CDR: 2009 Funny Car Mac Tools U.S Nationals Qual #2

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Brian Thiel has only qualified in three of the last eight events, but here he leads the way over Ashley Force-Hood's first run time by almost a tenth of a second. Tony Pedregon moves on up to third, and fourth place Jack Wyatt put his No Time behind him. Daniel Wilkerson moves up from thirteenth to eighth and Mike Smith also has a place in the top ten, an improvement of five spots.

Bob Gilbertson is another driver who moves up into a qualifying spot after he failed to register a time in his first attempt, and all this moving and shaking in the order has bumped Matt Hagan down to seventeenth from eleventh.

	Driver	Car	#2	SPEED
R	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.042	290.8
R	Tony PEDREGON	Impala	4.189	300.3
L	Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.190	305.8
R	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.281	302.5
L	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.293	291.5
R	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.293	291.0
R	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.462	282.5
R	Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.462	289.0
L	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.473	294.5
L	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.482	287.5
R	Cruz PEDREGON	Solara	4.489	293.0
R	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.508	284.0
L	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.511	290.5
R	Jeff AREND	Solara	4.521	289.0
L	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.550	291.0
L	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.578	284.5
L	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	4.606	276.0
L	Jim HEAD	Solara	5.150	274.8
R	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	5.340	279.3
R	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	5.460	260.3
L	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	5.639	258.8
R	Cory LEE	Dodge	5.716	241.0
R	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	6.812	195.8
L	Bob BODE	Impala	7.982	108.3
L	Matt HAGAN	Charger	9.976	64.5
R	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	10.576	51.0
R	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	10.773	46.5
R	John FORCE	Mustang	No Time	N/A
R	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	No Time	N/A

Order After Round Two

Driver	Car	Fast Time
Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	4.042
Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.137
Tony PEDRAGON	Impala	4.189
Jack WYATT	Firebird	4.190
Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.213
Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.216
Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.223
Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.281
Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.293
Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.293
Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	4.335
Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.348
Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.444
Jeff AREND	Solara	4.481
Cruz PEDRAGON	Solara	4.489
Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	4.508

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Driver	Car	Fast Time
Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.517
Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.550
Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	4.606
Leif HELANDER	Camaro	4.753
Bob BODE	Impala	4.773
Jim HEAD	Solara	4.821
Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	4.913
John FORCE	Mustang	5.004
Gary DENSHAM	Impala	5.294
Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	5.460
John SMITH	Monte Carlo	5.639
Cory LEE	Dodge	5.716
Andy KELLEY	Stratus	10.576

TLC - Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 - Draw #15

Draw # 15 - 7th April 2011 08:30
Sheet A		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Scotland	*	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	3		9
France		0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		5
Sheet B		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Canada	*	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	2		8
China		0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		4
Sheet C		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Korea	*	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1		6
Sweden		0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	0		7
Sheet D		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Germany	*	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		3
Denmark		0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1		4

Scotland were staring at a second successive defeat trailing France 5-3 after eight ends, but two great ends to finish off the match turned it all around. Canada has now won three games in a row after their defeat to the Scots. Here they started strongly with four points on the board before China could score themselves.

Sweden are alone in fourth place thanks to the French defeat and the Swedes own result against Korea. The rink without a win all tournament scored three in an end for the second time in the competition, but they were beaten by two points in both the eighth and ninth ends. The other match saw Germany throw away a 3-2 lead in the ninth, and the result in the tenth when they had the hammer versus Denmark.

Standings

Pos	Team	Record
1	Scotland	9-1
2	Norway	8-1
3	Canada	8-2
4	Sweden	7-3
5	France	6-4
6	Switzerland	4-5
7	USA	4-5
8	Denmark	4-6
9	Germany	4-6
10	Czech Republic	3-6
11	China	2-8
12	Korea	0-10

CDR: 2009 Funny Car Mac Tools U.S Nationals Qual #1

CLERMONT, Ind. - INDY - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

Seventeen events completed, seven to go. Ashley Force-Hood is the lone driver to get under 4.2 seconds in the opening run with Ron Capps, Bob Tasca III and Tim Wilkerson under 4.3. Tony Pedregon is fifth behind Robert Hight. The biggest absentee at this early stage is Bob Gilbertson who did not get very far and will be relying on his mechanics to get things straight.

