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Thursday
Results for Qualifying Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run: 
 
      Left Lane: L. Pruett-LeDuc  No Time, Now #2
     Right Lane: Jeff Diehl       Runs 4.192/292.20, Now #1
2:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 28.67 inches, adjusted altitude 2,747 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

This is Pruett-LeDuc's Funny Car debut - she is best known for wheeling a nostalgia Top Fuel car.

Looks like we'll have to wait until tomorrow for her debut run, the car broke the blower belt on the burnout. Then Diehl made a good solo pass with a career-best ET.

      Left Lane: Grant Downing    Runs 6.200/110.37, Now #2
     Right Lane: Bob Bode         Runs 7.155/97.74, Now #3
Both cars were smoking the tires and dancing around. Bode's car lost traction almost immediately. Downing went about 100 feet, then started dancing around on the rear tires.
      Left Lane: Gary Densham     Runs 6.056/130.25, Now #2
     Right Lane: Jim Head         Runs 7.724/82.73, Now #5
Almost perfectly in synchronization, these two launched, went about 100 feet, then went into tire shake and lost traction.
      Left Lane: Jerry Toliver    Runs 5.932/112.79, Now #3
     Right Lane: Jeff Arend       Runs 4.940/155.92, Now #2
Both got almost to half track, then lost traction, Toliver first, then Arend.
      Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon    Runs 4.266/286.38, Now #2
     Right Lane: Matt Hagan       Runs 8.786/75.41, Now #9
Hagan chattered the tires and lifted early in the run. Pedregon drover through some early tire shake, then smoked a bunch of pistons on the top end.
      Left Lane: Mike Neff        Runs 4.137/300.00, Now #1
     Right Lane: John Force       Runs 4.165/303.91, Now #2
Force tested in Las Vegas after that event and (as far as we know) won't get any points this weekend - and Neff goes to the #1 spot. Force also made a good run and he's #2 - for now.

      Left Lane: Bob Tasca III    Runs 4.509/195.34, Now #5
     Right Lane: Del Worsham      Runs 4.541/194.07, Now #6
Both cars made good runs to about 800 feet, then both cars lost traction and made hard moves. Both drivers had their hands full, the cars slowing abruptly.
      Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson    Runs 4.154/294.18, Now #3
     Right Lane: Ron Capps        Runs 4.149/302.08, Now #2
Two nice runs and a nice side-by-side show, splitting the two JFR teammates.
      Left Lane: Jack Beckman     Runs 4.145/303.57, Now #2
     Right Lane: Tony Pedregon    Runs 4.523/195.25, Now #9
Pedregon lost traction around 800 feet. Beckman made a nice, strong, straight run to move into second spot.
      Left Lane: A. Force Hood    Runs 4.211/290.88, Now #8
     Right Lane: Robert Hight     Runs 4.093/309.34, Now #1
Last pair. Once again Hight shows his heels to the field, four hundredths quicker than second-place Neff. Force Hood lost a lot of ground, her car once again unable to keep pace with the rest of the JFR team cars on the top end, as was the case in Las Vegas two weeks ago.

Thursday
Order for Qualifying Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Driver               Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. Robert Hight         AAA of So. Cal Mustang          4.093  309.34 
   2. Mike Neff            JFR/Ford Mustang                4.137  300.00 
   3. Jack Beckman         Valvoline/MTS Charger           4.145  303.57 
   4. Ron Capps            NAPA Auto Parts Charger         4.149  302.08 
   5. Tim Wilkerson        Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang       4.154  294.18 
   6. John Force           Castrol GTX Mustang             4.165  303.91 
   7. Jeff Diehl           Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo      4.192  292.20 
   8. Ashley Force Hood    Castrol GTX Mustang             4.211  290.88 
   9. Cruz Pedregon        Advance Auto Parts Solara       4.266  286.38 
  10. Bob Tasca III        Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang   4.509  195.34 
  11. Tony Pedregon        Quaker State Impala             4.523  195.25 
  12. Del Worsham          Al-Anabi Racing Solara          4.541  194.07 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  13. Jeff Arend           DHL Solara                      4.940  155.92 
  14. Jerry Toliver        Canidae Pet Food Impala         5.932  112.79 
  15. Gary Densham         Impala                          6.056  130.25 
  16. Grant Downing        Need2Speed Monte Carlo          6.200  110.37 
  17. Bob Bode             Alard Machine Products Impala   7.155   97.74 
  18. Jim Head             Head Racing Solara              7.724   82.73 
  19. Matt Hagan           Fram/Shelor Charger             8.786   75.41

