CDR: 2009 Funny Car Lucas Oil Mist NHRA Nationals Qual #2

CHANDLER, Ariz. - PHOENIX - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Lucas Oil Slick Mist NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, vehicle, elapsed time, and top speed::

Jack Beckman leaped from fourteenth to sixth, and Matt Hagan leapfrogged Mike Neff into fourth place. Jack Wyatt, Ron Capps, and Terry Haddock all drop out of the qualifying spots, with Haddock's run wasted due to a major clutch problem.

Cory Lee also suffered with his clutch, while Andy Kelley and Justin Schriefer pulling right back after their engines were struggling to perform as expected.

	Driver	Car	#2	SPEED
L	Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.196	307.8
L	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.217	297.3
L	Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.241	296.3
L	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.292	307.0
L	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.359	300.0
L	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.469	295.0
R	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.509	290.5
L	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.512	298.0
R	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.518	289.5
L	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.577	289.5
L	Jeff AREND	Solara	4.581	282.0
R	John FORCE	Mustang	4.602	279.5
L	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.750	294.5
R	Bob BODE	Impala	4.898	282.0
R	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.915	283.0
L	Jack WYATT	Firebird	5.229	278.8
R	Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	5.316	274.5
L	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	5.339	277.5
R	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	5.349	268.5
R	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	5.599	278.5
L	Ron CAPPS	Charger	7.343	90.5
L	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	7.711	89.8
L	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	8.119	85.0
R	Jim HEAD	Solara	10.339	68.5
R	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	10.500	64.5
R	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	11.375	62.0
R	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	11.682	60.3
R	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	11.709	59.3
R	Cory LEE	Dodge	11.805	56.5

Order After Round Two

Driver	Car	Fast Time
John FORCE	Mustang	4.023
Bob BODE	Impala	4.036
Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.159
Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.196
Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.216
Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.217
Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.241
Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.265
Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.292
Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.318
Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	4.429
Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.469
Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.509
Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.577
Jeff AREND	Solara	4.581
Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.619

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Driver	Car	Fast Time
Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.625
Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.644
Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	4.661
Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.915
Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	4.985
Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	5.339
Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	5.349
Jim HEAD	Solara	5.371
Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	5.599
John SMITH	Monte Carlo	5.645
Leif HELANDER	Camaro	10.077
Cory LEE	Dodge	10.800
Andy KELLEY	Stratus	10.841