	Driver	Car	#1	SPEED
R	Ashley FORCE-HOOD	Mustang	4.137	298.3
L	Ron CAPPS	Charger	4.213	312.3
R	Bob TASCA III	Mustang	4.216	289.8
R	Tim WILKERSON	Mustang	4.223	297.8
L	Robert HIGHT	Mustang	4.321	306.5
L	Tony PEDREGON	Impala	4.328	302.0
L	Grant DOWNING	Monte Carlo	4.335	284.5
R	Del WORSHAM	Solara	4.348	295.5
L	Jack BECKMAN	Charger	4.444	282.0
L	Jeff AREND	Solara	4.481	300.0
R	Matt HAGAN	Charger	4.517	290.5
L	Cruz PEDREGON	Solara	4.545	297.5
L	Daniel WILKERSON	Impala	4.579	276.5
L	Leif HELANDER	Camaro	4.753	291.0
R	Mike SMITH	Monte Carlo	4.767	288.0
R	Bob BODE	Impala	4.773	271.5
R	Mike NEFF	Mustang	4.795	289.5
R	Jim HEAD	Solara	4.821	295.0
L	Terry HADDOCK	Stratus	4.913	271.5
L	John FORCE	Mustang	5.004	275.5
L	Gary DENSHAM	Impala	5.294	279.0
L	Brian THIEL	Monte Carlo	5.453	261.0
L	Jerry TOLIVER	Monte Carlo	5.599	252.0
R	Jack WYATT	Firebird	No Start	N/A
R	Justin SCHRIEFER	Camaro	No Start	N/A
L	Andy KELLEY	Stratus	No Time	N/A
L	Bob GILBERTSON	Stratus	No Time	N/A
L	Cory LEE	Dodge	No Time	N/A
R	John SMITH	Monte Carlo	No Time	N/A

TLC - Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 - Draw #14

Draw #14 - 6th April 2011 19:30
Sheet A		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
USA		0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	3		8
China	*	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		5
Sheet B		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Norway		0	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	0	3		10
Scotland	*	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		7
Sheet C		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Germany	*	2	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	2		10
Switzerland		0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		5
Sheet D		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Czech Republic	*	1	0	1	0	1	0	/	/	/	/		3
Sweden		0	4	0	4	0	2	/	/	/	/		10

Three teams reach double digits in the final draw of the penultimate day in theround robin stage. Scotland suffer their first loss at the hands of fellow one-loss rink Norway. The Scots led 6-4 heading into the eighth end but Norway scored three points in two of the final three ends.

Sweden keep in touch with France for that fourth place by thumping the Czech Republic with ten points in just six ends. Germany and the USA claim victories over the Swiss and Chinese, and both are two games back of the six-win sides.


Standings

Pos	Team	Record
1	Norway	8-1
2	Scotland	8-1
3	Canada	7-2
4	France	6-3
5	Sweden	6-3
6	Germany	4-5
7	Switzerland	4-5
8	USA	4-5
9	Czech Republic	3-6
10	Denmark	3-6
11	China	2-7
12	Korea	0-9

TLC - Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 - Draw #13

Draw #13 - 6th April 2011 13:30
Sheet A		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Canada		0	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	0		8
Sweden	*	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2		6
Sheet B		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Germany		0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		5
France	*	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	1	0		9
Sheet C		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Denmark		0	0	0	0	2	0	/	/	/	/		2
Scotland	*	0	2	2	1	0	4	/	/	/	/		9
Sheet D		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Korea		0	1	0	0	0	0	/	/	/	/		1
China	*	1	0	3	1	1	2	/	/	/	/		8

France step up into the top four with a convincing performance against the inconsistent German rink. The French scored seven of their points in the opening half of their game and limited their opponents to just a single a point throughout the remainder. Sweden lose that fourth place after they failed to keep up with their opponents and were defeated by Canada.