Friday
Results for Qualifying Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: 
 
      Left Lane: Matt Hagan       Runs 4.107/304.94, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 8.786/75.41, Was #19
     Right Lane: L. Pruett-LeDuc  No Time, Now #20
                                  No Prior Run
3:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 28.68 inches, adjusted altitude 2,453 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Pruett-LeDuc's car spit out the blower belt on the burnout yesterday, so this was her first official pass in Funny Car. Hagan was one of several drivers to experience tire shake and traction problems yesterday.

This time, Pruett-LeDuc's car popped the supercharger at the green, blowing the pressure relief hatch out of the hood, deploying the chutes and shutting off the fuel. She pulled over next to the wall, stopping before the 660-foot timing marker. Meanwhile, hiding behind the smoke from Leah's problems, Hagan streaked down the groove with the second-quickest run so far this weekend.

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.909 sec., 330ft-2.330, 660ft-3.309/262.95 mph.

      Left Lane: Jim Head         Runs 6.191/106.59, Now #17
                                  Best prior run: 7.724/82.73, Was #19
     Right Lane: Grant Downing    Runs 7.049/90.82, Now #18
                                  Best prior run: 6.200/110.37, Was #17
Oh-for-two, both drivers losing traction before the 330-foot marker.
      Left Lane: Bob Bode         Runs 4.234/261.47, Now #11
                                  Best prior run: 7.155/97.74, Was #19
     Right Lane: Gary Densham     Runs 4.188/294.63, Now #8
                                  Best prior run: 6.056/130.25, Was #16
Densham's car moved around a lot on the launch, but was the quicker of the two after 330 feet. Bode was quicker early in the run, but the engine started eating parts on the top half of the run and the car nosed over before the finish line. Both were quick enough to get into the field, bumping Tony Pedregon and Bob Tasca III. Now Cruz Pedregon is on the bump spot at 4.266.
      Left Lane: Jeff Arend       Runs 7.400/87.63, Now #16
                                  Best prior run: 4.940/155.92, Was #16
     Right Lane: Jerry Toliver    Runs 7.760/91.63, Now #17
                                  Best prior run: 5.932/112.79, Was #17
Oh-for-two, both cars losing traction before going 100 feet.
      Left Lane: Del Worsham      Runs 4.214/295.79, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 4.541/194.07, Was #15
     Right Lane: Bob Tasca III    Runs 4.154/295.08, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 4.509/195.34, Was #13
This was a nice side-by-side show, but both teams were probably disappointed by the numbers, especially Worsham's since the run put him on the bump spot.
      Left Lane: Tony Pedregon    Runs 4.144/303.98, Now #4
                                  Best prior run: 4.523/195.25, Was #15
     Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon    Runs 4.975/155.81, Now #15
                                  Best prior run: 4.266/286.38, Was #14
The Brothers Pedregon, side-by-each.

Tony made a nice run, moving well up in the field, but Cruz was spinning the tires and moving to the left, out of the groove, so he shut if off before the 660-foot marker. Now Ashley Force Hood is on the bump spot at 4.211.

      Left Lane: Jeff Diehl       No Time, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 4.192/292.20, Was #11
     Right Lane: A. Force Hood    Runs 4.098/307.58, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 4.211/290.88, Was #12
The remaining cars are already in the field and Diehl's team elected to skip this run to save the parts for tomorrow and Sunday.

Looks like Ashley's crew has figured out what was wrong with her car because this run was second only to #1-qualifier Robert Hight's run yesterday.

      Left Lane: John Force       Runs 4.060/307.72, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 4.165/303.91, Was #10
     Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson    Runs 8.285/81.91, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 4.154/294.18, Was #9
Wilkerson launched, started to lose traction, and shut it off. There were no problems on Force's run whatsoever, that's his quickest-ever 1,000-foot run and puts him out in front of the field.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.898 sec., 330ft-2.305, 660ft-3.267/265.48 mph.

Remember, Force made a fifth test, so as far as we know, he won't get any points this weekend.

