NHRA NEWS: SATURDAY , GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations
Sunday for the 37th annual ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville
Raceway, the third 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, 4.515 seconds, 325.96 mph  vs.
16. Doug Herbert, 4.652, 318.80; 2. Larry Dixon, 4.544, 327.03  vs. 15.
Doug Foley, 4.647, 293.82; 3. David Grubnic, 4.555, 323.62  vs. 14.
Andrew Cowin, 4.646, 320.17; 4. Morgan Lucas, 4.555, 321.88  vs. 13.
Scott Weis, 4.630, 323.04; 5. Brandon Bernstein, 4.559, 326.91  vs. 12.
Melanie Troxel, 4.628, 325.02; 6. Hillary Will, 4.566, 324.79  vs. 11.
Bob Vandergriff, 4.627, 325.85; 7. Doug Kalitta, 4.575, 328.22  vs. 10.
David Baca, 4.626, 328.34; 8. Rod Fuller, 4.601, 322.46  vs. 9. Cory
McClenathan, 4.607, 325.49.

        Funny Car -- 1. John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.751, 323.62  vs. 16.
Tony Pedregon, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.900, 314.46; 2. Whit Bazemore, Dodge
Charger, 4.769, 321.88  vs. 15. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.896,
317.79; 3. Tony Bartone, Monte Carlo, 4.781, 321.19  vs. 14. Jim Head,
Dodge Stratus, 4.868, 319.94; 4. Robert Hight, Mustang, 4.789, 319.14
vs. 13. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo, 4.866, 322.58; 5. Gary Densham,
Monte Carlo, 4.799, 318.47  vs. 12. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo, 4.864,
314.79; 6. Ron Capps, Stratus, 4.808, 319.03  vs. 11. Mike Ashley, Monte
Carlo, 4.860, 315.56; 7. Eric Medlen, Mustang, 4.809, 302.31  vs. 10.
Jeff Arend, Monte Carlo, 4.847, 319.37; 8. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.812,
325.61  vs. 9. Del Worsham, Monte Carlo, 4.821, 320.39.

        Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.637, 207.51  vs.
16. Dave Howard, Chevy Cobalt, 6.701, 206.28; 2. Jason Line, GTO, 6.648,
207.51  vs. 15. Erica Enders, Cobalt, 6.697, 206.56; 3. Larry Morgan,
Dodge Stratus, 6.649, 206.89  vs. 14. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.696,
207.03; 4. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.664, 207.27  vs. 13. Max Naylor,
Stratus, 6.690, 205.71; 5. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.664, 206.04  vs.
12. Tom Martino, Stratus, 6.688, 205.29; 6. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.669,
205.76  vs. 11. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.686, 206.09; 7. Jim Yates,
GTO, 6.673, 205.80  vs. 10. Rickie Smith, Cobalt, 6.680, 206.32; 8. Greg
Stanfield, GTO, 6.675,
206.46  vs. 9. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.679, 206.18.

        Pro Stock Motorcycle -- 1. Ryan Schnitz, Buell, 7.012, 192.26
vs. 16. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.158, 190.79; 2. Antron Brown, Suzuki,
7.026, 191.24  vs. 15. Wesley Wells, Suzuki, 7.149, 186.72; 3. Andrew
Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.056, 189.43  vs. 14. Steve Johnson, Suzuki,
7.138, 186.02; 4. Chip Ellis, Buell, 7.059, 192.26  vs. 13. Mike Berry,
Suzuki, 7.123, 187.93; 5. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.063, 189.83  vs. 12.
GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson, 7.122, 188.16; 6. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki,
7.063, 192.92  vs. 11. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.093, 192.14; 7. Tom
Bradford, Buell, 7.064, 193.88  vs. 10. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.072,
190.63; 8. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.066, 190.55  vs. 9. Matt Smith, Buell,
7.068, 191.97.