Dallas: First-round pairing for Sunday

ENNIS, Texas -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 17th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec at Texas Motorplex, the 21st of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel
1. Andrew Cowin, 4.550 seconds, 323.74 mph vs. 16. Scott Weis, 4.798, 269.05
2. Doug Herbert, 4.595, 308.32 vs. 15. Mike Smith, 4.793, 311.20
3. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 4.608, 318.24 vs. 14. Jim Head, 4.750, 295.17
4. Larry Dixon, 4.611, 324.20 vs. 13. Jim Cavalieri, 4.721, 307.37
5. Kenny Bernstein, 4.612, 322.69 vs. 12. John Smith, 4.720, 314.79
6. Darrell Russell, 4.615, 320.97 vs. 11. David Grubnic, 4.662, 318.80
7. Tony Schumacher, 4.621, 326.67 vs. 10. Cory McClenathan, 4.651, 314.46
8. Doug Kalitta, 4.625, 325.73 vs. 9. Clay Millican, 4.632, 314.57.

Funny Car
1. Tony Pedregon, Ford Mustang, 4.789, 323.50 vs. 16. Todd Paton, Pontiac Firebird, 5.180, 282.92
2. Bruce Sarver, Toyota Celica, 4.798, 320.39 vs. 15. Dale Creasy Jr., Firebird, 4.997, 293.06
3. Whit Bazemore, Firebird, 4.817, 322.92 vs. 14. Dean Skuza, Dodge Stratus R/T, 4.954, 293.44
4. Del Worsham, Firebird, 4.823, 319.82 vs. 13. Bob Bode, Firebird, 4.932, 305.18
5. Frank Pedregon, Firebird, 4.853, 309.70 vs. 12. Johnny Gray, Firebird, 4.910, 312.06
6. Gary Densham, Mustang, 4.854, 320.97 vs. 11. Bob Gilbertson, Firebird, 4.891, 312.50
7. John Force, Mustang, 4.854, 321.88 vs. 10. Scotty Cannon, Firebird, 4.872, 315.01
8. Ron Capps, Chevy Camaro, 4.867, 313.69 vs. 9. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro, 4.870, 313.91.

Pro Stock
1. Ron Krisher, Chevy Cavalier, 6.850, 201.92 vs. 16. Steve Schmidt, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.891, 200.26
2. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.854, 201.47 vs. 15. George Marnell, Grand Am, 6.888, 199.64;
3. Warren Johnson, Grand Am, 6.855, 201.79 vs. 14. Mike Edwards, Cavalier, 6.886, 200.40
4. Brad Jeter, Cavalier, 6.862, 201.07 vs. 13. Tom Martino, Grand Am, 6.883, 200.35
5. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier, 6.865, 202.47 vs. 12. Larry Nance, Cavalier, 6.882, 200.98
6. Jim Yates, Grand Am, 6.865, 200.49 vs. 11. Tom Hammonds, Cavalier, 6.877, 200.62
7. Greg Anderson, Cavalier, 6.870, 201.43 vs. 10. Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.877, 200.93
8. Gene Wilson, Dodge Neon R/T, 6.870, 201.11 vs. 9. Tom Lee, Neon R/T, 6.875, 201.29.

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