Jack Beckman's win in Pomona was his 31st in the Funny Car class and that ties him with Del Worsham for 8th place all time in the category. He won here three times. He comes into today's eliminations with 732 rounds of racing and a 61% overall win record and 71% in round one. Beckman has won twelve of their eighteen prior round one pairings.

Pedregon's Charger is featuring a special 100th Anniversary Snap-On wrap. He is making his 1082nd round of racing with a 52% overall win record and 55% in round one. Beckman is 23 - 17 against Pedregon in prior events.

Pedregon gets off the line initially, but is smoking the tires before the 330 lights.

Beckman gets just a little further and has to do a quick pedal slap. He catches the car back up and runs hard to near the finish line. There is a flash from the pipes and the burst panel is open after that.