CDR: 2009 Funny Car O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals Qual #2

TOPEKA, Kan. - TOPEKA - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX listing lane, driver name, vehicle, elapsed time, and top speed:

Robert Hight jumps up from fifth to become the fastest driver so far, knocking Force-Hood down to second. Cruz Pedregon also slips down with Mike Smith moving up ten spots to third overall. Mike Neff makes it into the top sixteen times, ending the midway point of qualification a place above Matt Hagan's eighth. Some successful drivers need to improve: Bob Gilbertson and Tony Pedregon are the most noteworthy absentees at this stage.

Round Two

	Driver	Car	#2	SPEED
L	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.223	300.3
L	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.241	308.8
L	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.384	303.5
L	Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.420	287.5
R	Jeff AREND	Solara	4.430	297.5
L	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.537	279.5
R	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.549	302.0
R	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.556	296.0
R	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	4.591	295.0
L	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.616	282.0
R	Jim HEAD	Solara	4.652	295.0
R	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.700	297.0
R	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.729	284.5
R	Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.821	279.5
L	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	4.824	280.5
L	John FORCE	Mustang	4.932	275.5
L	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.971	292.0
L	Bob BODE	Impala	5.161	278.3
L	Jack WYATT	Firebird	5.179	272.3
L	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	5.279	289.0
R	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	5.494	278.8
R	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	5.533	271.0
L	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	7.917	100.3
R	Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	8.265	80.0
L	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	9.544	58.0
R	Cory LEE	Dodge	9.872	51.0
R	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	11.079	38.0
R	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	No Start	N/A
R	Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	No Start	N/A

Order After Round Two

Driver	Car	Fast Time
Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.223
Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.232
Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.241
Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	4.269
Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.304
Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.308
Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.384
Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.420
Jeff AREND	Solara	4.430
Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	4.448
Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.461
Jim HEAD	Solara	4.477
Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.496
Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.525
John SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.537
Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.549

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Driver	Car	Fast Time
Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.550
Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.585
Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	4.591
Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.592
Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	4.632
John FORCE	Mustang	4.666
Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.688
Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.736
Bob BODE	Impala	5.161
Leif HELANDER	Camaro	5.754
Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	7.917
Cory LEE	Dodge	9.872
Andy KELLEY	Stratus	0.000