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Kalitta wins second event this year

Posted: Sunday May 18, 2003 10:01 PM

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (AP) -- Doug Kalitta won his second Top Fuel event of the season Sunday at the NHRA K&N Filters SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Whit Bazemore, Greg Anderson and Shawn Gann also won their divisions at the $2.1 million race.

Kalitta, who earned the top qualifying spot for the sixth time in eight events, earned his 13th career Top Fuel victory when he covered the track in 4.494 seconds at 328.54 mph to beat points leader Larry Dixon.

Bazemore took his first Funny Car victory in more than a year by crossing the finish line in 4.869 at 306.81 to hold off Ron Capps. The win marks the first time a Dodge has won in Funny Car since September 1998.

Anderson earned his third Pro Stock win of the season in 6.724 at 205.98 to edge Darrell Alderman, giving him the lead in the points standings by 10 points over Kurt Johnson.

Gann won the Pro Stock Bike category in 7.100 at 189.49 to hold off Craig Treble.

In the first round of Top Fuel eliminations, Brandon Bernstein's dragster went out of control and crashed. Bernstein was taken to the hospital, where he is in stable condition with lower back injuries. He is expected to be out two-to-three months.

K&N Filters SuperNationals Results
Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Kalitta. 2. Larry Dixon. 3. Paul Romine. 4. Jim Head. 5. Darrell Russell. 6. Clay Millican. 7. David Baca. 8. John Smith. 9. Cory McClenathan. 10. Scott Weis. 11. Doug Herbert. 12. Rit Pustari. 13. Luigi Novelli. 14. Shirley Muldowney. 15. Brandon Bernstein. 16. Mike Smith.

Funny Car -- 1. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Stratus. 2. Ron Capps, Chevy Camaro. 3. Tony Pedregon, Ford Mustang. 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro. 5. John Force, Mustang. 6. Tim Wilkerson, Pontiac Firebird. 7. Gary Scelzi, Stratus. 8. Del Worsham, Firebird. 9. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird. 10. Johnny Gray, Firebird. 11. Terry Haddock, Camaro. 12. Gary Densham, Mustang. 13. Dale Creasy Jr., Firebird. 14. Bob Gilbertson, Camaro. 15. Scotty Cannon, Firebird. 16. Jack Wyatt, Firebird.

Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac Grand Am. 2. Darrell Alderman, Dodge Neon. 3. Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cavalier. 4. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier. 5. Terry Adams, Cavalier. 6. Allen Johnson, Neon. 7. Warren Johnson, Grand Am. 8. Jim Yates, Grand Am. 9. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier. 10. Greg Stanfield, Dodge Neon R/T. 11. Ron Krisher, Cavalier. 12. Gene Wilson, Dodge Stratus. 13. Dave Northrop, Cavalier. 14. Scott Geoffrion, Ford Escort. 15. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am. 16. Barry Grant, Cavalier.

Pro Stock Bike -- 1. Shawn Gann, Suzuki. 2. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 3. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 4. Reggie Showers, Suzuki. 5. Geno Scali, Suzuki. 6. Sean Conner, Suzuki. 7. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 8. Blaine Hale, Suzuki. 9. Mike Berry, Suzuki. 10. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki. 11. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki. 12. Chris Reuter, Suzuki. 13. Fred Collis, Suzuki. 14. Michael Phillips, Suzuki. 15. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson. 16. Matthew Smith, Suzuki. 
Point Standings
Top Fuel -- 1. Larry Dixon, 723. 2. Brandon Bernstein, 629. 3. Doug Kalitta, 576. 4. Doug Herbert, 428. 5. Darrell Russell, 426. 6. Cory McClenathan, 419. 7. David Baca, 407. 8. Clay Millican, 404. 9. John Smith, 398. 10. Tony Schumacher, 334.

Funny Car -- 1. Tony Pedregon, 737. 2. Whit Bazemore, 665. 3. Del Worsham, 549. 4. Gary Densham, 523. 5. Ron Capps, 499. 6. Johnny Gray, 446. 7. Tommy Johnson Jr., 425. 8. John Force, 399. 9. Gary Scelzi, 321. 10. Frank Pedregon, 317.

Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, 692. 2. Kurt Johnson, 682. 3. Warren Johnson, 604. 4. Jeg Coughlin, 467. 5. Bruce Allen, 373. 6. Allen Johnson, 360. 7. Darrell Alderman, 358. 8. Scott Geoffrion, 343. 9. Mike Edwards, 319. 10. Ron Krisher, 317.

Pro Stock Bike -- 1. Geno Scali, 328. 2. Shawn Gann, 304. 3. Angelle Savoie, 302. 4. Antron Brown, 299. 5. Craig Treble, 255. 6. Reggie Showers, 212. 7. Mike Berry, 190. 8. Andrew Hines, 167. 9. Fred Collis, 156. 10. Karen Stoffer, 149. 

 
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