| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 1 | L | Tim WILKERSON | Mustang | 0.091 | 4.245 | 292.3 |
| L | 16 | R | Grant DOWNING | Monte Carlo | 0.089 | 9.847 | 56.8 |
Grant Downing's fourth successful qualification this season ends as the other three did when he lost in the first race. Reliability problems hit him early on leaving Tim Wilkerson with a 14-5 record in the first race.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 8 | R | Mike NEFF | Mustang | 0.093 | 5.450 | 282.5 |
| L | 9 | L | Jim HEAD | Solara | 0.108 | No Time | N/A |
This was the third meeting of the year between the two drivers and Mike Neff now has a 2-1 advantage over the unfortunate Jim Head who suffered a poor start that lead to lack of control.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 4 | L | Ron CAPPS | Charger | 0.089 | 4.315 | 291.5 |
| L | 13 | R | Jerry TOLIVER | Monte Carlo | 0.121 | No Time | N/A |
Ron Capps gets his revenge after suffering defeat in the quarterfinals of the opening event this season. Jerry Toliver was looking in okay shape until a third major malfunction of the day cursed one of the drivers.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 5 | L | Matt HAGAN | Charger | 0.077 | 4.012 | 313.3 |
| L | 12 | R | John FORCE | Mustang | 0.099 | 4.315 | 297.5 |
After failing to qualify at the O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals, Matt Hagan gets back to work against one of his regular rivals, extending his record to 4-1 over 7-12 John Force. Both men looked in contention for much of the race until a late surge from Hagan sealed the win.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 15 | L | Bob TASCA III | Mustang | 0.125 | 4.909 | 276.5 |
| L | 2 | R | Jeff AREND | Solara | 0.088 | 5.833 | 254.5 |
It's 3-for-3 for Tasca III over Jeff Arend this season, but only a hiccup inside the losing car allowed Bob Tasca III to drive into his eighteenth quarterfinal in 2009. Arend now has a 18-18 race record.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 10 | R | Tony PEDREGON | Impala | 0.069 | 4.244 | 289.0 |
| L | 7 | L | Bob GILBERTSON | Stratus | 0.057 | 4.436 | 287.0 |
This could be it for Bob Gilerbtson's chances at winning the championship this season after losing to Tony Pedregon for the third time in four races. It looked like Gilbertson was making a strong comeback through the second half of the contest, but Pedregon held on for his sixth consecutive first race win.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 3 | R | Robert HIGHT | Mustang | 0.124 | 4.627 | 284.5 |
| L | 14 | L | Jack WYATT | Firebird | 0.117 | 5.125 | 277.5 |
Two wins out of two over Jack Wyatt, both in the past five events, moves Hight up to an 11-18 record and his ninth QF race. Wyatt has lost seven straight races since reaching the semifinal of the United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals.
| W/L | # | L | Driver | Car | R/T | E.T. | Speed |
| W | 6 | L | Ashley FORCE-HOOD | Mustang | 0.111 | 4.633 | 287.0 |
| L | 11 | R | Del WORSHAM | Solara | 0.099 | 4.900 | 294.5 |
The final race was quite close and surely Del Worsham would have won if not for the wheelspin early on. Ashley Force-Hood goes into her thirteenth quarterfinal race with a 5-6 record in her last six qualifications.
Second Elimination Round Schedule (Asterisk indicates fastest driver in previous round and gets the lane choice)
(1)* Tim Wilkerson vs Mike Neff (8)
(3)* Robert Hight vs Ashley Force-Hood (6)
(5)* Matt Hagan vs Ron Capps (4)
(10)* Tony Pedregon vs Bob Tasca III (15)
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