Jack Beckman is the defending champion her at Maple Grove. He also won here in 2008. John Force and Mark Oswald are the only two Funny Car drivers to win this race in consecutive years so Beckman could join their company with a win today. Chad Head's father, Jim, qualified for the first national event here in 1985.

Head launched, shook the tires hard at about 100 feet. He pedaled it it, shook the tires again and then gave up on the run. Beckman's car went right down the groove to take the win and set a track ET record.