Alexis DeJoria spent some time with her father, John Paul DeJoria. The Motorplex was where Alexis got her Funny Car license in 2010 and John Force signed off on her license. Force and DeJoria met this year in the first round and Force uncharacteristically had a red light. JFR teammate Robert Hight got revenge by beating DeJoria in the next round, 3.885/329.83 to 3.922/324.36.

Cruz Pedregon (near lane) has had a frustrating season. Here Courtney Force moves on to the second round. Most of the cars at Dallas were sporting pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.