China takes a second win in the tournament against the Koreans, and the Scots remain unbeaten with a thrashing of their own handed down to Denmark.

Standings

Pos	Team	Record
1	Scotland	8-0
2	Norway	7-1
3	Canada	7-2
4	France	6-3
5	Sweden	5-3
6	Switzerland	4-4
7	Czech Republic	3-5
8	Germany	3-5
9	USA	3-5
10	Denmark	3-6
11	China	2-6
12	Korea	0-9

TLC - Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 - Draw #12

Draw #12 -6th April 2011 08:30
Sheet A		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Denmark		0	1	0	0	0	0	/	/	/	/		1
Norway	*	3	0	0	1	2	2	/	/	/	/		8
Sheet B		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
USA	*	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0		6
Korea		0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0		4
Sheet C		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Czech Republic	*	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	/	/		4
Canada		1	0	0	3	1	0	4	0	/	/		9
Sheet D		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Switzerland		1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2		7
France	*	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		8

The Danes are hammered by Norway who keep up their chase on Scotland, and Canada is right behind them after a four point seventh end saw them beat the Czech Republic. France wins to keep the pressure on Sweden in fourth, and the American rink wins a closer game then their 5-1 lead in the fifth would have had them believe.

Standings

Pos	Team	Record
1	Scotland	7-0
2	Norway	7-1
3	Canada	6-2
4	Sweden	5-2
5	France	5-3
6	Switzerland	4-4
7	Germany	3-4
8	Czech Republic	3-5
9	Denmark	3-5
10	USA	3-5
11	China	1-6
12	Korea	0-8

TLC - Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 - Draw #11

Draw #11 - 5th April 2011 19:30
Sheet A		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Germany	*	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	1		8
Korea		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3
Sheet B		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Sweden	*	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	3	/		8
Denmark		2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	/		3
Sheet C		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
France	*	1	0	3	0	3	0	2	/	/	/		9
China		0	1	0	1	0	1	0	/	/	/		3
Sheet D		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Canada	*	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	8
Scotland		1	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	10

Scotland passed their biggest test to date by giving Canada their second defeat of the competition. A flurry of scoring from the third through the sixth end were part of a eight end back and forth rally with the Scots claiming victory on the extra end.

Sweden were able to capitalise on the Canadian defeat by beating out Denmark with four stolen points before the handshake was offered. France are right behind as they also have an easy win, this time over China, and the Germans make things more miserable for Korea.


Standings

Pos	Team	Record
1	Scotland	7-0
2	Norway	6-1
3	Canada	5-2
4	Sweden	5-2
5	France	4-3
6	Switzerland	4-3
7	Czech Republic	3-4
8	Denmark	3-4
9	Germany	3-4
10	USA	2-5
11	China	1-6
12	Korea	0-7

TLC - Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2011 - Draw #10

Draw #10 - 5th April 2011 13:00
Sheet A		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Switzerland	*	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1		6
Czech Republic		0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		5
Sheet B		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
France		0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		4
Canada	*	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	3		8
Sheet C		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Norway	*	3	1	1	1	2	0	/	/	/	/		8
USA		0	0	0	0	0	0	/	/	/	/		0
Sheet D		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Ex	F
Denmark		0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0		8
Korea	*	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1		4

Norway's comeback from defeat continued into a remarkable win over the Americans as they scored eight points across the first five ends of the match. Canada looks to put their lone defeat behind them, also scoring eight points, but were pushed hard by France for over half the match.

Switzerland needed a tenth end point despite leading with the hammer in the ninth against the Czech Republic, and Denmark became the latest team to beat the winless Koreans.

Standings

Pos	Team	Record
1	Scotland	6-0
2	Norway	6-1
3	Canada	5-1
4	Sweden	4-2
5	Switzerland	4-3
6	Denmark	3-3
7	France	3-3
8	Czech Republic	3-4
9	Germany	2-4
10	USA	2-5
11	China	1-5
12	Korea	0-6