Brandon Bernstein Earns 10th Career No. 1 Qualifier; Seeks First Round-Win At Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Written by Josh Katinger · June 18, 2006
Tony Bartone, Allen Johnson and Chip Ellis round out No. 1 qualifiers at 37th K&N Filters NHRA Supernationals
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Brandon Bernstein earned his 10th career No. 1 qualifier Saturday and he enters Sunday’s final eliminations at the 37th annual K&N Filters Supernationals with plenty of motivation. His father, NHRA legend Kenny Bernstein, has won a career-high seven races at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, but Brandon has yet to even win a round at the historic track that was the site of the spectacular accident that ended his 2003 Rookie of the Year season.
NHRA.com: Saturday Recap
The other No. 1 qualifiers at the $1.8 million race, the 11th of 23 on the $50 million POWERade tour, were hometown favorite Tony Bartone (Funny Car) of Long Island, Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Chip Ellis (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
The Bud Prince shaved five thousandths of a second off his leading time from Friday night to stay in front of Top Fuel with a 4.534 at 330.72 mph. It is the second No. 1 qualifying effort of the season and the 10th of his career.
“We’re going to try to keep this racecar as consistent as it’s been all weekend,” said Bernstein, who’s currently in third place in the POWERade Series points race with 608 points behind Melanie Troxel (748) and Doug Kalitta (652).
“We smoked the tires in Round 1 like everyone else. Then we ran two 4.53s and a 4.57. I’d say Tim (Richards, crew chief) has a good hot weather tune-up, which gives us a lot of confidence going into the races we have ahead of us.”
Ladders
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Pro Stock
Pro Stock Motorcycle
First Round Pairings
Top Fuel
1. Brandon Bernstein, 4.534 seconds, 330.72 mph
vs. 16. Rit Pustari, 4.713, 313.44
2. Bob Vandergriff, 4.546, 328.46
vs. 15. Hillary Will, 4.641, 319.45
3. Tony Schumacher, 4.561, 324.83
vs. 14. David Grubnic, 4.641, 325.14
4. Doug Kalitta, 4.564, 329.91
vs. 13. Morgan Lucas, 4.636, 313.66
5. Rod Fuller, 4.570, 327.82
vs. 12. Clay Millican, 4.626, 328.30
6. Larry Dixon, 4.574, 327.98
vs. 11. Melanie Troxel, 4.608, 320.58
7. Doug Herbert, 4.575, 324.51
vs. 10. J.R. Todd, 4.585, 320.05
8. David Baca, 4.582, 329.10
vs. 9. Cory McClenathan, 4.584, 327.74
Funny Car
1. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.787, 324.36
vs. 16. Bob Gilbertson, Dodge Stratus, 4.878, 314.09
2. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.801, 322.34
vs. 15. Tim Wilkerson, Monte Carlo, 4.867, 320.20
3. Jim Head, Stratus, 4.804, 325.22
vs. 14. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.866, 319.14
4. Gary Scelzi, Charger, 4.811, 323.66
vs. 13. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.854, 314.46
5. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo, 4.812, 320.58
vs. 12. Scott Kalitta, Monte Carlo, 4.853, 322.04;
6. Eric Medlen, Mustang, 4.816, 318.17
vs. 11. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo, 4.839, 320.43
7. Del Worsham, Monte Carlo, 4.827, 324.05
vs. 10. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo, 4.836, 321.73
8. John Force, Mustang, 4.833, 319.07
vs. 9. Whit Bazemore, Charger, 4.835, 324.59
Pro Stock
1. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.645, 207.53
vs. 16. Mark Pawuk, Chevy Cobalt, 6.686, 206.99
2. Greg Anderson, Pontiac GTO, 6.650, 208.01
vs. 15. Warren Johnson, GTO, 6.680, 207.88
3. Jim Yates, GTO, 6.655, 208.17
vs. 14. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.679, 207.15
4. Mike Edwards, GTO, 6.661, 207.85
vs. 13. Rickie Smith, GTO, 6.679, 207.40
5. Jason Line, GTO, 6.663, 207.85
vs. 12. Greg Stanfield, GTO, 6.675, 206.80
6. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.663, 207.40
vs. 11. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.672, 207.27
7. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.665, 207.94
vs. 10. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.671, 207.02
8. Dave Howard, Cobalt, 6.667, 207.91
vs. 9. Richie Stevens, Stratus, 6.668, 207.72
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Chip Ellis, Buell, 6.997, 189.73
vs. 16. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.107, 186.64
2. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 7.023, 191.54
vs. 15. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.107, 188.33
3. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.027, 192.11
vs. 14. Angelle Sampey, Suzuki, 7.102, 188.65
4. Matt Smith, Buell, 7.030, 190.08
vs. 13. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 7.101, 190.51
5. Antron Brown, Suzuki, 7.034, 191.38
vs. 12. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.091, 192.71
6. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.036, 187.70
vs. 11. GT Tonglet, Harley-Davidson, 7.085, 189.95
7. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 7.045, 190.06
vs. 10. Ryan Schnitz, Buell, 7.076, 187.55
8. Paul Gast, Suzuki, 7.060, 194.83
vs. 9. Tom Bradford, Buell, 7.061, 189.39
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