CDR 2009 Qual #3 - Virginia NHRA Nationals

DINWIDDIE, Va. - RICHMOND - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Virginia NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Del Worsham is one run away from becoming the fastest qualifier for the fourth time in 2009; Tasca III and Tony Pedregon could not improve upon their times so sit second and third. Ron Capps is a big mover, going from twelfth to fourth, and Daniel Wilkerson beats out his father along with Robert Hight to slot into fifth spot.

Gary Densham is the only driver to make it into the top sixteen, leaving Brian Thiel back outside with his immediate competitors, Arend, Force and Bode, all improving on their fastest times.

	Driver	Car	#3	SPEED
R	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.009	313.8
L	Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.207	297.3
R	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.208	304.8
L	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.308	287.0
R	Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.337	303.5
R	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.343	297.5
R	Jeff AREND	Solara	4.369	296.0
L	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.434	291.5
R	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.436	295.0
L	Bob BODE	Impala	4.458	284.5
L	John FORCE	Mustang	4.459	290.0
L	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.496	304.0
L	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.586	288.0
R	Jim HEAD	Solara	4.601	280.0
L	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.727	280.5
R	Tony PEDREGON	Impala	4.737	273.5
R	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	4.745	278.5
L	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	4.746	285.0
R	Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.965	281.5
L	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	5.461	265.5
L	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	5.481	275.0
R	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	5.516	267.0
R	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	5.657	252.0
L	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	8.099	101.0
R	Cory LEE	Dodge	9.544	64.8
L	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	9.902	55.0
L	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	No Start	N/A
R	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	No Start	N/A
L	Cruz PEDREGON	Solara	No Time	N/A

Order After Three Rounds

Driver	Car	Fast Time
Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.009
Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.116
Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.159
Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.207
Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.208
Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.210
Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.213
Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.217
Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.270
Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.337
Jeff AREND	Solara	4.369
Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.404
Gary DENSHAM	Impala	4.436
Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.447
Bob BODE	Impala	4.458
John FORCE	Mustang	4.459

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Driver	Car	Fast Time
Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.470
Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.589
Jim HEAD	Solara	4.601
Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	4.708
Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.727
Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	4.739
Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	4.745
Andy KELLEY	Stratus	4.746
John SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.991
Leif HELANDER	Camaro	5.476
Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	6.291
Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	8.099
Cory LEE	Dodge	9.544