Larry Dixon gets a bye run in the first round due to the short field of cars. (AutoImagery)
First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the
20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX at
Heartland Park Topeka, the ninth 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. Larry Dixon, 4.527 seconds, 325.30 mph vs.
Bye; 2. Cory McClenathan, 4.565, 323.04 vs. 15. Bob Vandergriff,
4.875, 291.01; 3. Rod Fuller, 4.565, 320.13 vs. 14. Morgan Lucas,
4.728, 306.12; 4. Antron Brown, 4.584, 312.06 vs. 13. David Grubnic,
4.690, 303.78; 5. Doug Kalitta, 4.590, 324.83 vs. 12. Joe Hartley,
4.653, 321.81; 6. Doug Herbert, 4.609, 313.15 vs. 11. Hillary Will,
4.649, 313.58; 7. Tony Schumacher, 4.622, 317.64 vs. 10. Alan
Bradshaw, 4.647, 307.79; 8. Brandon Bernstein, 4.623, 324.75 vs. 9.
J.R. Todd, 4.623, 322.34.