NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Weather conditions: air temperature 64 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,608 feet, track temperature 90 degrees. Doug Kalitta is #8 and the #8 TF qualifier at this race is 4 - 17 in Rd. 1. Antron Brown is 11 - 7 against Doug Kalitta in Rd. 1. Brown is 37 - 29 against Kalitta in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage, but Brown has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Brown was straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend.

In his career Tony Schumacher is 387 - 137 (74%) in Rd. 1. The only time Rob Passey raced Tony Schumacher was at Denver in 2001. Passey with the starting line advantage, but Schumacher has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. He is just a few ticks off his qualifying time.

Brittany Force has been #1 39 times and won the race 4 times. The last time the #1 TF qualifier won this race was 2011 (D. Worsham) Force launched hard and kept it hooked up to make a great pass. Brittany Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.838 sec., 330ft-2.103, 660ft-2.956/297.35 mph.

Austin Prock is 45 - 45 in his career. Cameron Ferre is making his 38th start. Prock is 2 - 0 against Ferre in prior events. Prock with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Ferre is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the of the weekend in the losing effort.

Justin Ashley "leaves first" 68% of the time. Clay Millican is 9 - 11 in Rd. 1 this year. Ashley is 4 - 0 against Millican in prior events. Millican has issues getting the car to fire, Ashley is waiting. He finally gets the car to fire. Ashley with the starting line advantage, but Millican chases him down by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. Clay Millican's MOV: 0.0347 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Millican with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

This is just the 6th time this year Shawn Langdon has been in the top half of the field. Krista Baldwin is making her 7th start. Langdon with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Langdon will give up lane choice to Schumacher in the next round. Baldwin with a good clean pass in the losing effort.

Mike Salinas win 78% of his Rd. 1 races when starting from the top half of the field. Leah Pruett is 0 - 3 against Salinas this year. Salinas is 5 - 4 against Pruett in prior events. Salinas with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Millican in the next round. Pruett was on a good looking pass until around half track when the engine let go with a big fireball. The word is there is oil on the track.

In his career Steve Torrence is 199 - 85 (70%) in Rd. 1. Josh Hart "leaves first" 68% of the time. Torrence is 3 - 1 against Hart in prior events. Torrence with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Torrence with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Hart is just a few ticks off his qualifying E.T.