CLERMONT, Ind. -- Tony Schumacher raced to the quickest and
fastest performance in the 51-year history of the NHRA's U.S.
Nationals, highlighting a record-setting qualifying session Friday
night at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Robert Hight, Greg Anderson and Andrew Hines also were
qualifying leaders.
Schumacher, winner of the last three U.S. Nationals Top Fuel
titles and four overall, powered his U.S. Army dragster to a track
record run of 4.459 seconds at 329.18 mph to claim the provisional
No. 1 position in his category.
Rookie driver Hight posted a track record time of 4.747 at
321.65 in his Auto Club Ford Mustang to lead Funny Car.
Two-time defending series champion Anderson clocked a track
record time of 6.714 at 205.13 in his Summit Racing Pontiac GTO to
lead Pro Stock.
Hines was the provisional qualifying leader in Pro Stock
Motorcycle, covering the quarter-mile distance in a track record
time of 7.085 at 189.04 on his Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines
Harley-Davidson.