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Sunday-Round 1 - Top Fuel                 -Left lane first- 
1996 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Steve/Joe                    
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F    7  KENNY BERNSTEIN     0.514          4.846  283.28  
T/F    2  CORY McCLENATHAN    0.509          4.848  280.81W 
   Cory get's the holeshot and  was neck-to-neck with KG    
   till the top end when he powered past!                   
T/F   303  PAT DAKIN           0.472         12.616   78.79 
T/F     6  EDDIE HILL          0.523          4.804  294.02W
   Dakin goes up in smoke almost immediately. Hill gets     
   out of the groove but makes a good run                   
T/F  411  ANDY WOODS          0.454          9.852   83.83W 
T/F   10  JOE AMATO           0.541          9.852   83.83  
   Dakin has engine problems before the burnout and shuts   
   down. Amato clicks off at about 330 ft and coasts        
T/F  220  BOB VANDERGRIFF, JR 0.486          5.004  222.93  
T/F    1  SCOTT KALITTA       0.505          4.744  303.84W 
   Scott runs the only 300 of the day so far.               
                                                            
T/F   17  BRUCE SARVER        0.506          5.057  214.38  
T/F    5  BLAINE JOHNSON      0.488          4.719  299.60W 
   Johnson sets a new track record with this run! Sarver    
   has engine problems at half track and slows down         
T/F    4  MIKE DUNN           0.502          4.895  251.18W 
T/F    3  LARRY DIXON         0.500          4.818  286.98  
   Dunn had Dixon covered until half track then the motor   
   went away. Dixon advances                                
T/F  738  RANCE McDANIEL      0.550          4.920  263.38  
T/F    9  SHELLY ANDERSON     0.521          4.748  303.84W 
   Shelly was dropping cylinders but still made a REAL      
   strong run. McDaniel's engine went away at half track.   
T/F  223  MIKE SMITH          0.541          5.050  226.52  
T/F  399  CONNIE KALITTA      0.526          4.795  293.63W 
   Strong run from Connie. Smith never really had a chance  
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Sunday-Round 2 - Top Fuel                 -Left lane first- 
1996 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Steve/Joe                    
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F    3  LARRY DIXON         0.541          4.769  288.27W 
T/F    6  EDDIE HILL          0.519          4.962  281.07  
   Eddie had the holeshot, but Dixon and the Miller         
   had the power.                                           
T/F    5  BLAINE JOHNSON      0.513          4.765  285.62W 
T/F    2  CORY McCLENATHAN    0.509          4.878  289.01  
   Cory had the holeshot and the speed, but Johnson had     
   the ET.                                                  
T/F   10  JOE AMATO           0.735          4.849  287.63  
T/F    9  SHELLY ANDERSON     0.563          4.815  298.01W 
   Amato was in a COMA on the line. Shelly wins on the BIG  
   holeshot and the ET!                                     
T/F    1  SCOTT KALITTA       0.552          4.750  303.03W 
T/F  399  CONNIE KALITTA      0.488          4.857  266.42W 
   The "old man" had the holeshot, but Scott had the power  

Sunday-Round 3 - Top Fuel                 -Left lane first- 
1996 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Steve/Joe                    
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F    9  SHELLY ANDERSON     0.533          5.000  279.41W 
T/F    5  BLAINE JOHNSON      0.530           N/A    N/A    
   Blaine fireballs the engine at about 300 ft. Shelly      
   runs a 5.00 to advance to the final round                
T/F    3  LARRY DIXON         0.516          6.170  216.91  
T/F    1  SCOTT KALITTA       0.492          5.605  255.46W 
   Dixon and Kalitta both go up in smoke, but Scott         
   recovers quickly and takes the win                       




Sunday-Round 4 - Top Fuel                 -Left lane first- 
1996 NHRA Virgina Nationals by Steve/Joe                    
                                                            
Number    Driver               R/T           E.T.   Speed   
T/F    1  SCOTT KALITTA       0.477          7.426  101.82  
T/F    9  SHELLY ANDERSON     0.518          4.779  298.90W 
   KALITTA GOES UP IN SMOKE!!! Shelley Anderson takes her   
   1st win since the 1994 Winter Nats at Pamona!