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Schumacher clinches Top Fuel championship

Posted: Monday October 11, 2004 12:44AM; Updated: Monday October 11, 2004 12:44AM
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MOHNTON, Pa. (AP) -- Tony Schumacher clinched his second NHRA Top Fuel championship Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway, then tied the record for victories in a season.

Schumacher captured the Top Fuel season title -- and the $400,000 bonus -- with a second-round win over rival Brandon Bernstein. Then in the final round, he beat veteran driver Bob Vandergriff to win his ninth race of the season.

Schumacher clocked a 4.475-second run at 329.99 mph in the final to tie Gary Scelzi (2000) and Larry Dixon (2002) for the record.

"What an unbelievable day," said Schumacher, the 1999 series champion. "To win the POWERade world championship and tie the record for wins in a season on the same day, it's awesome. I was joking with some people that I should just retire after today because how will I ever be able to top this?"

Schumacher has led the season series for all but two events, with two races still remaining.

Scelzi (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) also were winners at the $1.7 million race.

NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Results

Sunday
At Maple Grove Raceway
Mohnton, Pa.
Final Finish Order

TOP FUEL: 1. Tony Schumacher; 2. Bob Vandergriff; 3. Scott Kalitta; 4. Rhonda Hartman-Smith; 5. Doug Herbert; 6. Brandon Bernstein; 7. Doug Kalitta; 8. David Grubnic; 9. Scott Weis; 10. Morgan Lucas; 11. Larry Dixon; 12. Bobby Lagana Jr.; 13. John Smith; 14. Cory McClenathan; 15. Todd Paton; 16. Mitch King.
FUNNY CAR: 1. Gary Scelzi, Dodge Stratus; 2. John Force, Ford Mustang; 3. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Monte Carlo; 4. Del Worsham, Monte Carlo; 5. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo; 6. Eric Medlen, Mustang; 7. Ron Capps, Monte Carlo; 8. Gary Densham, Mustang; 9. Johnny Gray, Stratus; 10. Jim Head, Toyota Celica; 11. Jeff Arend, Chevy Corvette; 12. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo; 13. Whit Bazemore, Stratus; 14. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo; 15. Jerry Toliver, Celica; 16. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo.
PRO STOCK: 1. Jason Line, Pontiac Grand Am; 2. Greg Anderson, Grand Am; 3. Kenny Koretsky, Dodge Stratus; 4. V. Gaines, Stratus; 5. Mike Edwards, Grand Am; 6. Allen Johnson, Stratus; 7. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cavalier; 8. Rickie Smith, Cavalier; 9. Steve Johns, Cavalier; 10. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier; 11. Mark Whisnant, Cavalier; 12. Larry Morgan, Stratus; 13. Ron Krisher, Cavalier; 14. Bruce Allen, Grand Am; 15. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am; 16. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier.
PRO STOCK BIKE: 1. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki; 2. Antron Brown, Suzuki; 3. Steve Johnson, Suzuki; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson; 5. Geno Scali, Suzuki; 6. Craig Treble, Suzuki; 7. Chip Hunter, Suzuki; 8. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki; 9. Michael Phillips, Suzuki; 10. Shawn Gann, Suzuki; 11. Matt Smith, Suzuki; 12. Paul Gast, Suzuki; 13. Mike Berry, Suzuki; 14. Kurt Matte, Suzuki; 15. Chip Ellis; 16. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson.

