This is Force Hood's 13th start from the number one spot. This is the first time Force Hood and Lee have faced each other in eliminations.

Force Hood had a cylinder or two out on the hit. She started losing traction at about 150 feet while Lee was able to stay hooked up for the win. Lee was mixing up the cylinders on the top end.

Paul Lee's incremental times: 60ft-0.929 sec., 330ft-2.380, 660ft-3.399/247.43 mph.