      Left Lane: Ron Capps        Runs 4.076/307.65, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 4.149/302.08, Was #8
     Right Lane: Jack Beckman     Runs 5.593/123.64, Now #8
                                  Best prior run: 4.145/303.57, Was #7
Nice run by Capps, putting him second, right behind Force. Beckman left hard, with a quicker 60-foot time than Capps, but he lost traction around the 300 foot mark.
      Left Lane: Robert Hight     Runs 4.069/310.55, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 4.093/309.34, Was #3
     Right Lane: Mike Neff        Runs 9.039/72.83, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 4.137/300.00, Was #6
Hight made the seventh-fastest run of the 1,000-foot era, moving into second spot. Neff lost traction early in the run. By the way, we were just informed that Neff also made a fifth test and also won't earn any points this weekend.

Friday
Order for Qualifying Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Driver               Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. John Force           Castrol GTX Mustang             4.060  307.72 
   2. Robert Hight         AAA of So. Cal Mustang          4.069  310.55 
   3. Ron Capps            NAPA Auto Parts Charger         4.076  307.65 
   4. Ashley Force Hood    Castrol GTX Mustang             4.098  307.58 
   5. Matt Hagan           Fram/Shelor Charger             4.107  304.94 
   6. Mike Neff            JFR/Ford Mustang                4.137  300.00 
   7. Tony Pedregon        Quaker State Impala             4.144  303.98 
   8. Jack Beckman         Valvoline/MTS Charger           4.145  303.57 
   9. Bob Tasca III        Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang   4.154  295.08 
  10. Tim Wilkerson        Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang       4.154  294.18 
  11. Gary Densham         Impala                          4.188  294.63 
  12. Jeff Diehl           Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo      4.192  292.20 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  13. Del Worsham          Al-Anabi Racing Solara          4.214  295.79 
  14. Bob Bode             Alard Machine Products Impala   4.234  261.47 
  15. Cruz Pedregon        Advance Auto Parts Solara       4.266  286.38 
  16. Jeff Arend           DHL Solara                      4.940  155.92 
  17. Jerry Toliver        Canidae Pet Food Impala         5.932  112.79 
  18. Jim Head             Head Racing Solara              6.191  106.59 
  19. Grant Downing        Need2Speed Monte Carlo          6.200  110.37 
  20. Leah Pruett-LeDuc    Impulse Racing Monte Carlo       NT

Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: 
 
     Right Lane: Jeff Diehl       Runs 6.493/109.82, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 4.192/292.20, Was #12
12:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,312 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Diehl skipped yesterday's session, so he gets to lead off today's first session.

Diehl launched hard, started rattling the tires and lifted.

      Left Lane: Mike Neff        Runs 5.520/128.07, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 4.137/300.00, Was #6
     Right Lane: Jeff Arend       Runs 4.625/186.54, Now #13
                                  No Prior Run
Arend is the first car of the session not in the 12-car field - we'll need three more to establish a bump time. Neff was already in the field based on his good run Thursday, but had a bad run yesterday.

Both drivers coasted across the line here, Neff's pipes going wet about 300 feet out, Arend shutting off about 800-feet out.

      Left Lane: Tim Wilkerson    Runs 4.089/307.79, Now #4
                                  Best prior run: 4.154/294.18, Was #10
     Right Lane: Jim Head         Runs 4.179/301.94, Now #11
                                  No Prior Run
Two good runs - Wilkerson with a very good run to move into the top four and Head with "a keeper" that should keep him in the field.
      Left Lane: Jerry Toliver    Runs 4.162/305.49, Now #11
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Bob Bode         Runs 7.809/81.92, Now #16
                                  No Prior Run
If these two get times, we will have a bump time.

Bode lost traction about 200 feet out. Toliver made a full pass - not spectacular, but it should keep him in the field.

