Las Vegas II: First-round pairings

LAS VEGAS -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 22nd of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.

Top Fuel
1. Tony Schumacher, 4.482 seconds, 327.90 mph
    vs. 16. Doug Foley, 4.597, 324.05
2. Doug Kalitta, 4.528, 331.04
    vs. 15. Urs Erbacher, 4.594, 326.48
3. Melanie Troxel, 4.529, 331.53
    vs. 14. Clay Millican, 4.582, 322.73
4. Rod Fuller, 4.529, 326.32
    vs. 13. David Grubnic, 4.561, 328.94
5. David Baca, 4.532, 326.79
    vs. 12. Cory McClenathan, 4.557, 326.56
6. Brandon Bernstein, 4.534, 328.78
    vs. 11. Doug Herbert, 4.555, 318.54
7. Larry Dixon, 4.534, 321.42
    vs. 10. J.R. Todd, 4.550, 326.95
8. Bob Vandergriff, 4.536, 330.72
    vs. 9. Morgan Lucas, 4.543, 328.22.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Hillary Will, 4.625, 326.48
18. Joe Hartley, 4.627, 325.85
19. Scotty Cannon, 4.630, 287.23
20. Alan Bradshaw, 4.645, 314.68
21. Mike Strasburg, 4.669, 316.82
22. Steven Chrisman, 5.013, 281.48
23. Rob Passey, 5.308, 209.23.

Funny Car
1. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.763, 322.58
    vs. 16. Jim Head, Toyota Solara, 4.835, 323.43
2. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.770, 317.57
    vs. 15. Jerry Toliver, Solara, 4.833, 319.52
3. Gary Scelzi, Dodge Charger, 4.775, 324.67
    vs. 14. Cruz Pedregon, Impala, 4.823, 320.89
4. Gary Densham, Impala, 4.777, 320.66
    vs. 13. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.819, 315.78
5. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.782, 321.81
    vs. 12. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.809, 316.15
6. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.783, 323.58
    vs. 11. Phil Burkart, Mustang, 4.809, 318.77
7. Mike Neff, Mustang, 4.784, 326.40
    vs. 10. Jeff Arend, Impala, 4.799, 324.28
8. Scott Kalitta, Solara, 4.788, 323.50
    vs. 9. Mike Ashley, Charger, 4.796, 328.86.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Kenny Bernstein, 4.844, 318.92
18. Tony Bartone, 4.864, 310.98
19. Tommy Johnson Jr., 4.864, 313.88
20. Tim Wilkerson, 4.896, 305.08
21. Jon Capps, 4.898, 298.54
22. Bob Gilbertson, 4.935, 304.80
23. Terry Haddock, 4.952, 309.63
24. James Day, 5.272, 273.77
25. Peter Russo, broke.

Pro Stock
1. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cobalt, 6.725, 205.57
    vs. 16. Kenny Koretsky, Cobalt, 6.773, 203.34
2. Jason Line, Pontiac GTO, 6.727, 205.22
    vs. 15. V. Gaines, Dodge Stratus, 6.757, 203.65
3. Greg Anderson, GTO, 6.731, 205.01
    vs. 14. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.757, 203.49
4. Justin Humphreys, GTO, 6.740, 204.05
    vs. 13. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.757, 203.65
5. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.746, 204.08
    vs. 12. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.757, 203.89
6. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.747, 203.95
    vs. 11. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.757, 204.66
7. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.749, 203.98
    vs. 10. Max Naylor, Stratus, 6.755, 202.55
8. Allen Johnson, Stratus, 6.750, 204.14
    vs. 9. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.752, 204.51.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Mike Edwards, 6.779, 202.64
18. Matt Hartford, 6.784, 203.34
19. Craig Hankinson, 6.794, 202.76
20. Ben Watson, 6.807, 202.39
21. Gene Wilson, 6.810, 202.55
22. Todd Hoerner, 6.812, 201.52
23. Bob Panella, 6.833, 202.79
24. Gordie Rivera, 6.853, 201.13
25. Bill Glidden, 6.918, 199.37
26. Tom Hammonds, 12.445, 85.02.

Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Chip Ellis, Buell, 7.023, 189.60
    vs. 16. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.235, 185.66
2. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.049, 188.44
    vs. 15. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.215, 184.67
3. Matt Smith, Buell, 7.049, 186.77
    vs. 14. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.171, 185.56
4. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.055, 189.20
    vs. 13. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.158, 183.39
5. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.070, 186.20
    vs. 12. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.157, 187.81
6. Peggy Llewellyn, Buell, 7.071, 187.60
    vs. 11. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.143, 184.80
7. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.100, 185.89
    vs. 10. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.112, 188.28
8. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.102, 186.41
    vs. 9. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.110, 186.38.

Did Not Qualify:
17. Joe DeSantis, 7.274, 184.07
18. Michael Ray, 7.304, 179.76
19. Mike Berry, 7.320, 179.85
20. Ryan Schnitz, 7.559, 174.44.

-credit: nhra