Force entered the Auto Plus NHRA Nationals in second place after his win last weekend in St. Louis but leaves Reading, Pennsylvania with a 65-point lead over Hagan. This is the 19th different season Force has led the Mello Yello Funny Car points.

Force defeated Jeff Arend, Pedregon and Capps en route to his seventh final this season.

Funny Car Points: 1. John Force, 2,457; 2. Matt Hagan, 2,392; 3. Jack Beckman, 2,331; 4. Robert Hight, 2,323; 5. Cruz Pedregon, 2,307; 6. Ron Capps, 2,297; 7. Courtney Force, 2,266; 8. Johnny Gray, 2,223; 9. Del Worsham, 2,214; 10. Tim Wilkerson, 2,175.

PRO STOCK

JEGS.com/Mopar Dodge driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. took command of the Pro Stock points lead with a superb performance in winning the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals on Sunday in an all-Mopar final.

Coughlin, the four-time Pro Stock champion, won on holeshots in the semifinals and final, beating J&J Racing teammate Allen Johnson in the final round with a .004-second reaction time.

"Sometimes you live and die on your starts, there's no question about it," said Coughlin, who secured his 56th career Pro Stock victory. "We just had some off runs the last two weeks and didn't get away with it. I think the thing that fired me up is following my son, Jeg III, play in the Ohio state district golf tournament. He was looking to advance to the state finals. It was an event, kind of like the Countdown, where it's all on the line. A bad hole or two can make it tough.

"As I was keeping his stats for him, I was just getting more and more fired up by watching his drive and dedication. I told him after that, 'Man, this weekend is going to be just fantastic for me because you've got me fired up.'"

Coughlin's "worst" reaction time Sunday was .032 seconds, but he also had lights of .022 and .012. The .012 came against No. 1 qualifier Jason Line in the semifinals after Line had lane choice with a quicker pass in the quarterfinals.

But thanks to Coughlin's head start of .029 seconds (Line was .041 on the Christmas Tree); he was able to hold off Line's pass of 6.607 seconds at 210.01 mph with his slower run of 6.615 seconds at 208.39 mph.