Beckman has a 34-32 career round-win record, splitting 1-1 against Arend in their previous two meetings. Arend is making his 70th career start. Beckman has a two-round cushion over Gary Scelzi, Ron Capps and Mike Ashley for the third spot in the Countdown to One.

This one was close all the way, Arend was in deep and they were only a thousandth apart after 60 feet. Jack Beckman's incremental margins: 60ft(0.001), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0163 seconds (approximately 7 feet).