NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 521 feet, track temperature 76 degrees. Josh Hart wins 72% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice Tony Schumacher wins 74% of his Rd. 1 races overall. Schumacher and Hart have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Schumacher with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Schumacher with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Hart with the quickest pass of the event in the losing effort. He runs his career fastest pass.

Clay Millican is 2 - 4 against Austin Prock. Austin Prock was 11 - 11 in round 1 last year. Prock with a great light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Prock with his quickest and fastest pass of the weekend for the win. Millican with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Brittany Force has won 32 consecutive round 1 races when qualified #1. The #16 TF qualifier is 11 - 42 in round 1 at this event. This is the first time Murt and Force have faced each other in eliminations. Force with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She makes the quickest pass of the event for the win. Murt started to lose traction and was out of the groove before he clicked it off. He did put some oil on the track. Keith Murt was charged with an oildown, #1 for the season. That will cost 5 points.

Leah Pruett wins 70% of her round 1 races when she has lane choice. Doug Foley was runner-up here last year. Pruett is 3 - 0 against Foley in prior events. Pruett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She makes the quickest pass of the weekend for the win. She will have lane choice over Prock in the next round. Foley with good clean pass in the losing effort.

Doug Kalitta is 10 - 10 against Spencer Massey overall and 3 - 2 in round 1 races. Spencer Massey is #14 and the #14 TF qualifier at this event is 3 - 22 in round 1 since 1997. Massey with the starting line advantage, but Kalitta had the difference made up by 100 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. Kalitta with the quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

(Steve Torrence is #2) In the last 25 years the #2 TF qualifier is 19 - 6 in round 1 here. Scott Palmer is 0 - 13 against Torrence (that is tied for the most losses against an opponent without a win in TF history) Palmer with the starting line advantage, but Torrence has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from the on for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Schumacher in the next round. Palmer with a good clean pass in the losing effort.

Antron Brown "leaves first" 67% of the time overall but just 45% of the time against Langdon. Shawn Langdon "leaves first" 68% of the time overall. Brown is 28 - 22 against Langdon in prior events. Brown with a couple ticks on the tree and the power to hold on for the hole shot win in a dead heat. Antron Brown's MOV: 0.0002 seconds (approximately 1 inches). Brown with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Kalitta in the next round. Langdon with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Mile Salinas qualified #8 and the #8 TF qualifier has only won this race once (J. Hart, 2021) Justin Ashley is 36 - 19 in his round 1 races (65%) Ashley with a great light, but Salinas made up the difference by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win. He pitched the blower belt right in the lights. He will have lane choice over Force in the next round. Mike Salinas' MOV: 0.0361 seconds (approximately 18 feet). Ashley was loose on the top end, but still makes his quickest pass of the weekend.