Ron Capps comes into round one as the defending 2016 Funny Car Champion. He has three wins at this race and he is the defending event champion. Only two Funny Car drivers, John Force and Al Segrini, have ever won this event in consecutive years. Ron has also been the runner-up here four times. This will be his 465 round one encounter. He has won almost 62% on them and all 8 of his races with Bode. Bob Bode is making his 88th first round appearance and has won over 16% of them.

Capps is off the line first and powers on down the track with his best speed of the weekend to take the easy win.

Bode's Charger moves a few feet off the line and then has the blower go Bang! He coasts on down and stops on the track.

Ron Capps' incremental times: 60ft-0.870 sec., 330ft-2.224, 660ft-3.140/281.83 mph.