POMONA, Calif. (AP) -- Larry Dixon won the Budweiser Shootout bonus race for the NHRA's Top Fuel division Saturday for the second consecutive time.
The 2002 Top Fuel champion beat rookie Brandon Bernstein and pocketed $100,000 for the win at Pomona Raceway. It was the third bonus event victory of his career.
Earlier Doug Kalitta, Tim Wilkerson and Greg Stanfield qualified in the No. 1 positions in their divisions for the season-opening Winternationals.
Kalitta turned in a career-best run with a 4.482-second pass at 332.18 mph to lead the Top Fuel category for Sunday's finals.
Wilkerson led the Funny Car division all weekend. He went 4.759 at 318.32.
Stanfield earned his third career No. 1 qualifying position and first in Pro Stock with a track-record run of 6.772 at 203.77.
NHRA-K&N Filters Winternationals Pairings
Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta, 4.482 seconds, 332.18 mph., vs. 16. Melanie
Troxel, 4.723, 284.21. 2. Clay Millican, 4.522, 326.79, vs. 15. Jim
Head, 4.690, 312.64. 3. Larry Dixon, 4.558, 324.59, vs. 14. Robert
Reehl, 4.687, 309.13. 4. Brandon Bernstein, 4.564, 323.89, vs. 13.
Cory McClenathan, 4.677, 321.88. 5. Darrell Russell, 4.572, 322.27,
vs. 12. David Grubnic, 4.666, 321.42. 6. Tony Schumacher, 4.593,
320.74, vs. 11. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 4.661, 316.60. 7. Doug
Herbert, 4.611, 319.60, vs. 10. David Baca, 4.657, 284.62. 8. John
Smith, 4.616, 315.49, vs. 9. Paul Romine, 4.641, 314.90.
Funny Car 1. Tim Wilkerson, Pontiac Firebird, 4.759, 318.32, vs. 16. Frank
Pedregon, Firebird, 4.895, 311.05. 2. Whit Bazemore, Dodge Stratus,
4.766, 325.69, vs. 15. Scotty Cannon, Firebird, 4.890, 318.17. 3.
Tony Pedregon, Ford Mustang, 4.766, 324.75, vs. 14. Dean Skuza,
Firebird, 4.889, 309.20. 4. Gary Densham, Mustang, 4.774, 323.12,
vs. 13. Bob Gilbertson, Firebird, 4.883, 309.84. 5. Gary Scelzi,
Stratus, 4.790, 322.58, vs. 12. Ron Capps, Chevy Camaro, 4.862,
319.22. 6. Del Worsham, Firebird, 4.802, 318.84, vs. 11. Cruz
Pedregon, Firebird, 4.859, 304.32. 7. John Force, Mustang, 4.809,
321.81, vs. 10. Tommy Johnson Jr., Camaro, 4.855, 317.12. 8. Johnny
Gray, Firebird, 4.813, 314.46 vs. 9. Bruce Sarver, Toyota Celica,
4.842, 313.00.
Pro Stock 1. Greg Stanfield, Dodge Neon R/T, 6.772, 203.77, vs. 16. Brad
Jeter, Chevy Cavalier, 6.811, 202.58. 2. Warren Johnson, Pontiac
Grand Am, 6.775, 204.54 vs. 15. Troy Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.809,
203.16. 3. Darrell Alderman, Neon R/T, 6.779, 203.43, vs. 14. Steve
Johns, Cavalier, 6.809, 203.83. 4. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier, 6.779,
203.22, vs. 13. Randy Daniels, Grand Am, 6.808, 202.00. 5. Allen
Johnson, Neon R/T, 6.780, 204.08, vs. 12. V. Gaines, Cavalier,
6.806, 202.91. 6. Ron Krisher, Cavalier, 6.791, 203.16, vs. 11.
Bruce Allen, Grand Am, 6.802, 202.55. 7. Mark Osborne, Grand Am,
6.796, 202.73, vs. 10. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier, 6.800, 204.11. 8.
Mark Pawuk, Grand Am, 6.797, 202.36, vs. 9. Greg Anderson, Grand
Am, 6.799, 203.06.
