NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 77 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 1,068 feet, track temperature 83 degrees. Antron Brown is 9 - 2 in his last 3 races (he was 7 - 8 in his first 8 races this year). Tony Schumacher's 43 round wins here are the most for any TF driver. Brown is 46 - 35 against Schumacher in prior events. Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He makes his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Schumacher starts to lose traction and clicked it off by half track.

Clay Millican is 1 - 1 against Salinas in Rd. 1. Jasmine Salinas is 10 - 18 in Rd. 1 overall. Salinas and Millican have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Salinas with the starting line advantage and was straight down the groove for the win. Millican starts to lose traction and pedals it, but couldn't get it to hook up.

This is the 1st Bye run in Josh Hart's career. Hart launched hard and kept it hooked up to make the quickest pass of the event. Josh Hart's incremental times: 60ft-0.831 sec., 330ft-2.104, 660ft-2.958/298.54 mph.

This (#2) is the best starting spot for Billy Torrence in his last 50 races. The #2 TF qualifier is 34 - 2 in Rd. 1 at this event. Krista Baldwin is making her 19th start. Torrence with the starting line advantage and is straight down the groove for the win. He will give up lane choice to Brown in the next round. Baldwin's car pitched the blower belt by 300 feet and the car went silent.

Doug Kalitta is 11 - 0 in Rd. 1 this year (and 28 - 2 in his last 30 races in Rd. 1). Shawn Reed is 2 - 5 against Kalitta in Rd. 1. Kalitta is 5 - 3 against Reed in prior events. Kalitta with the starting line advantage and kept it hooked up for the win. He runs the quickest pass of the event for the win. Doug Kalitta's incremental times: 60ft-0.822 sec., 330ft-2.095, 660ft-2.954/297.09 mph. He will have lane choice over Salinas in the next round. Reed kept it hooked up and makes his quickest pass of the season in the losing effort.

Shawn Langdon wins 73% of his Rd. 1 races when he has lane choice. In his career Justin Ashley "leaves first" 79% of the time (82%) in Rd. 1. Ashley with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Ashley kept it hooked up to make his quickest pass of the weekend. Langdon started to drop cylinders and pitched the blower belt before half track.

Leah Pruett is 133 - 86 (61%) in Rd. 1. Will Smith is making his 14th start. Smith with the starting line and they both shake right at the hit. They both pedal the cars, Pruett gets it too hook up. She gets the win. Leah Pruett's MOV: 0.0187 seconds (approximately 8 feet). She will give up lane choice to Ashley in the next round.

Maddi Gordon and Tony Stewart are both 8 - 3 in Rd. 1 this year. Maddi beat Tony in Rd. 1 in Epping. Gordon is 3 - 1 against Stewart in prior events. Gordon with the starting line advantage, but Stewart has the lead when they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Tony Stewart's MOV: 0.0122 seconds (approximately 6 feet). He makes his quickest pass of the weekend, but will give up lane choice to Hart in the next round.