Final Results

Top Fuel -- Tony Schumacher, 4.475 seconds, 329.99 mph def. Bob Vandergriff, 8.206 seconds, 99.48 mph.
Funny Car -- Gary Scelzi, Dodge Stratus, 4.853, 308.28 def. John Force, Ford Mustang, 11.507, 86.39.
Pro Stock -- Jason Line, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.669, 206.23 def. Greg Anderson, Grand Am, 6.681, 206.67.
Pro Stock Bike -- Angelle Savoie, Suzuki, 7.018, 191.29 def. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.047, 184.35.
Top Alcohol Dragster -- Morgan Lucas, 5.273, 264.39 def. Ashley Force, 5.298, 270.43.
Top Alcohol Funny Car -- Frank Manzo, Pontiac Firebird, 5.560, 260.41 def. Bob Newberry, Chevy Camaro, 5.555, 257.24.
Competition Eliminator -- Tony Stephenson, Chevy Cavalier, 8.053, 166.15 def. Chris Bozic, Dragster, 7.435, 189.66.
Super Stock -- Michael Iacono, Chevy Camaro, 10.044, 131.48 def. Bob Letellier, Pontiac Trans Am, 11.024, 122.30.
Stock Eliminator -- Tex Miller, Ford Mustang, 11.066, 117.77 def. Brian Van Poppel, Chevy Camaro, 11.341, 115.61.
Super Gas -- Bob Phillips, Dodge Neon, 9.918, 160.56 def. George Stack, Chevy Monte Carlo, 9.909, 159.72.

Round-by-Round Results
TOP FUEL

ROUND ONE -- Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 4.632, 310.05 def. Larry Dixon, 7.803, 98.66; Bob Vandergriff, 5.577, 283.19 def. Cory McClenathan, 9.980, 75.29; Doug Herbert, 4.575, 324.98 def. Morgan Lucas, 4.848, 228.61; Brandon Bernstein, 4.565, 327.59 def. John Smith, 8.472, 113.35; Tony Schumacher, 4.482, 329.34 def. Scott Weis, 4.648, 317.57; Scott Kalitta, 4.563, 320.13 def. Todd Paton, 10.085, 91.27; David Grubnic, 4.540, 324.51 def. Bobby Lagana Jr., 8.196, 97.89; Doug Kalitta, 4.504, 329.83 def. Mitch King, 13.178, 62.92;
QUARTERFINALS -- S. Kalitta, 4.497, 321.27 def. Herbert, 4.654, 303.57; Vandergriff, 4.611, 295.66 def. Grubnic, broke; Hartman-Smith, 4.658, 310.77 def. D. Kalitta, 8.562, 98.29; Schumacher, 4.467, 324.36 def. Bernstein, 7.753, 102.32; SEMIFINALS -- Vandergriff, 5.056, 283.43 def. S. Kalitta, 6.530, 141.80; Schumacher, 4.500, 328.54 def. Hartman-Smith, 8.513, 101.76;
FINAL -- Schumacher, 4.475, 329.99 def. Vandergriff, 8.206, 99.48.
FUNNY CAR

ROUND ONE -- Del Worsham, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.841, 319.29 def. Johnny Gray, Dodge Stratus, 4.943, 293.86; Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo, 4.848, 317.72 def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo, 11.592, 93.15; Gary Scelzi, Stratus, 4.807, 305.63 def. Whit Bazemore, Stratus, 7.678, 109.24; Eric Medlen, Ford Mustang, 4.840, 310.13 def. Jim Head, Toyota Celica, 5.060, 254.71; John Force, Mustang, 4.728, 326.24 def. Jerry Toliver, Celica, 11.950, 76.39; Gary Densham, Mustang, 4.769, 321.96 def. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo, 14.156, 78.43; Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.830, 315.71 def. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 6.417, 143.64; Ron Capps, Monte Carlo, 4.836, 311.56 def. Jeff Arend, Chevy Corvette, 5.193, 221.63;
QUARTERFINALS -- Worsham, 6.094, 279.44 def. Capps, 6.223, 216.41; T. Pedregon, 4.808, 319.90 def. Medlen, 4.798, 323.81; Force, 4.762, 325.77 def. Wilkerson, 4.792, 321.73; Scelzi, 4.851, 314.68 def. Densham, 15.726, 40.22;
SEMIFINALS -- Scelzi, 4.837, 315.34 def. T. Pedregon, 4.844, 311.13; Force, 4.765, 327.82 def. Worsham, 8.654, 105.02;
FINAL -- Scelzi, 4.853, 308.28 def. Force, 11.507, 86.39.
PRO STOCK

