Cruz Pedregon set the track record and moved to the top of the qualifying list with a 3.966-second run at 315.64 mph. He got past John Hale and John Force, but fell to TJ in the semifinal round.

John Force defeated Alexis DeJoria in the first round.

When John Force rolled through the water box in the first round he was racing for not just for all the Peak Anti-Freeze Chevrolet Camaro customers in attendance but also to help out his teammate and daughter Courtney Force. Force was racing Alexis DeJoria who was essentially tied with Courtney Force in the Mello Yello point standings. The 16-time champion was able to get the round win and advance to the second round at Route 66 Raceway.

"We were protecting Courtney in the points. I gave away lane choice because I rolled in deep. I did that so if it was neck and neck I would have a shot.  That was the same thing I did to Cruz (Pedregon). I thought I beat him in the second round. I accomplished what I wanted in the first round by trying to protect Courtney's position in the points because we are a team. We will go on from here," said Force, who is No. 5 in the Mello Yello point standings.

"I can't give you a quick fix. Hospitality with Peak went great this weekend and we spent a lot of time with their customers. Our Peak Chevrolet Camaro is right there in points. A couple of our other Funny Cars aren't where we want them to be. It is our job to fix them and the brain trust of crew chiefs has started working on that," said Force. "We have our work cut out for us. I am not going to get discouraged. That isn't part of my make-up. We stay positive. I told my daughter (Brittany) earlier today you have to get knocked down and that will make you stronger if you really have true grit. My girls have that attitude and so does Robert Hight."

In the first round Hight lost to Del Worsham by three-thousandths of a second with a holeshot and Courtney Force lost to Jack Beckman.

Del Worsham got past Hight in the first round with a holeshot, but, even though Worsham was again out first, Tim Wilkerson's 4.032/315.34 got to the finish line first over Worsham's off-pace 5.912 at only 163.43 mph.