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Antron Brown
0.074 | 3.745 | 326.63
Ron Smith
0.116 | 4.632 | 192.19
Antron Brown is the defending event champion. Antron's runner-up finish in Sonoma was the 118th final round of his career (including 4-wide events) and that is the 11th most in NHRA history among all drivers.

Ron Smith's first race in Top Fuel was at the Fallnationals in Seattle in 1980. He has now participated in 36 races in his career and 29 of them have been at this track.

In 29 years at this event the #16 qualifier in Top Fuel in 2 - 27 in round one.

This is the first time Brown and Smith have faced each other in eliminations.

Brown with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Salinas in the next round.

Smith started mixing up cylinders around 330 feet and then clicked it off.