Kalitta wins in New Jersey; Bernstein injured- K&N Filters SuperNationals

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. May 18, 2003; The AP reported that Doug Kalitta won his second Top Fuel event of the season Sunday at the K&N Filters SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Whit Bazemore, Greg Anderson and Shawn Gann also won their divisions at the $2.1 million race.

Kalitta, who earned the top qualifying spot for the sixth time in eight events, earned his 13th career Top Fuel victory when he covered the track in 4.494 seconds at 328.54 mph to beat points leader Larry Dixon.

Bazemore took his first Funny Car victory in more than a year by crossing the finish line in 4.869 at 306.81 to hold off Ron Capps. The win marks the first time a Dodge has won in Funny Car since September 1998.

Anderson earned his third Pro Stock win of the season in 6.724 at 205.98 to edge Darrell Alderman, giving him the lead in the points standings by 10 points over Kurt Johnson.

Gann won the Pro Stock Bike category in 7.100 at 189.49 to hold off Craig Treble.

In the first round of Top Fuel eliminations, Brandon Bernstein's dragster went out of control and crashed. Bernstein was taken to the hospital, where he is in stable condition with lower back injuries. He is expected to be out 2-3 months.