Force is 16 - 5 against Arend in prior events.

John Force's red light in the finals yesterday was only the 4th time in his career (236 final rounds) that he fouled out in the final round of an event.

This was a good side-by-side, both right down the track. Arend gets out of the gate first and stayed in front through the sixty foot mark. Force powered by just before the 330 foot mark and slowly pulled away to take the win.

John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.028), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0828 seconds (approximately 36 feet).