Sat, 22 Oct 2005, 02:51 PM
Budweiser Shootout Field Set During Draw Party
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Courtesy of NHRA Communications
Photo copyright 2005 Auto Imagery, Inc.
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LAS VEGAS --
Schumacher, number one qualifier.
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The eight-car field for the lucrative Budweiser Shootout was set on Thursday evening during a draw
party at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Defending Budweiser Shootout champion Dave
Grubnic, who drives the Zantrex-3 dragster owned by NHRA legend Connie Kalitta, was the lucky No. 8
wild card spot winner among the eight Top Fuel drivers eligible for the position.
The Budweiser Shootout, a special race-within-a-race bonus event that pays the winner $100,000 is
contested annually during the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway. The first-round begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, with subsequent rounds to follow at 3:15
p.m. and 4:50 p.m.
Grubnic will face Budweiser Shootout No. 1 qualifier Tony Schumacher in the opening round.
Schumacher, who raced to a record 10 No. 1 qualifying positions during the season in his U.S. Army
dragster to claim the top spot, is looking for his first Shootout victory. It is the second year
for the new qualifying format and the second time that the original No. 8 qualifier for the
Budweiser Shootout gained entry to the bonus event via the wild card position. Last year Larry
Dixon earned the wild card spot and went on to post a runner-up finish.
Bernstein and Cory Mac.
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Qualified drivers in positions 2-7 participated in wild card drawings to determine their
first-round pairings. The results of those random drawings included: Morgan Lucas vs. Scott
Kalitta; Cory McClenathan vs. Brandon Bernstein; and Doug Kalitta vs. Dixon.
If a driver wins the Budweiser Shootout and the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, he will earn a
$50,000 double-up bonus from NHRA, bringing his potential winnings for the weekend to nearly
$200,000.
Budweiser Shootout first-round pairings, based on results of wild card drawings:
1. Tony Schumacher, U.S. Army dragster vs.
8. Dave Grubnic, Zantrex-3 dragster
4. Doug Kalitta, Mac Tools dragster vs.
5. Larry Dixon, Miller Lite dragster
3. Cory McClenathan, FRAM AirHog dragster vs.
6. Brandon Bernstein, Budweiser/Lucas Oil dragster
2. Morgan Lucas, Lucas Oil dragster vs.
7. Scott Kalitta, Mac Tools/Jesse James dragster
Second round:
Schumacher-Grubnic winner vs. D. Kalitta-Dixon winner
McClenathan-Bernstein winner vs. Lucas-S. Kalitta winner
Final-round: 4:50 p.m.
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