Hight is 11 - 6 against Johnson Jr. in prior events. Hight has a 58% win ration is round tree races. Johnson has a 70% win ratio. Hight has won seven of the nine prior matchups.

This is only the 4th time in U.S. Nationals history that the top 4 Funny Car qualifiers have advanced to the semi-finals. The last time it happened was 1991.

Johnson gets a huge starting line advantage at the green and then strikes the tires hard. He does several quick pedal attempts to no avail.

Hight finally wakes up and lays down a great looking pass for the lucky win.

Robert Hight's incremental times: 60ft-0.892 sec., 330ft-2.300, 660ft-3.270/267.11 mph.

Robert Hight was charged with an oildown, #2 for the season. That will cost 10 points and $2K.