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John Force
0.075 | 5.005 | 297.42
John Lawson
0.078 | 4.926 | 289.94
This is the fourth time in six years that John Force has put the Castrol GTX Ford on the "pole" at the Lucas Oil Nationals. On each previous occasion he reached the final round but won only in 2000 when he beat Jerry Toliver for an 86th victory that broke Bob Glidden's career record.

This is the 114th time in his career that John has started an NHRA national event from the No. 1 qualifying position, and the 310th consecutive NHRA national event for which he has qualified.

Force and Lawson have faced each other four times in eliminations, Force winning all four.

Force dropped a cylinder at half track and the rear end of the car began to move around on him, allowing Lawson to take the upset win.