      Left Lane: Grant Downing    Runs 5.069/152.97, Now #17
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Del Worsham      Runs 4.150/304.25, Now #10
                                  No Prior Run
Downing started hazing the tires about 400 feet out, then lost power. Worsham made a full pass and moved into the tenth spot. That bumped Bode and Downing, putting Jeff Arend on the bump spot at 4.625.
      Left Lane: Jack Beckman     Runs 4.140/302.28, Now #8
                                  Best prior run: 4.145/303.57, Was #9
     Right Lane: Tony Pedregon    Runs 5.123/146.13, Now #9
                                  Best prior run: 4.144/303.98, Was #8
Beckman improved slightly over his Thursday run, moved up one spot. Pedregon hazed the tires before half track, lost the spot that Beckman gained.
      Left Lane: Cruz Pedregon    Runs 4.312/252.80, Now #16
                                  No Prior Run
     Right Lane: Matt Hagan       Runs 4.476/196.04, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 4.107/304.94, Was #6
Pedregon's car was very loose, black tracking all the way through the run, and he squeaked into the field on the bump spot. Hagan made a good run to almost 660 feet, then lost traction.
      Left Lane: Gary Densham     Runs 4.159/294.88, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 4.188/294.63, Was #14
     Right Lane: Ron Capps        Runs 5.581/125.27, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 4.076/307.65, Was #3
All the remaining cars are already in the field, so Cruz Pedregon will be on the bump spot for the final qualifying session, later today.

Capps struck the tires about 400 feet out, the right lane proving a bit tricky today. Densham made a clean pass to move up a couple spots.

      Left Lane: Bob Tasca III    Runs 7.485/84.99, Now #11
                                  Best prior run: 4.154/295.08, Was #11
     Right Lane: Robert Hight     Runs 8.312/72.70, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 4.069/310.55, Was #2
Hight is in the "tricky right lane," so we'll see just how tricky it is.

Both cars launched hard, chattered the tires, and shut off in almost perfect synchronization.

      Left Lane: A. Force Hood    Runs 5.150/146.50, Now #5
                                  Best prior run: 4.098/307.58, Was #5
     Right Lane: John Force       Runs 5.839/103.05, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 4.060/307.72, Was #1
Last pair. Again in synchronization, a hard launch (0.90 60-foot times in both lanes) and a loss of traction, this time about 300 feet out.

For this session, the bonus points go to Wilkerson (3), Beckman (2) and Worsham (1).

Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Driver               Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. John Force           Castrol GTX Mustang             4.060  307.72 
   2. Robert Hight         AAA of So. Cal Mustang          4.069  310.55 
   3. Ron Capps            NAPA Auto Parts Charger         4.076  307.65 
   4. Tim Wilkerson        Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang       4.089  307.79 
   5. Ashley Force Hood    Castrol GTX Mustang             4.098  307.58 
   6. Matt Hagan           Fram/Shelor Charger             4.107  304.94 
   7. Mike Neff            JFR/Ford Mustang                4.137  300.00 
   8. Jack Beckman         Valvoline/MTS Charger           4.140  303.57 
   9. Tony Pedregon        Quaker State Impala             4.144  303.98 
  10. Del Worsham          Al-Anabi Racing Solara          4.150  304.25 
  11. Bob Tasca III        Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang   4.154  295.08 
  12. Gary Densham         Impala                          4.159  294.88 
  13. Jerry Toliver        Canidae Pet Food Impala         4.162  305.49 
  14. Jim Head             Head Racing Solara              4.179  301.94 
  15. Jeff Diehl           Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo      4.192  292.20 
  16. Cruz Pedregon        Advance Auto Parts Solara       4.312  286.38 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Jeff Arend           DHL Solara                      4.625  186.54 
  18. Grant Downing        Need2Speed Monte Carlo          5.069  152.97 
  19. Bob Bode             Alard Machine Products Impala   7.809  261.47 
  20. Leah Pruett-LeDuc    Impulse Racing Monte Carlo       NT

Saturday
Results for Qualifying Round 4
POMONA, Calif. - POMONA 2 - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: 
 
      Left Lane: Bob Bode         Runs 4.172/298.93, Now #14
                                  Best prior run: 7.809/81.92, Was #19
     Right Lane: L. Pruett-LeDuc  Runs 8.036/93.38, Now #20
                                  No Prior Run
4:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,410 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Cruz Pedregon is on the bump spot at 4.312.

Pruett-LeDuc finally got an elapsed time, though the run was over almost as soon as she launched into tire smoke. Meanwhile, Bode not only bumped into the field, he got in a couple spots above the bump spot. Now Jeff Diehl is on the bump spot at 4.192.

