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Saturday, September 04, 2004

Kalitta, Force, Anderson and Ellis Lead Day Two of Pro Qualifying at the NHRA POWERade 50th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals

- Force breaks Funny Car track record with a 4.749

- Andrew Hines wins the K&N Filters NHRA Pro Bike Klash presented by eHomeCredit Corp

- NHRA Recap: http://www.nhra.com/2004/events/race18/index.html

Georgia team news:

- Bob Vandergriff, Jr. continues to struggle in Top Fuel as his best ( 5.152 @ 196.93 ) is only good enough for the #24 position.

- Whit Bazemore is #6 in Funny Car after the third ( of 5 ) qualifying session with a best of 4.860 @ 296.44.

- Warren Johnson runs 6.830 @ 201.67 to qualify #11 in Pro Stock. Mark Whisnant hangs on to to the #16 position with a 6.844 @ 201.22 in his PiranaZ Chevy. Kurt Johnson was bumped out in the third session and is currently #19 at 6.852 @ 201.46. Barry Grant is still having problems and is #33 ( 6.950 @ 198.79 ).

- S&S Racing's Chip Ellis goes to the top of Pro Stock Bike with a #1 qualifying effort of 7.137 @ 185.69 mph.

- Comp Eliminator racer Don Eberly loses in round one to Charlie Stewart. Charlie suffered a top end crash in his Corvette, but was not injured.

- Joe LoCicero ( GT/CA class winner - # 58 ) and Everett Hill ( SS/L class RU - #87 ) qualify for the 128 car Super Stock Eliminator.

- Butch Payne ( C/FIA class winner ) wins in round one and two of Stock Eliminator. Tom Stevenson loses in round two.

- David Tatum, III and Sherman Adcock, Jr. win their round two races in Super Comp. Bruce Adams loses in round two.

- Sherman Adcock, Jr. also wins his round two match in Super Gas. David Watson, Ronnie Wilkerson and Jimmy Ayers lose in round two.