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Old 04-30-2010 | 05:04 PM
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Qualifying Round 1


Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 1
MADISON, Ill. - ST. LOUIS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals

listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:
Right Lane: Dale Creasy Jr. Runs 8.625/77.60, Now #1

Left Lane: Jeff Diehl Runs 21.461/52.97, Now #3
Right Lane: Paul Lee Runs 4.343/274.72, Now #1

Diehl's car didn't move when the light turned green and then coasted on through the 1000 feet...Lee with a clean pass and clicked it off early.

Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon Runs 4.399/253.28, Now #2
Right Lane: Jeff Arend Runs 4.641/186.18, Now #3

Arend started to drift out of the groove and then smoked the tires. Pedregon was off the throttle early.

Left Lane: Bob Tasca III Runs 8.684/75.79, Now #6
Right Lane: Robert Hight Runs 4.581/184.47, Now #3

Tasca with problems as soon as the light turned green. Hight made it to about half track before he started to lose traction and was real loose before he clicked it off.

Left Lane: Del Worsham Runs 4.274/293.60, Now #1
Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson Runs 7.970/85.47, Now #6

Wilkerson with tire shake as soon as he let the clutch out and clicked it off. Worsham launched hard and was straight down the groove with a real nice pass. He goes to the number one spot...Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.958 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-5.222/086.95 mph.

Left Lane: Jack Beckman Runs 4.364/298.01, Now #3
Right Lane: Tony Pedregon Runs 9.756/47.22, Now #10

Beckman shook and pedaled it, and was able to get it to hook back up and goes to the number three spot. Jack Beckman's incremental times: 60ft-0.920 sec., 330ft-2.491, 660ft-3.543/249.58 mph. Pedregon shook right off the starting line and then must off banged the burst and the chutes automatically deployed.

Left Lane: Ron Capps Runs 4.262/297.02, Now #1
Right Lane: A. Force Hood Runs 4.640/186.36, Now #7

Force Hood started to shake and clicked it off. Capps with a nice looking pass, straight down the groove into the number one spot. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.908 sec., 330ft-2.411, 660ft-3.440/252.05 mph.

Left Lane: Matt Hagan Runs 8.409/79.54, Now #11
Right Lane: John Force Runs 4.103/307.23, Now #1

Hagan shook right off the starting line and clicked it off...Force launched hard and had a little wiggle at half track, but st5ill blast to the number one spot with a great pass. John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.915 sec., 330ft-2.343, 660ft-3.313/264.60 mph.

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Old 05-01-2010 | 06:25 PM
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Qualifying Round 2

Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 2
MADISON, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed
1. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.103@ 307.23&
2. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.123 298.60
3. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.182 298.01
4. Paul Lee Jim Dunn/Canidae/Lucas Oil Imp 4.250 292.39
5. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.262 297.02
6. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.274 293.60
7. Cruz Pedregon Snap-On Solara 4.399 253.28
8. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.415 247.25
9. Matt Hagan DieHard Charger 4.418 267.06
10. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.499 197.28
11. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.641 186.18
12. Dale Creasy Jr. Tek Pak Inc. Impala 6.632 112.89
13. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 6.638 95.49
14. Tony Pedregon Herzog Impala 7.405 62.92
15. Jeff Diehl Rimz One Monte Carlo 8.180 83.09

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Old 05-01-2010 | 06:28 PM
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Qualifying Round 3

Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 3
MADISON, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed

1. John Force Castrol GTX Mustang 4.103@ 307.23&
2. Ashley Force Hood Castrol GTX Mustang 4.123 298.60
4. Ron Capps NAPA Auto Parts Charger 4.197 297.02
3. Jack Beckman Valvoline/MTS Charger 4.182 298.01
5. Del Worsham Al-Anabi Racing Solara 4.218 293.60
6. Paul Lee Jim Dunn/Canidae/Lucas Oil Imp 4.250 292.39
7. Bob Tasca III Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang 4.260 281.83
8. Dale Creasy Jr. Tek Pak Inc. Impala 4.299 286.44
9. Robert Hight AAA of So. Cal Mustang 4.323 282.01
10. Cruz Pedregon Snap-On Solara 4.399 253.28
11. Tim Wilkerson Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang 4.415 247.25
12. Matt Hagan DieHard Charger 4.418 267.06
13. Jeff Arend DHL Solara 4.446 213.20
14. Tony Pedregon Herzog Impala 7.405 75.70
15. Jeff Diehl Rimz One Monte Carlo 8.180 83.09
16. Justin Schriefer Creasy Family Camaro 15.222 74.85

@ = Track ET Record

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Old 05-02-2010 | 12:20 PM
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Round 1 Elininations

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
MADISON, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.093 4.236 295.59
(L) Paul Lee (Jim Dunn/Canidae/Lucas Oil Impala 0.131 4.757 180.21

Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,013 feet, track temperature 94 degrees. This is the first time Wilkerson and Lee have faced each other in eliminations. Wilkerson is out of the gate first and never trailed as Lee started to smoke the tires just past half track.