      Left Lane: Jeff Arend       Runs 4.195/298.60, Now #17
                                  Best prior run: 4.625/186.54, Was #18
     Right Lane: Grant Downing    Runs 4.262/278.35, Now #18
                                  Best prior run: 5.069/152.97, Was #19
Both drivers got to the line under power, but Downing's car was nosing over and Arend was hazing the tires. Both missed the field, Arend by just three thousandths.
      Left Lane: Jeff Diehl       Runs 6.218/118.61, Now #17
                                  Best prior run: 4.192/292.20, Was #16
     Right Lane: Cruz Pedregon    Runs 4.127/304.32, Now #7
                                  Best prior run: 4.312/252.80, Was #19
Pedregon needed to beat Diehl's 4.192 to get in and Diehl needed to improve to try to keep that from happening.

Diehl's hopes went up in smoke about 200 feet out. He pedaled, lost traction again, and could only watch as Pedregon sailed by and all the way up to the middle of the field. That puts Jim Head on the bump spot at 4.179, but he is safely in the field because everybody else in the staging lanes is already in the field.

      Left Lane: Jim Head         Runs 4.125/298.01, Now #7
                                  Best prior run: 4.179/301.94, Was #16
     Right Lane: Jerry Toliver    Runs 4.145/305.29, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 4.162/305.49, Was #13
Nice runs in both lanes, both drivers moving up the ladder nicely.
      Left Lane: Del Worsham      Runs 4.129/301.54, Now #9
                                  Best prior run: 4.150/304.25, Was #13
Somebody skipped this round and Worsham made a solo pass. He improved nicely, but won't have lane choice in round one.
      Left Lane: Tony Pedregon    Runs 4.147/303.03, Now #13
                                  Best prior run: 4.144/303.98, Was #12
     Right Lane: Bob Tasca III    Runs 4.142/300.13, Now #12
                                  Best prior run: 4.154/295.08, Was #14
Solid side-by-side runs, but both teams looked unhappy with the numbers.
      Left Lane: Matt Hagan       Runs 4.073/277.72, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 4.107/304.94, Was #6
     Right Lane: Jack Beckman     Runs 7.566/80.53, Now #11
                                  Best prior run: 4.140/302.28, Was #11
Beckman's header flames went out after 200 feet, trailing tire smoke. Hagan was on a strong pace, but the header flames went out well before the stripe, his finish line speed only 7 mph faster than his 660-foot speed.
      Left Lane: Ron Capps        Runs 5.439/131.51, Now #4
                                  Best prior run: 4.076/307.65, Was #4
     Right Lane: Mike Neff        Runs 4.143/308.28, Now #10
                                  Best prior run: 4.137/300.00, Was #10
This time, it was Capps who shut off after 200 feet, while Neff made a full pass, but the ET was no stunner.
      Left Lane: Robert Hight     Runs 4.067/310.20, Now #3
                                  Best prior run: 4.069/310.55, Was #2
     Right Lane: A. Force Hood    Runs 4.059/310.20, Now #1
                                  Best prior run: 4.098/307.58, Was #6
This was a great side-by-side show by the JFR teammates and it was Ashley who ended up atop the qualifying list. Hight improved by two thousandths, lost one spot in the order.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.318, 660ft-3.281/266.74 mph.
Ashley Force Hood's incremental times: 60ft-0.903 sec., 330ft-2.306, 660ft-3.270/265.12 mph.

      Left Lane: John Force       Runs 4.059/309.20, Now #2
                                  Best prior run: 4.060/307.72, Was #2
     Right Lane: Tim Wilkerson    Runs 4.080/301.54, Now #6
                                  Best prior run: 4.089/307.79, Was #6
Another great side-by-side show and Dad John matched Daughter Ashley's ET to the thousandth, but she is #1 by virtue of speed. Wilkerson got very close to the wall on the top end and his header flames went out a little earlier than Force's.

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.893 sec., 330ft-2.298, 660ft-3.268/265.12 mph.
Tim Wilkerson's incremental times: 60ft-0.912 sec., 330ft-2.320, 660ft-3.283/266.11 mph.

With qualifying completed, Robert Hight clinches the championship because there are not enough points left "on the table" for anyone to catch him.

