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Round One Qualifying



Thursday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed

1. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.093 309.34
2. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.137 300.00
3. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.145 303.57
4. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.149 302.08
5. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.154 294.18
6. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.165 303.91
7. Jeff Diehl Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo 4.192 292.20
8. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.211 290.88
9. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 4.266 286.38
10. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.509 195.34
11. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Impala 4.523 195.25
12. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.541 194.07

--------- Not Qualified ---------

13. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.940 155.92
14. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Impala 5.932 112.79
15. Gary Densham Impala 6.056 130.25
16. Grant Downing Need2Speed Monte Carlo 6.200 110.37
17. Bob Bode Alard Machine Products Impala 7.155 97.74
18. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 7.724 82.73
19. Matt Hagan Fram/Shelor Charger 8.786 75.41

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Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed

1. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.060 307.72
2. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.069 310.55
3. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.076 307.65
4. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.098 307.58
5. Matt Hagan Fram/Shelor Charger 4.107 304.94
6. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.137 300.00
7. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Impala 4.144 303.98
8. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.145 303.57
9. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.154 295.08
10. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.154 294.18
11. Gary Densham Impala 4.188 294.63
12. Jeff Diehl Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo 4.192 292.20

--------- Not Qualified ---------
13. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.214 295.79
14. Bob Bode Alard Machine Products Impala 4.234 261.47
15. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 4.266 286.38
16. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.940 155.92
17. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Impala 5.932 112.79
18. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 6.191 106.59
19. Grant Downing Need2Speed Monte Carlo 6.200 110.37
20. Leah Pruett-LeDuc Impulse Racing Monte Carlo NT

MReeves

Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed

1. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.060 307.72
2. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.069 310.55
3. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.076 307.65
4. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.089 307.79
5. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.098 307.58
6. Matt Hagan Fram/Shelor Charger 4.107 304.94
7. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.137 300.00
8. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.140 303.57
9. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Impala 4.144 303.98
10. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.150 304.25
11. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.154 295.08
12. Gary Densham Impala 4.159 294.88
13. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Impala 4.162 305.49
14. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 4.179 301.94
15. Jeff Diehl Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo 4.192 292.20
16. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 4.312 286.38

--------- Not Qualified ---------
17. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.625 186.54
18. Grant Downing Need2Speed Monte Carlo 5.069 152.97
19. Bob Bode Alard Machine Products Impala 7.809 261.47
20. Leah Pruett-LeDuc Impulse Racing Monte Carlo NT

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Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 4
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed

1. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.059 310.20
2. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.059 309.20 3. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.067 310.55
4. Matt Hagan Fram/Shelor Charger 4.073 304.94
5. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.076 307.65
6. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.080 307.79
7. Jim Head Head Racing Solara 4.125 301.94
8. Cruz Pedregon Advance Auto Parts Solara 4.127 304.32
9. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.129 304.25
10. Mike Neff JFR/Ford Mustang 4.137 308.28
11. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.140 303.57
12. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.142 300.13
13. Tony Pedregon Quaker State Impala 4.144 303.98
14. Jerry Toliver Canidae Pet Food Impala 4.145 305.49
15. Gary Densham Impala 4.159 294.88
16. Bob Bode Alard Machine Products Impala 4.172 298.93

--------- Not Qualified ---------

17. Jeff Diehl Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo 4.192 292.20
18. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.195 298.60
19. Grant Downing Need2Speed Monte Carlo 4.262 278.35
20. Leah Pruett-LeDuc Impulse Racing Monte Carlo 8.036 93.38


Robert Hight has won the Funny Car 2009 championship. With the points awarded for qualifying he has eliminated all others. This is Robert's first championship and well deserved. He and crew chief Jimmy Proc did not have a "cake walk" by any means to win this... Great season for the Funny Car class this year....

MReeves

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.092 4.126 300.86
(L) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.083 4.145 306.46

11:41 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 2,050 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.
Wilkerson has a 5-4 record against Beckman and they are evenly split at 1-1 when they have met in the first round.
This was a great race to open the round, Beckman slightly quicker off the mark and Wilkerson slightly quicker after half track. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(-0.003), 660ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0103 seconds (approximately 5 feet).
There were some questions about the right lane during the first round of Top Fuel, with only two of eight getting full passes, but Beckman's car was straight and clean all the way.

(W) Matt Hagan (Fram/Shelor Charger) 0.096 4.139 304.05
(L) Tony Pedregon (Quaker State Impala) 0.082 4.478 208.20

Pedregon holds a 6-1 record against Hagan, but is only 2-1 in the first round.
This was a close race to 660 feet, then Pedregon's pipes went wet and Hagan won handily.

(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.133 4.240 289.94
(L) Bob Bode (Alard Machine Products Impala SS) 0.116 4.468 219.29

Force Hood has a 2-0 record against Bode, 1-0 in round 1.
Bode was in this race, leading to about 400 feet, then his car dropped some cylinders on the right side and made a huge move toward the wall. From the video replays, it appears that his headers scraped the wall, but he did not make hard contact. Force Hood's car was off her qualifying pace, moving around a bit on the top end.

