The championship picture in Top Fuel is simple - Zizzo and Bruce Litton are less than one round apart in the points and on the same side of the ladder. If either loses this round and the other wins, the winner is the champion. If both win, they meet next round for the championship. If both lose, Zizzo is the champion.

Zizzo was late, then lost traction in a cloud of smoke and Jones, in as an alternate for Gallegos, gets a big upset win. Jones' car was also having traction problems, but Jones was able to pedal it through the trouble and complete the run to turn the win light on in his lane, the first real break for a team that has struggled all weekend.