Force is 5 - 1 against Wilkerson in prior events. Wilkerson beat Force in the first round in Chicago in their last meeting.

They come off the line together but Wilkerson starts to pull away quickly. Wilkerson loses a cylinder about 400 feet out, starts drifting to the left, then almost hits the wall just past the finish line. Force goes around Wilkerson about 600 feet out and pulls away for the win with her quickest pass of the weekend.

Courtney Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.017), 330 ft(-0.020), 660ft(0.004). MOV: 0.0522 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

Force will have lane choice over Tasca in round two.