| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 9 | L | Ron CAPPS | Charger | 0.096 | 4.234 | 309.8 |
| L | 16 | R | Bob TASCA III | Mustang | 0.096 | 4.311 | 297.8 |
Bob Tasca III ends the year with a 3-2 advantage over Capps but has lost the last two races against him, and this is only the eleventh time he has failed to reach at least the semifinals all year. Ron Capps is 12-7 in the past eight events after winning just one race in the previous four qualifications and moves on into his fourth semi of the season.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 5 | L | Mike NEFF | Mustang | 0.123 | 4.642 | 287.5 |
| L | 4 | R | Ashley FORCE-HOOD | Mustang | 0.107 | 5.301 | 281.5 |
Ashley Force-Hood is 29-20 for 2009, losing to Mike Neff twice. Neff's thirteenth race win sees him into his fourth semifinal and has gone on to finish as runner-up in two events.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 10 | L | Matt HAGAN | Charger | 0.093 | 4.763 | 284.3 |
| L | 2 | R | Tim WILKERSON | Mustang | 0.122 | 5.193 | 277.3 |
The left hand lane continues to baffle as Matt Hagan, 2-3 against Tim Wilkerson, will race in his eighth semifinal and aim to take part in a sixth final. Wilkerson ends the year 30-21 and 5-5 in the past six events with one non-qualification after reaching four finals in seven events midseason.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 14 | R | Bob GILBERTSON | Stratus | 0.017 | 4.316 | 304.0 |
| L | 11 | L | John FORCE | Mustang | 0.093 | 4.490 | 288.5 |
Bob Gilbertson has won at least two races in an event for the first time in six, and only his second time in eleven after going to three straight finals. John Force had only three wins in his last ten races but ended with a season-high six straight qualifications.
SEMIFINALS
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 9 | R | Ron CAPPS | Charger | 0.081 | 4.267 | 300.0 |
| L | 5 | L | Mike NEFF | Mustang | 0.107 | 5.456 | 274.0 |
Ron Capps was 16-20 with three SF appearances and one non-qualification, but is now 7-2 in the final three rounds with two finals to his name. Mike Neff has gone 3-11 after starting out 10-12, only failing to qualify in the opening event of the season.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 14 | R | Bob GILBERTSON | Stratus | 0.061 | 4.341 | 287.0 |
| L | 10 | L | Matt HAGAN | Charger | 0.095 | 5.263 | 275.0 |
These two have not met since the Lucas Oil Mist NHRA Nationals and the result was much the same: a win to Bob Gilbertson, denying Matt Hagan a seventh final, and moving on to his sixth final.
FINAL
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 9 | R | Ron CAPPS | Charger | 0.093 | 4.221 | 296.0 |
| L | 14 | L | Bob GILBERTSON | Stratus | 0.069 | 4.520 | 284.0 |
Gilbertson goes 4-2 in finals, cementing his third place in the '09 championship, but Ron Capps is now a top-five guy for the year winning the final at his second time of asking in three events.
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