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Saturday, July 16, 2005

Bernstein, Hight, Anderson and Schnitz Lead Early Qualifying at the NHRA POWERade Mopar Mile-High Nationals

All the professional category track records were broken in first day qualifying except for Joe Amato's 1999 4.584 ET record.

Brandon Bernstein continues his Top Fuel hot streak with a #1 4.596 at a track record 330.88 mph. Brandon smashed Amato's 1999 record of 318.54 mph. Tony Schumacher is #2 with a 4.601 @ 325.85 mph and Larry Dixon is a close #3 with his 4.609 @ 317.34 mph.

Robert Hight topped the Funny Car field with a best of 4.796 @ 322.58 mph that was good for #1. Robert's ET and speed were also new track records. Whit Bazemore is currently #2 with his 4.821 @ 318.39 mph.

Greg Anderson and his new Pontiac GTO leads the pack in Pro Stock with a 7.106 @ 194.07 mph. Greg's 7.106 is a new track ET record. Warren Johnson is a tick behind with his second-best 7.112 at a track record speed of 194.24 mph. Jason Line is #3 at 7.117 @ 193.52 mph and Kurt Johnson holds the #4 spot with his 7.134 @ 194.04 mph.

Ryan Schnitz set new track records with his #1 Pro Stock Bike qualifying times of 7.453 @ 186.54. Andrew Hines is #2 at 7.478 @ 181.96. Georgia's Chip Ellis is #4 with a 7.493 @ 174.17 mph.

NHRA Recap