Mon, 1 Oct 2001, 03:34 PM Winston Points

JOLIET, Ill. - Point standings (top 15) for NHRA professional categories following the Inaugural NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, the 20th of 24 events in the $50 million NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

  1.  Kenny Bernstein         1,715
  2.  Larry Dixon             1,701
  3.  Doug Kalitta            1,338
  4.  Gary Scelzi             1,315
  5.  Mike Dunn               1,309
  6.  Darrell Russell         1,291
  7.  Doug Herbert            1,056
  8.  Tony Schumacher           980
  9.  David Grubnic             843
 10.  Rhonda Hartman-Smith      675
 11.  Andrew Cowin              462
 12.  John Smith                395
 13.  Tim Gibson                388
 14.  Bruce Litton              378
 15.  Bobby Baldwin             373

FUNNY CAR:

  1.  John Force              1,681
  2.  Whit Bazemore           1,437
  3.  Del Worsham             1,237
  4.  Ron Capps               1,235
  5.  Tony Pedregon           1,204
  6.  Bruce Sarver            1,113
  7.  Frank Pedregon            982
  8.  Tommy Johnson Jr.         952
  9.  Gary Densham              917
 10.  Dean Skuza                915
 11.  Jim Epler                 724
 12.  Bob Gilbertson            703
 13.  Scotty Cannon             690
 14.  Johnny Gray               628
 15.  Jerry Toliver             599

PRO STOCK:

  1.  Warren Johnson          1,387
  2.  Jim Yates               1,252
  3.  Mike Edwards            1,137
  4.  Bruce Allen             1,103
  5.  Jeg Coughlin            1,065
  6.  Kurt Johnson            1,060
      Mark Osborne            1,060
  8.  Mark Pawuk              1,057
  9.  Ron Krisher             1,028
 10.  Brad Jeter                836
 11.  Darrell Alderman          814
 12.  George Marnell            803
 13.  Tom Martino               672
 14.  Greg Anderson             651
 15.  V. Gaines                 622


PRO STOCK TRUCK:

  1.  Bob Panella Jr            984
  2.  Randy Daniels             919
  3.  Greg Stanfield            911
  4.  Jeff Gracia               712
  5.  Todd Patterson            662
  6.  Taylor Lastor             630
  7.  Mike Coughlin             615
  8.  Don Smith                 590
  9.  Scott Perin               573
 10.  Victor Cagnazzi           485
 11.  Jeff Naiser               422
 12.  John Lingenfelter         407
 13.  Mark Whisnant             373
 14.  Bart Price                358
 15.  John Coughlin             296