Team owner Don Schumacher, at left with driver Antron Brown, was very happy with the Top Fuel and Funny Car final-round matchups. (Don Eckert photo)

"We qualified No. 1 and then took it one round at a time. It was a great weekend, but it's always a struggle. This class is very competitive. You have your struggles here and there, and you have to keep on overcoming them. I'm just so happy for our Aaron's/Matco guys.”

Brown extended his lead in the Countdown to the Championship to 21 points over Massey.

Spencer Massey (Ron Lewis photo)

"It's going to be a dogfight all the way down to the end," Massey said.

The team led by crew chiefs Todd Okuhara and Phil Shuler always have a plan set and they are sticking to it.

"Our plan from day one has been to just go rounds. We went all the way to the final today and we needed that. It's just another good showing for the Prestone team for making it to another final round.

"I'm glad we go racing again in just a few days (at Reading, Pa.) because this team is going after wins and we need one to get back to that top spot in points."