(W) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara) 0.082 5.202 205.16
(L) Matt Hagan (DieHard Charger) 0.077 6.539 122.40

Worsham is 3 - 0 against Hagan in prior events. Hagan with a slight starting line advantage, but is up in smoke around 100 feet. He got real loose and real close to the wall before he clicked it off. Worsham was up in smoke around 200 feet and pedaled it and smoked the tires through the 1000 feet for the win.

(W) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.108 4.215 299.26
(L) Justin Schriefer (Creasy Family Camaro) 0.091 8.382 72.10

This is the first time Force and Schriefer have faced each other in eliminations. Schriefer with a starting line advantage, but then had severe tire shake and his chutes deployed. Force with a nice clean pass for the win.

(W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.119 4.168 298.01
(L) Jeff Diehl (Rimz One Monte Carlo) 0.144 7.379 106.74

Force Hood is 1 - 0 against Diehl in prior events. Diehl is up in smoke early and clicks it off. Force Hood launched hard and keep it hooked up to run the low E.T. of the round for the win. Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.913 sec., 330ft-2.355, 660ft-3.352/256.70 mph.

(W) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.078 4.254 290.63
(L) Tony Pedregon (Herzog Impala) 0.081 7.114 88.15

Beckman is 8 - 5 against Pedregon in prior events. They leave together and then Pedregon is up in smoke around 200 feet and Beckman gets the win. Beckman started drifting out of the groove over by the wall. Beckman will give up lane choice to Wilkerson in the next round.

(W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.082 4.157 300.26
(L) Jeff Arend (DHL Solara) 0.083 5.114 196.07

Capps is 6 - 1 against Arend in prior events. They leave together and then Arend smokes the tire and clicks it off. Capps with a great looking pass, straight down the groove with the quickest pass of the round. Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.346/257.63 mph. Capps will have lane choice over Worsham in the next round.

(W) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.088 4.202 295.85
(L) Cruz Pedregon (Snap-On Solara) 0.083 4.327 282.01

Pedregon is 6 - 0 against Tasca III in prior events. Pedregon with a slight starting line advantage, and then did a quick pedal job right where everyone else has been smoking the tires and gets on down that tricky lane, but not quick enough to match Tasca III. Tasca III with a nice clean pass for the win light, but will give lane choice to Force Hood in the next round.

(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.091 4.235 289.57
(L) Dale Creasy Jr. (Tek Pak Inc. Impala) 0.115 4.307 288.27

Hight is 1 - 0 against Creasy Jr. in prior events. Hight with the starting line advantage and gets down the that tricky lane with the quickest pass in that lane for this round for the win. Creasy Jr. with a good clean pass in a losing effort. Hight will give up lane choice to Force in the next round.


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Old 05-02-2010 | 01:11 PM
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Round 2

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
MADISON, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.086 4.243 294.56
(L) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang) 0.082 4.304 290.07

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,504 feet, track temperature 106 degrees. Wilkerson is 7 - 4 against Beckman in prior events. Wilkerson with a slight starting line advantage, but Beckman has the lead at 330 feet and never trailed from there on. Jack Beckman's MOV: 0.0578 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

(W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.077 4.181 286.50
(L) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara) 0.084 8.731 92.84

Capps is 29 - 11 against Worsham in prior events. Capps with the starting line advantage and never trailed as Worsham was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle. Capps with a great looking pass...Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.923 sec., 330ft-2.355, 660ft-3.348/257.68 mph.

(W) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.068 4.218 293.47
(L) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.140 4.222 294.63

Force Hood is 5 - 1 against Tasca III in prior events. Tasca III with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win light. He will have lane choice over Beckman in the semifinal...

(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.084 4.165 297.42
(L) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang) 0.097 4.221 294.50

Hight is 10 - 9 against Force in prior events. Hight with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win light. Hight with his quickest pass of the round and the quickest of the round for lane choice against Capps in the semifinal. Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.914 sec., 330ft-2.348, 660ft-3.348/256.02 mph. Force with a good looking pass in the losing effort.


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Old 05-03-2010 | 01:36 PM
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Round 3

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
MADISON, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.075 4.215 297.29
(L) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.088 4.224 291.76

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,504 feet, track temperature 106 degrees. Beckman is 3 - 1 against Tasca III in prior events. Beckman is out of the gate first, but Tasca III has the lead until around half track when Beckman drove around him. Beckman with the win by about 10 feet.

(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.083 4.159 297.48
(L) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger) 0.080 4.182 293.73

Hight is 12 - 9 against Capps in prior events. Capps with a slight starting line advantage, but Hight had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. Robert Hight's MOV: 0.0206 seconds (approximately 9 feet). Hight with a great pass for the win and lane choice over Beckman in the final. Capps with another great pass in a losing effort.


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Finals

Sunday
Results for Final Round
MADISON, Ill. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

W/L Driver R-Time E-Time Speed

(W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang) 0.072 4.149 304.25
(L) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger) 0.052 4.204 296.44

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.23 inches, adjusted altitude 2,552 feet. Hight is 6 - 5 against Beckman in prior events and Hight is 3 - 1 against Beckman in prior final rounds. Beckman with the starting line advantage, but Hight has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Robert Hight's MOV: 0.0355 seconds (approximately 15 feet). Beckman with his quickest pass today in a losing effort. Hight with his 15th career win.


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