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John Force
0.048 | 4.413 | 234.61
Tommy Johnson Jr.
0.053 | 4.467 | 192.44
John Force has been to the final round 12 times at this event with six wins. Overall he is 60-24 at this race and he is an impressive 24-6 (80%) in the first round.

Tommy Johnson has won 299 rounds in his FC career and that is tied for 10th best in the Funny Car class.

Force gets a small advantage off the line but strikes the tires about 300 feet out. Johnson gets a few feet further and goes up in smoke. Force stays on the throttle, the engine backfires, but he is able to gets in front of Johnson and pull away for the win.

John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.024), 330 ft(-0.036), 660ft(-0.095). MOV: 0.0592 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Capps will have lane choice over Force in the next round.