CDR: 2009 Funny Car NHRA Midwest Nationals Qual #1

MADISON, Ill. - ST. LOUIS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol listing lane, driver name, vehicle, elapsed time, and top speed:

Bob Gilbertson and Ron Capps are the only drivers under 4.2 seconds. The championship leader, Tony Pedregon, is fourth behind his closest rival Bob Tasca III. Justin Schriefer and Andy Kelley are twelfth and fifteenth as they look to qualify for the first time this season.

	Driver	Car	#1	SPEED
L	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.168	293.3
L	Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.171	295.3
L	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.230	307.3
L	Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.293	306.5
L	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.341	306.0
L	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.370	298.0
L	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.379	291.5
L	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.437	303.0
L	Jeff AREND	Solara	4.479	292.5
L	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.485	295.0
R	Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.502	282.0
R	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	4.536	298.0
L	Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.609	284.5
L	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.637	286.5
L	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	4.727	288.5
L	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.748	284.0
R	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	5.156	275.8
L	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	5.292	273.5
R	Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	5.356	279.0
R	John FORCE	Mustang	5.445	278.0
L	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	7.919	124.3
L	Bob BODE	Impala	8.539	91.8
R	Jim HEAD	Solara	10.361	59.3
R	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	10.976	54.0
R	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	No Start	N/A
L	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	No Start	N/A
R	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	No Start	N/A
R	Cory LEE	Dodge	No Time	N/A
L	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	No Time	N/A