CDR: 2009 Funny Car Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Qual #3

COMMERCE, Ga. - ATLANTA - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals listing lane, driver name, vehicle, elapsed time, and top speed:

A slight at the top as Ashley Force-Hood matched the time of Robert Hight, but crossed the line at a faster speed, to move into third. John Force copies his daughter in moving up a few spots. The only driver to make his way into the top sixteen was Matt Hagan, knocking Jack Beckman out of the qualifying spots. Jeff Arend is leaving it to the last minute as he failed to complete his third run, leaving him in nineteenth place, and Bob Bode slips three to thirteenth after a no start.

	Driver	Car	#3	SPEED
R	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.160	314.0
L	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.180	298.8
R	John FORCE	Mustang	4.307	286.5
R	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.361	301.5
L	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.403	288.5
L	Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.415	286.5
L	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.447	297.0
R	Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.461	296.5
R	Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	4.562	295.0
L	Jim HEAD	Solara	4.600	289.0
L	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.701	289.5
R	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.732	273.5
R	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.734	285.0
R	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.851	291.5
L	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.871	276.0
L	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.970	279.5
R	Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.994	290.5
L	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	5.297	275.5
R	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	5.308	274.5
R	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	6.496	254.5
L	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	7.083	145.5
L	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	8.418	74.5
L	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	8.584	69.5
L	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	9.061	64.0
R	Jack WYATT	Firebird	9.137	74.3
R	Cory LEE	Dodge	10.175	62.5
R	Bob BODE	Impala	No Start	N/A
L	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	No Start	N/A
R	Jeff AREND	Solara	No Time	N/A

Order After Round Three

Driver	Car	Fast Time
Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.045
Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.143
Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.160
Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.160
Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.180
Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.245
Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.285
Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	4.302
John FORCE	Mustang	4.307
Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.359
Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.403
Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.415
Bob BODE	Impala	4.435
Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.447
Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.542
Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.596

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Driver	Car	Fast Time
Jim HEAD	Solara	4.600
Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.611
Jeff AREND	Solara	4.621
Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.734
John SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.759
Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	4.805
Andy KELLEY	Stratus	5.297
Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	5.505
Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	6.496
Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	8.343
Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	8.418
Leif HELANDER	Camaro	8.584
Cory LEE	Dodge	9.922