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John Force
0.082 | 3.89 | 333.74
Matt Hagan
0.075 | 4.14 | 243.33
Matt Hagan has won here in three of the last four years (2015, 2017 & 2018). The only FC driver to win it in three consecutive years was Don Prudhomme who won it four years in a row from 1975 thru 1978. This is John Force's 42nd Winternationals. His first was in 1977 and his 59 round wins at the Winternationals are the most for any driver in any pro class. This is the 1,900th round of racing for John which is, by far, the most among all pro drivers. The 2nd most is Warren Johnson with 1,381.

Force is 22 - 17 against Hagan in prior events.

We finally get a race in the final pair and it's a great one. Hagan gets a small lead off the starting line and holds off Force until after the 330 lights. The engine is unhappy at that point and he slows.

Force drives right on by at that point and pulls steadily ahead to run low ET of the round and top speed of the event in the "bad" left lane. He will have lane choice over Capps later.

John Force's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.025), 330 ft(-0.011), 660ft(0.049). MOV: 0.2431 seconds (approximately 87 feet).

John Force's incremental times: 60ft-0.886 sec., 330ft-2.239, 660ft-3.155/283.61 mph.
Matt Hagan's incremental times: 60ft-0.868 sec., 330ft-2.235, 660ft-3.211/247.34 mph.

10:32 a.m.