,
156.19; Larry Dixon, 4.583, 320.97 def. Scott Kalitta, 4.621, 318.84;
Morgan Lucas, 4.543, 323.04 def. Jack Beckman, 6.125, 139.62; Melanie
Troxel, 4.597, 319.75 def. Scott Weis, 4.772, 271.30; Doug Herbert,
4.551, 324.28
def. Bill Ancona, 4.774, 281.48; Tony Schumacher, 4.484, 331.28 def.
Mitch King, 4.915, 247.43; Rod Fuller, 4.580, 316.23 def. David Grubnic,
5.777, 194.21; John Smith, 5.512, 236.55 def. Brandon Bernstein, 6.230,
214.38; 
QUARTERFINALS -- Troxel, 4.558, 327.43 def. Dixon, 4.817, 311.27;
Fuller, 4.609, 325.61 def. Smith, 7.246, 134.20; Herbert, 4.567, 321.81
def. D. Kalitta, 5.663, 190.54; Schumacher, 6.081, 299.00 def. Lucas,
6.572, 275.62; 
SEMIFINALS -- Herbert, 5.237, 253.14 def. Fuller, 12.709, 77.04;
Schumacher, 4.550, 327.51 def. Troxel, 7.127, 123.56; FINAL --
Schumacher, 4.523, 331.77 def. Herbert, 4.629, 320.05. 


FUNNY CAR: 

ROUND ONE -- Frank Pedregon, Dodge Stratus, 4.870, 306.88 def. Mike
Ashley, Chevy Monte Carlo,
4.891, 299.80; Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo, 4.893, 322.34 def. Eric
Medlen, Ford Mustang, 6.483,
143.35; Del Worsham, Monte Carlo, 4.852, 324.67 def. Tony Pedregon,
Monte Carlo, 4.906, 308.28; Ron
Capps, Stratus, 4.831, 318.92 def. Jack Wyatt, Pontiac Firebird, 5.151,
226.77; Tony Bartone, Monte
Carlo, 4.942, 279.38 def. Robert Hight, Mustang, 7.707, 116.70; Phil
Burkart, Toyota Celica, 4.865,
313.80 def. Gary Scelzi, Stratus, foul; Whit Bazemore, Stratus, 4.855,
321.42 def. Bob Gilbertson,
Monte Carlo, 8.421, 111.87; John Force, Mustang, 4.835, 325.53 def.
Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo,
4.895, 304.46; 
QUARTERFINALS -- Bartone, 5.478, 186.25 def. Bazemore, 15.108, 77.80; F.
Pedregon, 5.680, 191.73
def. Capps, 8.309, 120.35; Force, 4.838, 322.88 def. Wilkerson, 4.840,
319.75; Worsham, 4.906,
315.19 def. Burkart, 4.953, 312.57; 
SEMIFINALS -- F. Pedregon, 5.033, 307.23 def. Worsham, 6.821, 160.75;
Force, 4.834, 322.34 def.
Bartone, 4.871, 317.34; 
FINAL -- Force, 4.797, 324.05 def. F. Pedregon, broke. 


PRO STOCK: 

ROUND ONE -- Warren Johnson, Pontiac GTO, 6.709, 206.45 def. Mark Pawuk,
GTO, 6.745, 205.41; Allen
Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.730, 204.91 def. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.735,
204.88; Jeg Coughlin,
Stratus, 6.710, 205.32 def. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.707, 205.69; Kurt
Johnson, Chevy Cobalt,
8.410, 115.24 def. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, foul; Jason Line, GTO, 6.674,
206.64 def. V. Gaines,
Stratus, foul; Erica Enders, Cobalt, 6.698, 205.47 def. Rickie Smith,
Cobalt, 6.763, 204.88; Greg
Anderson, GTO, 6.669, 207.15 def. Bruce Allen, Pontiac Grand Am, broke;
Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.719,
205.35 def. Greg Stanfield, Chevy Cavalier, 6.729, 205.07; 
QUARTERFINALS -- Coughlin, 6.786, 205.10 def. K. Johnson, 17.495, 72.83;
Enders, 6.741, 205.29 def.
Krisher, 7.523, 127.81; Line, 6.701, 206.35 def. A. Johnson, foul;
Anderson, 6.694, 206.51 def. W.
Johnson, 6.750, 205.94; 
SEMIFINALS -- Line, 6.728, 206.13 def. Coughlin, 6.787, 204.85;
Anderson, 6.692, 206.35 def.
Enders, 6.729, 205.35; 
FINAL -- Anderson, 6.690, 206.61 def. Line, 6.713, 206.48. 


ENNIS, Texas -- Point standings (top 10) for NHRA professional
categories following the 20th annual
O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec at Texas
Motorplex, the 21st of 23 events
in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series - 

Top Fuel

1.  Tony Schumacher, 1,746; 2.  Larry Dixon, 1,478; 3.  Doug Kalitta,
1,475; 4.  David Grubnic,
1,263; 5.  Doug Herbert, 1,247; 6.  Morgan Lucas, 1,246; 7.  Brandon
Bernstein, 1,216; 8.  Scott
Kalitta, 1,039; 9.  Cory McClenathan, 1,031; 10.  Rod Fuller, 733.

Funny Car

1.  John Force, 1,396; 2.  Gary Scelzi, 1,360; 3.  Ron Capps, 1,339; 4.
Robert Hight, 1,292; 5.
Eric Medlen, 1,263; 6.  Tommy Johnson Jr., 1,167; 7.  Whit Bazemore,
1,129; 8.  Del Worsham, 1,103;
9.  Tony Pedregon, 1,089; 10.  Cruz Pedregon, 941.

Pro Stock

1.  Greg Anderson, 1,751; 2.  Kurt Johnson, 1,507; 3.  Jason Line,
1,466; 4.  Warren Johnson,
1,425; 5.  Dave Connolly, 1,230; 6.  (tie) Ron Krisher, 994; Greg
Stanfield, 994; 8.  Jeg Coughlin,
976; 9.  Richie Stevens, 974; 10.  Jim Yates, 910.