NHRA-O’Reilly Nationals Results

Monday, April 15, 2002 | 11:08 a.m.

line THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sunday

At Houston Raceway Park

Baytown, Texas

Final Order

Top Fuel

1. Kenny Bernstein. 2. Tony Schumacher. 3. Cory McClenathan. 4. David Grubnic. 5. John Smith. 6. Mitch King. 7. Doug Kalitta. 8. Mark Kinsella. 9. Bruce Litton. 10. Melanie Troxel. 11. Scott Weis. 12. Doug Herbert. 13. Andrew Cowin. 14. Darrell Russell. 15. Larry Dixon. 16. Ken Zeal.

Funny Car

1. John Force, Ford Mustang. 2. Tommy Johnson Jr., Chevy Camaro. 3. Whit Bazemore, Pontiac Firebird. 4. Tony Pedregon, Mustang. 5. Del Worsham, Firebird. 6. Johnny Gray, Firebird. 7. Gary Scelzi, Toyota Celica. 8. Scotty Cannon, Firebird. 9. Ron Capps, Camaro. 10. Dale Creasy Jr., Firebird. 11. Dean Skuza, Dodge Stratus R/T. 12. Gary Densham, Mustang. 13. Todd Paton, Camaro. 14. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird. 15. Bob Gilbertson, Firebird. 16. Frank Pedregon, Firebird.

Pro Stock

1. Mike Edwards, Chevy Cavalier. 2. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier. 3. Jim Yates, Pontiac Grand Am. 4. Warren Johnson, Grand Am. 5. Greg Anderson, Cavalier. 6. Darrell Alderman, Dodge Neon R/T. 7. Bruce Allen, Grand Am. 8. V. Gaines, Cavalier. 9. Ron Krisher, Cavalier. 10. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier. 11. Steve Schmidt, Grand Am. 12. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier. 13. George Marnell, Grand Am. 14. Tom Hammonds, Cavalier. 15. John Geyer, Neon R/T. 16. JR Carr, Pontiac Firebird.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 2. Geno Scali, Kawasaki. 3. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki. 4. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 5. Shawn Gann, Suzuki. 6. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 7. Matt Hines, Suzuki. 8. Mike Berry, Suzuki. 9. Thomas Miceli, Suzuki. 10. Reggie Showers, Suzuki. 11. Michael Phillips, Suzuki. 12. Blaine Hale, Suzuki. 13. Brian DeLong, Suzuki. 14. Chris Reuter, Suzuki. 15. Terry Kizer, Suzuki. 16. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki.

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Finals

Top Fuel

Kenny Bernstein, 4.695 seconds, 319.37 mph., def. Tony Schumacher, 4.900 seconds, 304.94 mph.

Funny Car

John Force, Ford Mustang, 4.991, 310.20, def. Tommy Johnson Jr., Chevy Camaro, 5.170, 288.77.

Pro Stock

Mike Edwards, Chevy Cavalier, 6.892, 199.70, def. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier, 6.910, 200.77.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.246, 184.37, def. Geno Scali, Kawasaki, 7.322, 179.33.

Top Alcohol Funny Car

Steve Gasparrelli, Pontiac Firebird, 5.725, 253.14, def. Jay Payne, Chevy Camaro, 5.710, 250.64.

Top Alcohol Dragster

Duane Shields, 5.472, 261.17, def. Alan Bradshaw, 5.616, 256.06.

Competition Eliminator

David Rampy, Ford Bantam, 7.226, 176.72, def. Scott Tidwell, Chevy Camaro, 7.834, 173.43.

Super Stock

Peter Biondo, Pontiac Firebird, 10.283, 128.47, def. Jeff Hefler, Pontiac Grand Am, 11.346, 110.83.

Stock Eliminator

Jeff Hefler, Pontiac Firebird, 11.345, 108.01, def. Marion Stephenson, Oldsmobile Cutlass, 13.379, 94.95.

