BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) -- Doug Kalitta beat Tony Schumacher on
Sunday in the Top Fuel final of the 22nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA
Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
Kalitta and Schumacher ran identical times of 4.698, but
Kalitta's .044 reaction time, compared with Schumacher's .057, was
enough for the victory. Kalitta's speed of 311.20 mph also topped
Schumacher's 304.19.
Kalitta beat Kenny Bernstein in the semifinal while Schumacher
beat Larry Dixon.
Dixon remains atop the Top Fuel standings with 1,540 points.
Kalitta is second with 1,269 points.
In the Pro Stock final, Greg Anderson beat Kurt Johnson 6.917 to
6.930. Anderson flew to a speed of 200.05 mph to Johnson's 198.82
mph. Gary Densham beat Tim Wilkerson in the Funny Car final, 5.009
to 5.042. Densham raced to a speed of 298.01 mph compared to
Wilkerson's 297.29 mph.
Lucas Oil Nationals Results
Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Kalitta. 2. Tony Schumacher. 3. Kenny Bernstein. 4. Larry Dixon. 5. Darrell Russell. 6. Doug Herbert. 7. Scott Palmer. 8. John Smith. 9. Cory McClenathan. 10. Jim Head. 11. Josh Starcher. 12. Scott Weis. 13. David Baca. 14. Joe Hartley. 15. Paul Romine. 16. Bruce Litton.
Funny Car -- 1. Gary Densham, Ford Mustang. 2. Tim Wilkerson, Pontiac Firebird. 3. Tony Pedregon, Mustang. 4. Frank Pedregon, Firebird. 5. Gary Scelzi, Dodge Stratus. 6. Bob Gilbertson, Chevy Camaro. 7. Whit Bazemore, Stratus. 8. Bob Bode, Firebird. 9. Del Worsham, Firebird. 10. Dean Skuza, Firebird. 11. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird. 12. Johnny Gray, Firebird. 13. Scotty Cannon, Firebird. 14. Phil Burkart, Firebird. 15. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro. 16. John Force, Mustang.
Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, Pontiac Grand Am. 2. Kurt Johnson, Chevy Cavalier. 3. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier. 4. Taylor Lastor, Cavalier. 5. Dave Connolly, Cavalier. 6. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier. 7. Ron Krisher, Cavalier. 8. Larry Morgan, Dodge Neon. 9. Jim Yates, Grand Am. 10. Warren Johnson, Grand Am. 11. Mike Edwards, Grand Am. 12. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus. 13. Gene Wilson, Stratus. 14. Scott Geoffrion, Ford Escort. 15. JR Carr, Cavalier. 16. Mark Pawuk, Grand Am.
Pro Stock Bike -- 1. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 2. John G. Smith, Kawasaki. 3. Shawn Gann, Suzuki. 4. Reggie Showers, Suzuki. 5. Mike Berry, Suzuki. 6. Michael Phillips, Suzuki. 7. Sean Conner, Suzuki. 8. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 9. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson. 10. Geno Scali, Suzuki. 11. Fred Collis, Suzuki. 12. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki. 13. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki. 14. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson. 15. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 16. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki.
Point Standings
Top Fuel -- 1. Larry Dixon, 1,540. 2. Doug Kalitta, 1,269. 3. Darrell Russell, 934. 4. Tony Schumacher, 868. 5. Cory McClenathan, 809. 6. David Baca, 765. 7. John Smith, 738. 8. Doug Herbert, 735. 9. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 630. 10. Brandon Bernstein, 629.
Funny Car -- 1. Tony Pedregon, 1,283. 2. Whit Bazemore, 1,222. 3. John Force, 1,048. 4. Del Worsham, 976. 5. Gary Densham, 949. 6. Ron Capps, 840. 7. Tommy Johnson Jr., 812. 8. Gary Scelzi, 776. 9. Cruz Pedregon, 737. 10. Frank Pedregon, 735.
Pro Stock -- 1. Greg Anderson, 1,454. 2. Kurt Johnson, 1,296. 3. Jeg Coughlin, 1,057. 4. Warren Johnson, 1,012. 5. Allen Johnson, 738. 6. Ron Krisher, 723. 7. Mike Edwards, 682. 8. Scott Geoffrion, 670. 9. Bruce Allen, 589. 10. Greg Stanfield, 550.
Pro Stock Bike -- 1. Geno Scali, 818. 2. Shawn Gann, 644. 3. Angelle Savoie, 632. 4. Antron Brown, 611. 5. Reggie Showers, 560. 6. Craig Treble, 537. 7. Mike Berry, 507. 8. Andrew Hines, 488. 9. Fred Collis, 486. 10. Karen Stoffer, 467.
