Brown is 17-3 against Lucas, 6-1 in round one. Antron Brown qualified #1 in Top Fuel for the third time at Indy. The other two times he lost in round one in 2009 and won the race in 2011. Brown has 29 round wins and 13 losses at the U.S. Nationals, including Pro Stock Motorcycle, and he won this event twice on the two-wheeler, in 2000 and 2004. He was never the #1 qualifier here on the motorcycle. The #1 qualifier has only won seven times in the 49 years of Top Fuel at Indy.

They left together. Lucas' car was mixing up cylinders, his header flames very orange, and he still ran low ET of the event for the win.

Morgan Lucas' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.032), 660ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0406 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Antron Brown's incremental times: 60ft-0.858 sec., 330ft-2.174, 660ft-3.072/281.89 mph.
Morgan Lucas' incremental times: 60ft-0.846 sec., 330ft-2.141, 660ft-3.036/286.44 mph.