ROUND ONE -- Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.731, 204.32 def. Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cavalier, 6.709, 204.63; Dave Connolly, Cavalier, 6.752, 204.88 def. Steve Johns, Cavalier, 6.703, 206.13; V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.743, 205.13 def. Ron Krisher, Cavalier, 6.742, 204.01; Mike Edwards, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.704, 205.38 def. Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.745, 204.20; Jason Line, Grand Am, 6.705, 206.01 def. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am, 6.766, 203.55; Kenny Koretsky, Stratus, 6.723, 205.51 def. Mark Whisnant, Cavalier, 6.715, 205.07; Greg Anderson, Grand Am, 6.716, 206.07 def. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier, 6.820, 204.08; Rickie Smith, Cavalier, 6.746, 204.85 def. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.734, 204.79;
QUARTERFINALS -- Koretsky, 6.708, 206.20 def. Smith, 6.761, 204.29; Anderson, 6.697, 206.04 def. A. Johnson, 6.729, 204.17; Line, 6.719, 205.41 def. Connolly, 6.738, 204.82; Gaines, 6.731, 204.66 def. Edwards, 6.681, 205.69;

SEMIFINALS -- Line, 6.689, 205.60 def. Koretsky, 6.679, 206.39; Anderson, 6.689, 206.48 def. Gaines, 6.718, 204.91;
FINAL -- Line, 6.669, 206.23 def. Anderson, 6.681, 206.67.
PRO STOCK BIKE

ROUND ONE -- Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.063, 188.33 def. Kurt Matte, Suzuki, 7.255, 187.99; Angelle Savoie, Suzuki, 7.035, 190.14 def. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.222, 183.62; Chip Hunter, Suzuki, 7.259, 178.47 def. Chip Ellis, 7.576, 179.73; Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.125, 191.59 def. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.143, 187.11; Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.168, 187.21 def. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson, 7.897, 127.94; Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.081, 189.02 def. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.123, 188.33; Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.143, 181.89 def. Paul Gast, Suzuki, foul; Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.149, 185.77 def. Matt Smith, Suzuki, 7.144, 185.56;

QUARTERFINALS -- Hines, 7.140, 187.99 def. Stoffer, 7.199, 178.61; Johnson, 7.178, 186.90 def. Hunter, foul; Brown, 7.099, 185.97 def. Treble, 7.132, 186.90; Savoie, 7.061, 188.52 def. Scali, foul;
SEMIFINALS -- Brown, 7.075, 185.46 def. Johnson, 7.126, 187.18; Savoie, 7.053, 190.19 def. Hines, 7.149, 191.05;
FINAL -- Savoie, 7.018, 191.29 def. Brown, 7.047, 184.35.

Point Standings

TOP FUEL: 1. Tony Schumacher, 1,823; 2. Doug Kalitta, 1,493; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 1,444; 4. Scott Kalitta, 1,307; 5. David Grubnic, 1,279; 6. Larry Dixon, 1,176; 7. Cory McClenathan, 1,046; 8. Doug Herbert, 1,015; 9. Scott Weis, 740; 10. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 738.
FUNNY CAR: 1. John Force, 1,672; 2. Del Worsham, 1,412; 3. Gary Scelzi, 1,376; 4. Whit Bazemore, 1,271; 5. Eric Medlen, 1,265; 6. Gary Densham, 1,252; 7. Tim Wilkerson, 1,134; 8. Cruz Pedregon, 1,115; 9. Tony Pedregon, 1,084; 10. Phil Burkart, 1,072.
PRO STOCK: 1. Greg Anderson, 2,167; 2. Jason Line, 1,465; 3. Dave Connolly, 1,441; 4. Kurt Johnson, 1,183; 5. Larry Morgan, 1,169; 6. Bruce Allen, 1,026; 7. Jeg Coughlin, 1,023; 8. Steve Johns, 951; 9. Kenny Koretsky, 852; 10. Rickie Smith, 849.

PRO STOCK BIKE: 1. Andrew Hines, 1,114; 2. Antron Brown, 983; 3. Angelle Savoie, 938; 4. Shawn Gann, 871; 5. Craig Treble, 842; 6. GT Tonglet, 726; 7. Geno Scali, 723; 8. Steve Johnson, 645; 9. Karen Stoffer, 563; 10. Michael Phillips, 547.

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