(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.091 4.842 196.64
(L) Jerry Toliver (Canidae Pet Food Impala) 0.093 5.195 154.35

2009 champion Hight holds a 4-0 record against Toliver, 3-0 in the first round.
This got exciting, both cars losing traction about 400 feet out. Toliver pedaled, then shut off, but Hight pedaled and fought a very loose race car to get to the stripe first. He will not have lane choice against Wilkerson in round two.

(W) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.114 4.149 307.37
(L) Gary Densham (Impala) 0.142 4.162 297.88

Force is 33-9 against Densham, 20-3 in first rounds.
Another close drag race, Force away first and quicker, but Densham wasn't far back and his run would have won against the previous two winners. John Force's MOV: 0.0411 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

(W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.092 4.312 236.67
(L) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.079 4.382 254.90

Capps enjoys a 7-2 record against Tasca, but is only 3-2 in first-round matchups.
This was another wild race, both cars losing traction about 600 feet out. Both drivers did a good job of keeping very loose cars off the walls and in their lanes. Tasca led to the 330-foot marker, then Capps took charge to win by about a car length. Capps will not have lane choice against teammate Hagan in the second round.

(W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang) 0.090 4.184 296.31
(L) Jim Head (Head Racing Solara) 0.108 8.478 78.55

Neff holds a 3-0 record against Head, all in the first round.
Head was up in smoke early in his run and Neff went right down the groove for an easy win. Neff faces his boss, John Force, in round two and Force will choose the lanes.

(W) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara) 0.035 4.595 189.90
(L) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara) 0.045 4.774 269.83

Pedregon holds an 18-11 record against Worsham, but that record shrinks to 8-7 in first round meetings. Pedregon lost traction early in the run and Worsham looked like an easy winner, but started smoking his tires around the 660-foot marker. Meanwhile, Pedregon pedaled and started closing the gap rapidly, but ran out of race track by a couple car lengths. Worsham gets the upset win, but won't have lane choice against Force Hood in round two.

MReeves

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.084 4.116 303.71
(L) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.100 4.368 214.86

1:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,447 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.
Hight holds an 8-6 record against Wilkerson, 3-2 in round two matchups.
Wilkerson had a slight edge on the tree, but it was almost dead-even until Hight started spinning the tires and fishtailing about 400 feet out. Wilkerson advances, the 2009 champion can start working on his speech.

(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.099 4.146 306.60
(L) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara) 0.059 4.373 238.43

Force Hood is 10-3 against Worsham, but that drops to 2-1 in round two faceoffs.
Worsham had a nice lead almost to half track, but he, too, started spinning the tires and falling back.

(W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.070 4.144 310.48
(L) Matt Hagan (Fram/Shelor Charger) 0.099 4.126 305.22

Capps holds a 3-0 record against Hagan. This is only the second time they have met in the second round, the other coming in Phoenix this year.
Capps stole this one on a holeshot, his car avoiding the mid-track tire spin that claimed the first two cars down the left lane in this round. He led by about the same margin all the way down the track. Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He will have lane choice against Force Hood, by two thousandths.

(W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang) 0.092 4.121 306.40
(L) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.103 4.138 306.19

Neff is 3-1 against his boss, 1-0 in round two.
This was a close race, but Neff had the better light and the better run to take the win. Mike Neff's incremental margins: 60ft(0.023), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0280 seconds (approximately 13 feet). After the cars crossed the finish line, Neff's car slowed normally, but Force's first chute balled up and the second was late, his car going about a car length into the sand pit, following his own advice, "If you can't win, be spectacular." That breaks Force's string of 22 consecutive years with at least one win. Neff faces Wilkerson next round, Wilkerson has lane choice.

MReeves

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.143 4.133 307.09
(L) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.086 4.775 248.25

3:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,485 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.
Force Hood and Capps are dead-even against each other, 6-6 overall and 1-1 in semifinal rounds. Capps had lane choice, by two thousandths.
Capps had a nice starting line advantage, but started spinning the tires and dropping cylinders in the first 200 feet. Force Hood went right down the groove with no apparent problems.

(W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang) 0.098 4.197 291.32
(L) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.096 5.440 147.39

Wilkerson holds a 9-4 record against Neff, but they are 1-1 in semifinal rounds. No matter who wins, it will be an all-Ford final round. Wilkerson was up in smoke in the first 100 feet and it will be an all-JFR final round, with Force Hood choosing the lanes.

MReeves

Sunday
Results for Final Round
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang) 0.119 5.131 285.05
(L) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.102 DQ-Outer Boundary

4:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,457 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.
Force Hood has been in twelve final rounds in her career, with three wins, seven finals and two wins this year. Neff has been in five career final rounds, two this year, with no wins. Force Hood is 5 - 1 against Neff in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Neff lit the tires up as soon as he hit the throttle and Force Hood looked like a sure winner, but her car also lost traction, about 200 feet out. Both drivers pedaled, Neff getting hooked back up to finish the run and turn on the win light, while Force Hood's car fishtailed violently, the rear of the car tapping the wall. Neff gets his first win in a pedaling contest.

MReeves

Robert Height is the 2009 Funny Car champion. See you next year for the 2010 NHRA season.....