NHRA NEWS: THURSDAY AGATE, CARQUEST WINTERNATIONALS

POMONA, Calif. -- Thursday's qualifying results for the 46th annual
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
The $2 million race is the first of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series.  Qualifying continues Friday for Sunday's
eliminations.

Top Fuel -- 1. Clay Millican, 4.528 seconds, 312.86 mph; 2. Doug
Kalitta, 4.538, 326.16; 3. JR Todd, 4.578, 294.88; 4. Doug Herbert,
4.582, 323.19; 5. Hillary Will, 4.613, 317.57; 6. Brandon Bernstein,
4.617, 283.73; 7. Doug Foley, 4.622, 317.05; 8. Melanie Troxel, 4.632,
307.51; 9. David Grubnic, 4.637, 308.99; 10. Tony Schumacher, 4.637,
294.50; 11. Rod Fuller, 4.677, 314.83; 12. Morgan Lucas, 4.679, 299.93;
13. Alan Bradshaw, 4.691, 295.79; 14. Cory
McClenathan, 5.166, 303.78; 15. Bob Vandergriff, 6.718, 125.44; 16.
Bruce Litton, 7.280, 101.79.

Funny Car -- 1. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.742, 326.63; 2. Tim
Wilkerson, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.770, 323.58; 3. Tony Pedregon, Monte
Carlo, 4.787, 325.45; 4. Ron Capps, Dodge Stratus, 4.788, 319.60; 5.
Eric Medlen, Mustang, 4.794, 320.74; 6. Gary Scelzi, Stratus, 4.798,
322.73; 7. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.802, 318.17; 8. Cruz Pedregon,
Monte Carlo, 4.807, 313.00; 9.Bob Gilbertson, Monte Carlo, 4.825,
317.64; 10. Whit Bazemore, Stratus, 4.851, 323.35; 11. Del Worsham,
Monte Carlo, 4.859, 315.27; 12. Gary Densham, Monte Carlo, 4.861,
295.40; 13. Mike Ashley, Monte Carlo, 4.880, 316.15; 14. Phil Burkart,
Monte Carlo, 4.900, 308.64; 15. Frank Pedregon, Stratus, 5.562, 191.00;
16. Jeff Diehl, Chevy Camaro, 5.632, 218.02.

Pro Stock -- 1. Jason Line, Pontiac GTO, 6.743, 205.10; 2. Richie
Stevens, Dodge Stratus, 6.756, 204.88; 3. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cobalt,
6.760, 205.60; 4. Rickie Smith, Cobalt, 6.760, 205.22; 5. Mark Pawuk,
GTO, 6.761, 204.23; 6. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.766, 204.66; 7. Allen
Johnson, Stratus, 6.766, 204.45; 8. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.767, 204.88;
9. Dave Connolly,Cobalt, 6.769, 204.54; 10. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.770,
204.85; 11. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.773,203.58; 12. Ron Krisher, Cobalt,
6.775, 204.14; 13. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.783, 202.91; 14.Erica Enders,
Cobalt, 6.790, 203.98; 15. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.791, 204.01; 16. Shaun
Carlson, Dodge Stratus R/T, 6.796, 205.01.

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