NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 30.17 inches, adjusted altitude 2,594 feet, track temperature 122 degrees. Daniel Wilkerson is 19 - 23 in Rd. 1 (3 -5 this year). Dave Richards is making his 67th start. Wilkerson is 1 - 0 against Richards in prior events. Wilkerson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. richards with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

J.R. Todd wins 64.6% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. Buddy Hull is 3 - 4 in Rd. 1 this year. Todd is 1 - 0 against Hull in prior events. Todd with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. he dropped a cylinder right in the lights, but gets the win. Hull dropped a cylinder or two around half track, but still makes his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

In his last 8 rounds Jack Beckman has won 6 times but only made three 3-second runs. The last time the #16 FC qualifier won 3 times in a row in Rd. 1 was 2009. Beckman is 7 - 1 against Campbell in prior events. Beckman with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes the quickset pass of race day. Campbell start to lose traction and the car made a move toward the wall before he clicked it off.

Austin Prock has lost 4 times in Rd. 1 this year. He lost twice in Rd. 1 in all of 2024. Cruz Pedregon lost to Prock in Rd. 1 at this race last year. Prock is 4 - 0 against Pedregon in prior events. Prock with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend and the quickest pass of the day for the win. Pedregon with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Ron Capps starts the day in 4th place, his highest spot since Gainesville. Chad Green has won 3 rounds in his last 7 races. Capps is 5 - 2 against Green in prior events. Capps with the starting line advantage and is straight down the groove for the win. He will have lane choice over Wilkerson in the next round. Green is straight down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

This is just the 4th time this year Matt Hagan has been in the top half of the field. Hunter Green is making his 4th start. This is the first time Hagan and Green have faced each other in eliminations. Green with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. The car went silent just before the finish line, but held on for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will have lane choice over Todd in the next round. Hagan with a good clean pass in the losing effort.

Bob Tasca hasn't lost 3 Rd. 1 races in a row since 2018. Spencer Hyde is 3 - 3 in Rd. 1 this year. This is the first time Tasca III and Hyde have faced each other in eliminations. Hyde with a couple ticks on the tree and the lead until right in the lights when Tasca chased him down in a close one. Bob Tasca III's MOV: 0.0163 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Alexis DeJoria has won 4 rounds in her last 7 races. In his 19 elimination rounds this year Paul Lee has made five 3-second runs. DeJoria is 8 - 3 against Lee in prior events. Lee with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. It appeared he used up and engine right in the lights. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. He will give up lane choice to Beckman in the next round. DeJoria started to lose traction early and the car made a move toward the centerline before she clicked it off.