Arend got the win in the first round when Ashley Force Hood won on the track but was disqualified when her car was found to be underweight. This is the tenth time Force and Arend have raced each other and the third time in the second round. Force won all of their previous nine races. Force staged deep and almost turned off the top bulb when he staged. Arend got out of the gate a hundredth of second before Force and had the lead at 60 feet. After that, it was Force all the way. With this round win, Force clinched a spot in the Countdown to One.