Alex Laughlin is the defending champion at this race. This is the 619th race for Larry Morgan in Pro Stock and that is third most among all pro drivers. Larry's first Pro Stock race was in 1987 and Alex was born in 1988.

Morgan is 1 - 0 against Laughlin in prior events.

Laughlin with the starting line advantage, but Morgan was able to chase him down right in the lights. This was a great drag race...Larry Morgan's MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 2 inches).