Run Notes

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Melanie Troxel 0.076 | 5.066 | 310.27 Mike Neff 0.053 | 6.471 | 146.21

Neff is 1 - 0 against Troxel in prior events and this is the first time they have faced each other in a final round. Neff has problems after the burnout and they can't get the body up. The team is scrambling around and finally he has to stage it after not getting the body to raise up after the burnout. Neff is off the starting line first and then around 400 feet his engine goes away with a huge fireball. Troxel started to lose traction and pedaled it and got it to hook up and she is the first woman to win in both Funny Car and Top Fuel and is the 14th person to do it. She is the 82nd Funny Car winner.