Brittany Force and the Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster rolled through the water box in search of their first Top Fuel win in Force’s sixth final round appearance and second of 2015. The 2013 Rookie of the Year was facing 2014 Rookie of the Year Richie Crampton in a tough race. Force had a tough road to the final as the No. 11 qualifier had to defeat Dave Connolly, Doug Kalitta and Antron Brown.

In the final Force and Crampton left almost simultaneously but at half-track Crampton’s Lucas Oil dragster was pulling away from the Monster Energy dragster. Crampton had a near record setting 3.695-second winning time to Force’s solid 3.771 seconds.

“I am a little disappointed. I definitely thought it was our day. We want to get this win for this Monster Energy team,” said Force after the race.

“Overall when you look at our entire weekend we struggled some in qualifying and to come out here on race day and take down some tough competitors. Drivers like Antron Brown and Doug Kalitta and go all the way to the final, I don’t think you can be too disappointed by that. We moved up in the points and we are closer to clinching a spot in the Countdown. I have an awesome team behind me and I am so proud of every single one of them. I know how hard they have worked and it just wasn’t our weekend,” concluded Force.

The Top Fuel team moved from ninth to seventh in the Mello Yello point standings and is less than a round out of fifth place with one regular season race left.

Shawn Langdon, shown here against Brainerd winner Richie Crampton, posted the quickest Top Fuel time with his 3.664-second effort, but was unable to back up those times as a national record.