Saturday
Order for Qualifying Round 4
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 Psn  Driver               Vehicle                            ET   Speed
   1. Ashley Force Hood    Castrol GTX Mustang             4.059  310.20 
   2. John Force           Castrol GTX Mustang             4.059  309.20 
   3. Robert Hight         AAA of So. Cal Mustang          4.067  310.55 
   4. Matt Hagan           Fram/Shelor Charger             4.073  304.94 
   5. Ron Capps            NAPA Auto Parts Charger         4.076  307.65 
   6. Tim Wilkerson        Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang       4.080  307.79 
   7. Jim Head             Head Racing Solara              4.125  301.94 
   8. Cruz Pedregon        Advance Auto Parts Solara       4.127  304.32 
   9. Del Worsham          Al-Anabi Racing Solara          4.129  304.25 
  10. Mike Neff            JFR/Ford Mustang                4.137  308.28 
  11. Jack Beckman         Valvoline/MTS Charger           4.140  303.57 
  12. Bob Tasca III        Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustang   4.142  300.13 
  13. Tony Pedregon        Quaker State Impala             4.144  303.98 
  14. Jerry Toliver        Canidae Pet Food Impala         4.145  305.49 
  15. Gary Densham         Impala                          4.159  294.88 
  16. Bob Bode             Alard Machine Products Impala   4.172  298.93 
          --------- Not Qualified ---------
  17. Jeff Diehl           Nitroagogo.com Monte Carlo      4.192  292.20 
  18. Jeff Arend           DHL Solara                      4.195  298.60 
  19. Grant Downing        Need2Speed Monte Carlo          4.262  278.35 
  20. Leah Pruett-LeDuc    Impulse Racing Monte Carlo      8.036   93.38

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 1
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang)   0.092      4.126 300.86
 (L) Jack Beckman (Valvoline/MTS Charger)        0.083      4.145 306.46
11:41 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 2,050 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Wilkerson has a 5-4 record against Beckman and they are evenly split at 1-1 when they have met in the first round.

This was a great race to open the round, Beckman slightly quicker off the mark and Wilkerson slightly quicker after half track. Tim Wilkerson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(-0.003), 660ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0103 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

There were some questions about the right lane during the first round of Top Fuel, with only two of eight getting full passes, but Beckman's car was straight and clean all the way.

 (W) Matt Hagan (Fram/Shelor Charger)            0.096      4.139 304.05
 (L) Tony Pedregon (Quaker State Impala)         0.082      4.478 208.20
Pedregon holds a 6-1 record against Hagan, but is only 2-1 in the first round.

This was a close race to 660 feet, then Pedregon's pipes went wet and Hagan won handily.

 (W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang)     0.133      4.240 289.94
 (L) Bob Bode (Alard Machine Products Impala SS) 0.116      4.468 219.29
Force Hood has a 2-0 record against Bode, 1-0 in round 1.

Bode was in this race, leading to about 400 feet, then his car dropped some cylinders on the right side and made a huge move toward the wall. From the video replays, it appears that his headers scraped the wall, but he did not make hard contact. Force Hood's car was off her qualifying pace, moving around a bit on the top end.

 (W) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang)       0.091      4.842 196.64
 (L) Jerry Toliver (Canidae Pet Food Impala)     0.093      5.195 154.35
2009 champion Hight holds a 4-0 record against Toliver, 3-0 in the first round.

This got exciting, both cars losing traction about 400 feet out. Toliver pedaled, then shut off, but Hight pedaled and fought a very loose race car to get to the stripe first. He will not have lane choice against Wilkerson in round two.

 (W) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang)            0.114      4.149 307.37
 (L) Gary Densham (Impala)                       0.142      4.162 297.88
Force is 33-9 against Densham, 20-3 in first rounds.

Another close drag race, Force away first and quicker, but Densham wasn't far back and his run would have won against the previous two winners. John Force's MOV: 0.0411 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

 (W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger)         0.092      4.312 236.67
 (L) Bob Tasca III (Motorcraft/Quick Lane Mustan 0.079      4.382 254.90
Capps enjoys a 7-2 record against Tasca, but is only 3-2 in first-round matchups.

This was another wild race, both cars losing traction about 600 feet out. Both drivers did a good job of keeping very loose cars off the walls and in their lanes. Tasca led to the 330-foot marker, then Capps took charge to win by about a car length. Capps will not have lane choice against teammate Hagan in the second round.

 (W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang)                0.090      4.184 296.31
 (L) Jim Head (Head Racing Solara)               0.108      8.478  78.55
Neff holds a 3-0 record against Head, all in the first round.

Head was up in smoke early in his run and Neff went right down the groove for an easy win. Neff faces his boss, John Force, in round two and Force will choose the lanes.