Super Comp

Jim Hughes, Dragster, 8.904, 158.82, def. Larry Scarth, Chevy Beretta, 8.885, 159.12.

Super Gas

Joe Harper, Dodge, 9.880, 159.72, def. Gary Risk, Buick, 9.868, 150.43.

Super Street

Jeremy Wilson, Chevy Corvette, 10.924, 134.58, def. Paul Martinez, Chevy Chevelle, 10.889, 121.10.

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Round-by-Round

Top Fuel

Round One

David Grubnic, 4.847, 285.47, def. Scott Weis, 4.896, 287.78. John Smith, 4.898, 272.56, def. Darrell Russell, 5.265, 202.12. Mark Kinsella, 4.777, 306.81, def. Doug Herbert, 4.897, 263.72. Tony Schumacher, 4.755, 308.99, def. Melanie Troxel, 4.800, 303.23. Kenny Bernstein, 4.668, 319.98, def. Bruce Litton, 4.773, 314.24. Mitch King, 6.314, 172.72, def. Larry Dixon, 7.175, 223.65. Cory McClenathan, 4.699, 312.28, def. Andrew Cowin, 4.905, 305.15. Doug Kalitta, 4.730, 311.13, def. Ken Zeal, 12.524, 78.60.

Quarterfinals

Schumacher, 5.038, 298.01, def. King, 5.768, 168.20. McClenathan, 4.766, 306.88, def. Kinsella, 6.618, 132.39. Bernstein, 4.660, 322.19, def. Smith, 4.861, 267.22. Grubnic, 5.491, 279.04, def. Kalitta, 6.506, 197.80.

Semifinals

Schumacher, 4.788, 312.64, def. Grubnic, 6.836, 112.99. Bernstein, 4.655, 318.84, def. McClenathan, 4.823, 302.75.

Final

Bernstein, 4.695, 319.37 def. Schumacher, 4.900, 304.94.

Funny Car

Round One

Scotty Cannon, Pontiac Firebird, 5.222, 254.66, def. Gary Densham, Ford Mustang, 7.124, 123.83. Tony Pedregon, Mustang, 4.985, 294.43, def. Todd Paton, Chevy Camaro, 8.014, 103.46. Whit Bazemore, Firebird, 10.511, 79.40, def. Frank Pedregon, Firebird, broke. John Force, Mustang, 4.944, 309.91, def. Dale Creasy Jr., Firebird, 5.019, 300.66. Del Worsham, Firebird, 5.063, 301.67, def. Bob Gilbertson, Firebird, 10.303, 67.23. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro, 4.967, 305.36 def. Dean Skuza, Dodge Stratus R/T, 5.168, 276.07. Johnny Gray, Firebird, 5.008, 306.95, def. Ron Capps, Camaro, 5.018, 293.41. Gary Scelzi, Toyota Celica, 5.326, 264.86, def. Cruz Pedregon, Firebird, 8.152, 105.44.

Quarterfinals

Bazemore, 5.087, 292.52, def. Scelzi, 5.499, 228.69. T.Pedregon, 5.049, 299.86, def. Gray, 5.182, 298.87. Force, 4.922, 285.89, def. Worsham, 5.125, 294.05. Johnson Jr., 5.286, 229.35, def. Cannon, 7.042, 110.95.

Semifinals

Johnson Jr., 5.177, 289.14, def. T.Pedregon, 5.423, 267.75. Force, 5.067, 300.13, def. Bazemore, 5.208, 295.46.

Final

Force, 4.991, 310.20, def. Johnson Jr., 5.170, 288.77.

