This first pairing is big in the points chase, Anderson moving out to a four-point lead after qualifying was done. The Safety Safari groomed the top end of the track after the Top Alcohol Dragsters ran, in addition to the usual "Pro Stock Shuffle." Kurt came in with a 4-3 edge over Anderson in prior events, but Anderson evened the tally here. KJ left first, but his car made a small wiggle on the launch and that may have been the difference in the race because it was close all the way and Johnson was closing fast on the top end. Greg Anderson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.009), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.014), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0026 seconds (approximately 9 inches).