CDR: 2009 Qual # - O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - MEMPHIS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Tim Wilkerson is a big mover, improving from fourteenth place to beat Jeff Arend's time. Much of the order though remains the same, but Bob Tasca III has one last chance to qualify as he currently sits in seventeenth spot following the inclusion of one-time qualifier and event winner John Smith.

	Driver	Car	#3	SPEED
L	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.012	312.8
R	Jim HEAD	Solara	4.236	297.8
L	Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.244	304.8
R	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.344	308.0
R	Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.351	300.0
R	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.429	289.0
L	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	4.454	299.0
L	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.493	283.5
L	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.502	290.0
L	Tony PEDREGON	Impala	4.505	302.0
L	Bob BODE	Impala	4.507	296.0
R	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.531	282.5
L	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.545	283.0
R	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	4.548	295.0
L	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.602	285.5
R	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	4.624	288.5
L	John FORCE	Mustang	4.635	299.0
R	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.735	292.5
R	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.767	280.0
L	Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.781	288.5
R	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	5.378	267.5
R	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	5.587	273.0
R	Cory LEE	Dodge	6.473	175.3
R	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	8.903	81.8
L	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	No Time	N/A
R	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	No Time	N/A
R	Cruz PEDREGON	Solara	No Time	N/A
R	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	No Time	N/A
L	Jeff AREND	Solara	No Time	N/A

Order After Three Rounds

Driver	Car	Fast Time
Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.012
Jeff AREND	Solara	4.048
Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.169
Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.170
Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.174
Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.234
Jim HEAD	Solara	4.236
Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.264
Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.283
Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.290
John FORCE	Mustang	4.299
Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.346
Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	4.378
Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	4.454
Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.480
John SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.493

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Driver	Car	Fast Time
Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.502
Bob BODE	Impala	4.507
Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.545
Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.558
Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.607
Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	4.624
Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	5.378
Leif HELANDER	Camaro	5.587
Cory LEE	Dodge	5.783
Andy KELLEY	Stratus	8.018
Gary DENSHAM	Impala	No Time
Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	No Time
Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	No Time