Pro Stock

Round One

V. Gaines, Chevy Cavalier, 6.926, 200.80, def. JR Carr, Pontiac Firebird, 7.461, 145.05. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier, 6.895, 200.77, def. Tom Hammonds, Cavalier, foul. Darrell Alderman, Dodge Neon R/T, 6.879, 202.03, def. George Marnell, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.926, 200.08. Mike Edwards, Cavalier, 6.976, 175.16, def. Steve Schmidt, Grand Am, 6.889, 195.79. Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.889, 199.88 def. Ron Krisher, Cavalier, 6.836, 202.06. Warren Johnson, Grand Am, 6.852, 201.85, def. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.907, 200.89. Greg Anderson, Cavalier, 6.855, 201.67, def. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.888, 199.46. Jim Yates, Grand Am, 6.867, 201.40, def. John Geyer, Neon R/T, 7.018, 198.03.

Quarterfinals

Edwards, 6.889, 199.35, def. Allen, 6.933, 199.73. Ji.Yates, 6.855, 201.55 def. Gaines, 7.067, 166.83. K.Johnson, 6.902, 200.71, def. Anderson, 6.875, 201.25. W.Johnson, 6.872, 201.04, def. Alderman, 6.897, 201.31.

Semifinals

K.Johnson, 6.915, 200.38, def. W.Johnson, 6.891, 201.73. Edwards, 6.904, 199.91, def. Ji.Yates, 6.871, 201.10.

Final

Edwards, 6.892, 199.70, def. K.Johnson, 6.910, 200.77.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

Round One

Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.336, 181.67, def. Terry Kizer, Suzuki, foul. Mike Berry, Suzuki, 7.337, 183.00, def. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.439, 188.67. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.209, 184.98, def. Thomas Miceli, Suzuki, foul. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki, 8.599, 105.99, def. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, broke. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.229, 189.68, def. Reggie Showers, Suzuki, 7.387, 182.23. Matt Hines, Suzuki, 7.237, 190.48, def. Blaine Hale, Suzuki, 7.440, 171.90. Geno Scali, Kawasaki, 7.277, 186.61, def. Chris Reuter, Suzuki, foul. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.222, 188.81, def. Brian DeLong, Suzuki, 7.518, 181.89.

Quarterfinals

Savoie, 7.203, 186.56, def. Berry, 7.324, 184.45. Scali, 7.270, 184.65, def. Hines, 7.264, 186.20. Treble, 7.232, 184.77, def. Brown, foul. Johnson, 7.344, 179.37 def. Gann, foul.

Semifinals

Scali, 7.254, 188.25, def. Johnson, 7.366, 181.25. Treble, 7.285, 174.46, def. Savoie, 7.259, 185.74.

Final

Treble, 7.246, 184.37, def. Scali, 7.322, 179.33.

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Point Standings

Top Fuel

1. Larry Dixon, 486 pts. 2. Kenny Bernstein, 421. 3. Tony Schumacher, 375. 4. Cory McClenathan, 355. 5. Doug Kalitta, 272. 6. David Grubnic, 243. 7. Doug Herbert, 183. 8. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 182. 9 (tie). Clay Millican, 179. Darrell Russell, 179.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 423. 2. Del Worsham, 340. 3. Gary Densham, 322. 4. Tommy Johnson Jr., 321. 5. Tony Pedregon, 312. 6. Ron Capps, 285. 7. Gary Scelzi, 281. 8. Scotty Cannon, 249. 9. Whit Bazemore, 239. 10. Johnny Gray, 236.

Pro Stock

1. Jim Yates, 360. 2. Warren Johnson, 349. 3. George Marnell, 331. 4. Darrell Alderman, 319. 5. Mike Edwards, 303. 6. Ron Krisher, 287. 7. Bruce Allen, 285. 8. Kurt Johnson, 281. 9. Tom Hammonds, 274. 10. Jeg Coughlin, 219.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Craig Treble, 229. 2. Angelle Savoie, 174. 3. Shawn Gann, 134. 4. Geno Scali, 126. 5. Steve Johnson, 125. 6. Matt Hines, 113. 7. Antron Brown, 110. 8. Mike Berry, 106. 9. Reggie Showers, 104. 10. Terry Kizer, 64.