Thu, 15 Apr 2010, 05:30 PM Dixon, Force, Edwards Favored to Win NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals Finals Sunday

Courtesy of John Bisci At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

LAS VEGAS -- Larry Dixon, John Force and Mike Edwards are favored win the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals' pro-category finals Sunday afternoon at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Fred Crespi, oddsmaker for The Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas, tapped Dixon (5/2) over defending champion Tony Schumacher (7/2) in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series' Top Fuel Dragster class. NHRA veteran John Force leads the Funny Car parade at 2/1. Defending Pro Stock champion Mike Edwards, who was eliminated in the semi-final round last weekend in Texas, is favored at even money.

The following odds are slated to be posted Wednesday at 5 p.m. (Pacific) and also may be wagered at: the South Point Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas Blvd.), the Rampart Casino in Summerlin, the Cannery Hotel & Casino on Craig Rd. near LVMS, the Eastside Cannery Hotel & Casino on Boulder Hwy. and the Virgin River Hotel/Casino/Bingo in Mesquite.

To purchase tickets or obtain information on the April 16-18 NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals, please call the LVMS ticket office at (702) 644-4444 or visit www.LVMS.com. Follow LVMS on Facebook and Twitter.

TOP FUEL DRAGSTER 
Larry Dixon 5/2 
Cory McClenathan 3/1 
Tony Schumacher 7/2 
Antron Brown 5/1 
Doug Kalitta 6/1 
Morgan Lucas 7/1 
Shawn Langdon 8/1 
Brandon Bernstein 10/1 
Steve Torrence 14/1 
David Grubnic 15/1 
Field (all others) 22/1 

FUNNY CAR 
John Force 2/1 
Matt Hagan 3/1 
Robert Hight 7/2 
Ron Capps 9/2 
Jack Beckman 11/2 
Ashley Force Hood 6/1 
Del Worsham 7/1 
Jeff Arend 7/1 
Tim Wilkerson 9/1 
Bob Tasca 10/1 
Tony Pedregon 12/1 
Cruz Pedregon 15/1 
Field (all others) 18/1 

PRO STOCK 
Mike Edwards EVEN 
Jason Line 5/2 
Greg Anderson 3/1 
Jeg Coughlin 4/1 
Allen Johnson 5/1 
Greg Stanfield 6/1 
Ron Krisher 7/1 
Ronnie Humphrey 9/1 
Bob Yonke 11/1 
Kurt Johnson 14/1 
Warren Johnson 18/1 
Field (all others) 12/1