First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 27th
annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, the
16th of 24 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, 3.864 seconds, 312.21 mph vs.
Bye; 2. Steve Torrence, 3.869, 308.00 vs. 15. Hillary Will, 4.546,
177.07; 3. Cory McClenathan, 3.877, 311.77 vs. 14. Luigi Novelli,
4.204, 269.13; 4. Larry Dixon, 3.899, 306.88 vs. 13. J.R. Todd, 4.027,
273.11; 5. Doug Herbert, 3.901, 306.60 vs. 12. Doug Kalitta, 4.013,
297.61; 6. David Grubnic, 3.910, 306.19 vs. 11. Bob Vandergriff, 3.988,
290.88; 7. Antron Brown, 3.929, 306.19 vs. 10. Morgan Lucas, 3.984,
300.80; 8. Rod Fuller, 3.933, 308.71 vs. 9. Brandon Bernstein, 3.972,
303.16.