NHRA-Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals qualifying

COMMERCE, Ga. — Tim Wilkerson topped Funny Car qualifying Friday in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

Wilkerson drove his Chevy Impala SS to a 4.774-second pass at 325.92 mph to become the provisional top qualifier. It will be his 13th career No. 1 and second in Commerce.

Cory McClenathan led the Top Fuel field, piloting his FRAM dragster to a 4.562-second run at 327.03 mph. In Pro Stock, Ron Krisher drove his Chevy Cobalt to a 6.644-second pass at 207.69 mph for the provisional top spot.

Andrew Hines had a track-record run of 6.950 at 191.40 on a Harley Davidson for the provisional top spot in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

NHRA-Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals qualifying

After Friday’s qualifying; qualifying continues Saturday

At Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Ga.

Top Fuel

1. Cory McClenathan, 4.562 seconds, 327.03 mph. 2. Rod Fuller, 4.572, 320.74. 3. Tony Schumacher, 4.582, 324.44. 4. Larry Dixon, 4.597, 313.66. 5. Brandon Bernstein, 4.601, 320.05. 6. Hillary Will, 4.604, 324.67. 7. Doug Kalitta, 4.620, 323.58. 8. David Grubnic, 4.628, 319.90. 9. Doug Herbert, 4.725, 306.19. 10. Bob Vandergriff, 4.729, 314.83. 11. Antron Brown, 4.753, 298.87. 12. Terry McMillen, 4.827, 315.19. Not Qualified: 13. Morgan Lucas, 4.837, 247.25. 14. Alan Bradshaw, 5.770, 153.44. 15. J.R. Todd, 8.499, 95.54.<

Funny Car

1. Tim Wilkerson, Chevy Impala, 4.774, 325.92. 2. Cruz Pedregon, Impala, 4.812, 314.53. 3. Tony Bartone, Chevy Monte Carlo, 4.829, 318.02. 4. Gary Densham, Impala, 4.849, 308.78. 5. Tony Pedregon, Impala, 4.853, 316.90. 6. Del Worsham, Impala, 4.858, 313.95. 7. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.860, 312.93. 8. Ron Capps, Dodge Charger, 4.882, 310.34. 9. Ashley Force, Mustang, 4.897, 310.05. 10. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.898, 316.30. 11. Jim Head, Toyota Solara, 4.901, 318.39. 12. Jerry Toliver, Charger, 4.911, 311.70. Not Qualified: 13. Scott Kalitta, 4.917, 316.60. 14. Tommy Johnson Jr., 4.931, 295.27. 15. Gary Scelzi, 4.936, 311.92. 16. Bob Gilbertson, 4.944, 311.27. 17. Jack Beckman, 4.949, 310.13. 18. Melanie Troxel, 4.966, 314.53. 19. Frank Hawley, 4.968, 303.57. 20. Mike Neff, 5.078, 267.75. 21. John Force, 7.988, 95.75.

Pro Stock

1. Ron Krisher, Chevy Cobalt, 6.644, 207.69. 2. Jason Line, Pontiac GXP, 6.650, 207.53. 3. Justin Humphreys, GXP, 6.655, 207.24. 4. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.656, 207.69. 5. Mike Edwards, GXP, 6.656, 206.83. 6. Dave Connolly, Cobalt, 6.662, 207.05. 7. Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.662, 207.24. 8. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.668, 206.92. 9. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.673, 207.98. 10. V. Gaines, Stratus, 6.673, 205.72. 11. Dave Northrop, Pontiac GTO, 6.684, 205.91. 12. Rickie Jones, Stratus, 6.684, 205.47. Not Qualified: 13. Greg Stanfield, 6.685, 206.86. 14. Todd Hoerner, 6.694, 205.51. 15. Kenny Koretsky, 6.696, 205.29. 16. Johnny Gray, 6.705, 205.69. 17. Jim Yates, 6.708, 205.07. 18. Larry Morgan, 6.711, 205.29. 19. John Nobile, 6.713, 205.88. 20. Matt Hartford, 6.717, 205.79. 21. Max Naylor, 6.727, 203.74. 22. Bill Glidden, 6.732, 205.66. 23. Tom Hammonds, 6.747, 204.94. 24. Jim Cunningham, 6.807, 201.79. 25. Lamar Swindoll Jr., 6.819, 203.22. 26. Matt Scranton, 6.861, 200.98. 27. Kurt Johnson, 11.809, 75.63.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.950, 192.30. 2. Matt Smith, Buell, 6.999, 188.89. 3. Hector Arana, Buell, 7.023, 190.03. 4. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 7.023, 188.52. 5. Chip Ellis, Suzuki, 7.027, 188.49. 6. Matt Guidera, Buell, 7.052, 186.74. 7. Shawn Gann, Suzuki, 7.063, 188.28. 8. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 7.065, 190.78. 9. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 7.070, 192.25. 10. Chris Rivas, Buell, 7.078, 189.66. 11. Edward Murphy, Suzuki, 7.101, 187.99. 12. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.103, 188.67. Not Qualified: 13. Mike Berry, 7.105, 187.44. 14. Junior Pippin, 7.164, 183.49. 15. Angelle Sampey, 7.165, 183.74. 16. Michael Phillips, 7.213, 189.04. 17. Redell Harris, 7.297, 180.67. 18. Darin McCurdy, 7.324, 179.35. 19. Wes Wells, 7.344, 180.72. 20. Angie McBride, 8.575, 102.32.