MOORPARK NATIVE IS TOP QUALIFIER.

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

Moorpark's Cruz Pedregon leads in the Funny Car division after a 4.855-second run at 314.79 mph in a Pontiac in Saturday's prelims for today's NHRA Lone Star Nationals.

Chuck Etchells, the point leader in Funny Car, failed to qualify for today's eliminations.

Joe Amato is the Top Fuel leader after covering the quarter-mile distance in 4.639 seconds at 318.47 mph Saturday in his dragster.

Warren Johnson will lead the 16-car Pro Stock field from the pole position after a 7.004 at 197.54.

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Title Annotation:	SPORTS
Publication:	Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:	May 3, 1998
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