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Jeff Diehl
-0.082 | 11.556 | 69.79
Matt Hagan
0.072 | 3.885 | 331.77
Matt Hagan qualifying times from last night matched his 2016 Nation Record speed and ET to the thousandth. He won this event in 2015 and was runner-up in 2011 & 2014. The #1 FC qualifier has won this race 8 times. Hagan has already won over 70% of his 188 round one match ups and has won both of his prior races with Diehl. Jeff Diehl starts from the #16 spot, and in the last 30 years the 16th FC qualifier has won their first round match four times. This will be Diehl's 45th round one encounter.

Diehl goes red and Hagan flies on down the track with another big speed to take the easy win. Smooth and clean!

Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.881 sec., 330ft-2.240, 660ft-3.149/283.85 mph.