 (W) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara)        0.035      4.595 189.90
 (L) Cruz Pedregon (Advance Auto Parts Solara)   0.045      4.774 269.83
Pedregon holds an 18-11 record against Worsham, but that record shrinks to 8-7 in first round meetings.

Pedregon lost traction early in the run and Worsham looked like an easy winner, but started smoking his tires around the 660-foot marker. Meanwhile, Pedregon pedaled and started closing the gap rapidly, but ran out of race track by a couple car lengths. Worsham gets the upset win, but won't have lane choice against Force Hood in round two.

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 2
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang)   0.084      4.116 303.71
 (L) Robert Hight (AAA of So. Cal Mustang)       0.100      4.368 214.86
1:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.00 inches, adjusted altitude 2,447 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Hight holds an 8-6 record against Wilkerson, 3-2 in round two matchups.

Wilkerson had a slight edge on the tree, but it was almost dead-even until Hight started spinning the tires and fishtailing about 400 feet out. Wilkerson advances, the 2009 champion can start working on his speech.

 (W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang)     0.099      4.146 306.60
 (L) Del Worsham (Al-Anabi Racing Solara)        0.059      4.373 238.43
Force Hood is 10-3 against Worsham, but that drops to 2-1 in round two faceoffs.

Worsham had a nice lead almost to half track, but he, too, started spinning the tires and falling back.

 (W) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger)         0.070      4.144 310.48
 (L) Matt Hagan (Fram/Shelor Charger)            0.099      4.126 305.22
Capps holds a 3-0 record against Hagan. This is only the second time they have met in the second round, the other coming in Phoenix this year.

Capps stole this one on a holeshot, his car avoiding the mid-track tire spin that claimed the first two cars down the left lane in this round. He led by about the same margin all the way down the track. Ron Capps' incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.012), 660ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0113 seconds (approximately 5 feet). He will have lane choice against Force Hood, by two thousandths.

 (W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang)                0.092      4.121 306.40
 (L) John Force (Castrol GTX Mustang)            0.103      4.138 306.19
Neff is 3-1 against his boss, 1-0 in round two.

This was a close race, but Neff had the better light and the better run to take the win. Mike Neff's incremental margins: 60ft(0.023), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0280 seconds (approximately 13 feet). After the cars crossed the finish line, Neff's car slowed normally, but Force's first chute balled up and the second was late, his car going about a car length into the sand pit, following his own advice, "If you can't win, be spectacular." That breaks Force's string of 22 consecutive years with at least one win.

Neff faces Wilkerson next round, Wilkerson has lane choice.

Sunday
Results for Elimination Round 3
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang)     0.143      4.133 307.09
 (L) Ron Capps (NAPA Auto Parts Charger)         0.086      4.775 248.25
3:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,485 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Force Hood and Capps are dead-even against each other, 6-6 overall and 1-1 in semifinal rounds. Capps had lane choice, by two thousandths.

Capps had a nice starting line advantage, but started spinning the tires and dropping cylinders in the first 200 feet. Force Hood went right down the groove with no apparent problems.

 (W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang)                0.098      4.197 291.32
 (L) Tim Wilkerson (Levi, Ray & Shoup Mustang)   0.096      5.440 147.39
Wilkerson holds a 9-4 record against Neff, but they are 1-1 in semifinal rounds. No matter who wins, it will be an all-Ford final round.

Wilkerson was up in smoke in the first 100 feet and it will be an all-JFR final round, with Force Hood choosing the lanes.

Sunday
Results for Final Round 
POMONA, Calif. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 45th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals: 
 W/L  Driver                                     R-Time    E-Time  Speed
 
 (W) Mike Neff (JFR/Ford Mustang)                0.119      5.131 285.05
 (L) Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX Mustang)     0.102     DQ-Outer Boundary
4:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 28.99 inches, adjusted altitude 2,457 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Force Hood has been in twelve final rounds in her career, with three wins, seven finals and two wins this year. Neff has been in five career final rounds, two this year, with no wins. Force Hood is 5 - 1 against Neff in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round.

Neff lit the tires up as soon as he hit the throttle and Force Hood looked like a sure winner, but her car also lost traction, about 200 feet out. Both drivers pedaled, Neff getting hooked back up to finish the run and turn on the win light, while Force Hood's car fishtailed violently, the rear of the car tapping the wall. Neff gets his first win in a pedaling contest.