Dixon earns sixth victory, widens points lead in Denver
Posted: Monday July 21, 2003 10:23 AM
Updated: Monday July 21, 2003 10:51 AM
MORRISON, Colo. (AP) -- Larry Dixon raced to his sixth victory of
the season and increased his Top Fuel points lead Sunday at the
Mopar Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway.
John Force, Warren Johnson and Blaine Hale also were winners in
their respective categories at the 13th of 23 events in the NHRA
POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Dixon used a consistent 4.7-second tune-up to earn his 31st
career NHRA Top Fuel victory when he clocked a pass of 4.737
seconds at 313.15 mph in his Miller Lite dragster to defeat Doug
Kalitta in the final round.
Force captured his first victory of the season and 107th of his
career by defeating rival Cruz Pedregon. Force drove a Ford Mustang
to a pass of 5.044 at 289.45 mph to score his first victory since
the final race of the 2002 season. It marks the 17th consecutive
season that Force has earned an NHRA victory.
Johnson drove a Pontiac to his 91st career NHRA victory when he
defeated Jeg Coughlin in the final round.
Hale stunned the Pro Stock Bike field by winning from the No. 16
qualifying position. He defeated Mike Berry for his first NHRA
victory.
Mile-High Nationals Results
Top Fuel -- 1. Larry Dixon. 2. Doug Kalitta. 3. Kenny Bernstein. 4. Melanie Troxel. 5. Cory McClenathan. 6. David Baca. 7. Darrell Russell. 8. Tony Schumacher. 9. John Smith. 10. Doug Herbert. 11. Mike Strasburg. 12. Don Sosenka. 13. Paul Romine. 14. Rhonda Hartman-Smith. 15. Mitch King. 16. Scott Weis.
Funny Car -- 1. John Force, Ford Mustang. 2. Cruz Pedregon, Pontiac Firebird. 3. Frank Pedregon, Firebird. 4. Dean Skuza, Firebird. 5. Tommy Johnson Jr., Chevy Camaro. 6. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Stratus. 7. Tim Wilkerson, Firebird. 8. Scotty Cannon, Firebird. 9. Gary Scelzi, Stratus. 10. Gary Densham, Mustang. 11. Johnny Gray, Firebird. 12. Ron Capps, Camaro. 13. Del Worsham, Firebird. 14. Dale Creasy Jr., Firebird. 15. Tony Pedregon, Mustang. 16. Terry Haddock, Camaro.
Pro Stock -- 1. Warren Johnson, Pontiac Grand Am. 2. Jeg Coughlin, Chevy Cavalier. 3. Mike Edwards, Grand Am. 4. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier. 5. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier. 6. Greg Anderson, Grand Am. 7. Jim Yates, Grand Am. 8. Ron Krisher, Cavalier. 9. Bruce Allen, Grand Am. 10. V. Gaines, Cavalier. 11. Taylor Lastor, Cavalier. 12. Greg Stanfield, Dodge Neon. 13. George Marnell, Grand Am. 14. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus R/T. 15. Terry Adams, Cavalier. 16. Darrell Alderman, Stratus R/T.
Pro Stock Bike -- 1. Blaine Hale, Suzuki. 2. Mike Berry, Suzuki. 3. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson. 4. Geno Scali, Suzuki. 5. Shawn Gann, Suzuki. 6. Michael Phillips, Suzuki. 7. Fred Collis, Suzuki. 8. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki. 9. GT Tonglet, Harley Davidson. 10. Sean Conner, Suzuki. 11. Reggie Showers, Suzuki. 12. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 13. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki. 14. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 15. Fred Camarena, Suzuki. 16. Craig Treble, Suzuki.
Driver Standings
Top Fuel -- 1. Larry Dixon, 1,227. 2. Doug Kalitta, 998. 3. Darrell Russell, 774. 4. Cory McClenathan, 714. 5. Tony Schumacher, 646. 6. Brandon Bernstein, 629. 7. John Smith, 621. 8. Doug Herbert, 618. 9. David Baca, 584. 10. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 514.
Funny Car -- 1. Tony Pedregon, 1,143. 2. Whit Bazemore, 1,019. 3. Del Worsham, 832. 4. John Force, 817. 5. Gary Densham, 794. 6. Ron Capps, 766. 7. Tommy Johnson Jr., 673. 8. Frank Pedregon, 598. 9. Johnny Gray, 583. 10. Cruz Pedregon, 557.
Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, 1,121. 2. Kurt Johnson, 1,050. 3. Warren Johnson, 871. 4. Jeg Coughlin, 810. 5. Ron Krisher, 629. 6. Allen Johnson, 579. 7. Mike Edwards, 562. 8. Scott Geoffrion, 552. 9. Bruce Allen, 537. 10. (tie). Darrell Alderman, 495 Jim Yates, 495.
Pro Stock Bike -- 1. Geno Scali, 670. 2. Angelle Savoie, 561. 3. Shawn Gann, 530. 4. Antron Brown, 449. 5. Reggie Showers, 446. 6. Craig Treble, 425. 7. Mike Berry, 421. 8. Fred Collis, 419. 9. Karen Stoffer, 383. 10. Andrew Hines, 362.
