Force, Dixon, Line & Brown Score Victories in Memphis
Written by Josh Katinger · August 22, 2004
MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Perennial Funny Car champion John Force extended his lead in the POWERade standings with his 113th career victory Sunday at the 17th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park.
NHRA.com: Sunday Recap
DragRaceCentral.com: Force, Dixon, Line and Brown Victorious at Memphis
SFGate.com: Force gets 113th NHRA victory
Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Antron Brown (Pro Stock Bike) also were winners in their respective categories at the $1.6 million race, the 17th of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.
Force earned his fourth win of the season when he blasted his Castrol GTX Start Up Ford Mustang down the drag strip in 4.907 seconds at 308.00 mph, edging out Tim Wilkerson’s Levi, Ray & Shoup Chevy Monte Carlo which lost traction and shut off early, recording numbers of 5.105 at 252.33.
“This POWERade points chase, I’ve heard all the talk on TV — the young guys are the future, Force is done, all that noise — it hurts but I’ll be okay,” Force said. “All these other guys are up for the fight. I saw the lights people were cutting early on. They’re all in the game and I know it. But I had to let them know we’re still in there to. We’re up for it.”
Force was able to take a big step towards his 13th overall series title with a second round victory over Gary Scelzi, currently second in the standings to Force.
Ladders
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Pro Stock
Pro Stock Bike
Final Order
Top Fuel
1. Larry Dixon. 2. Scott Kalitta. 3. Morgan Lucas. 4. Clay Millican. 5. David Grubnic. 6. Brandon Bernstein. 7. Tony Schumacher. 8. Scott Weis. 9. Cory McClenathan. 10. Doug Kalitta. 11. Rhonda Hartman-Smith. 12. Brady Kalivoda. 13. Scott Palmer. 14. Doug Herbert. 15. Joe Hartley. 16. Bob Vandergriff.
Funny Car
1. John Force, Ford Mustang. 2. Tim Wilkerson, Chevy Monte Carlo. 3. Del Worsham, Monte Carlo. 4. Gary Densham, Mustang. 5. Phil Burkart, Monte Carlo. 6. Gary Scelzi, Dodge Stratus. 7. Tony Pedregon, Monte Carlo. 8. Whit Bazemore, Stratus. 9. Bob Gilbertson, Pontiac Firebird. 10. Jim Head, Toyota Celica. 11. Ron Capps, Monte Carlo. 12. Tony Bartone, Firebird. 13. Tommy Johnson Jr., Monte Carlo. 14. Jeff Arend, Chevy Corvette. 15. Eric Medlen, Mustang. 16. Cruz Pedregon, Monte Carlo.
Pro Stock
1. Jason Line, Pontiac Grand Am. 2. Dave Connolly, Chevy Cavalier. 3. Greg Anderson, Grand Am. 4. Jeg Coughlin, Cavalier. 5. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus. 6. Larry Morgan, Stratus. 7. Rickie Smith, Cavalier. 8. Ron Krisher, Cavalier. 9. V.Gaines, Stratus. 10. Mike Edwards, Grand Am. 11. Bruce Allen, Grand Am. 12. J.R. Carr, Cavalier. 13. Kenny Koretsky, Stratus. 14. Jim Yates, Grand Am. 15. Steve Johns, Cavalier. 16. Kurt Johnson, Cavalier.
Pro Stock Bike
1. Antron Brown, Suzuki. 2. Matt Smith, Suzuki. 3. Angelle Savoie, Suzuki. 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson. 5. Geno Scali, Suzuki. 6. Shawn Gann, Suzuki. 7. Craig Treble, Suzuki. 8. G.T. Tonglet, Harley-Davidson. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki. 10. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki. 11. Lloyd Straus, Suzuki. 12. Michael Phillips, Suzuki. 13. Chip Hunter, Suzuki. 14. Mike Berry, Suzuki. 15. Kurt Matte, Suzuki. 16. Blaine Hale, Suzuki.
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