In his last 7 starts Tony Schumacher is 0 - 7 in Rd. 1. Schumacher's overall record at this event is 38 - 19. By round, his record is 18 - 5 in Rd. 1, 9 - 9 in Rd. 2, 7 - 2 in Rd. 3, and 4 - 3 in the Final. He won this race in 2005 (Beat D. Grubnic), 2006 (Beat J.R. Todd), 2008 (Beat R. Fuller), and 2010 (Beat D. Lagana). He was runner-up here in 2002 (Lost to L. Dixon), 2003 (Lost to K. Bernstein), and 2012 (Lost to B. Vandergriff). He has qualified in the top half of the field at 15 of his 23 races here. His lowest starting spot at this event is #13 (2024). He is just the 7th Pro driver to compete at 600 or more races.

Schumacher and Pruett have each won 12 times against the other in prior events.

Pruett with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She will have lane choice over Hart in the next round by 0.005 seconds.

schumacher lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.