NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

John Force, gunning for career win No. 150, advanced to the semifinals with a 3.920 alongside and in front of Matt Hagan’s 3.953 to end the days of defending event champ Cruz Pedregon and Jonnie Lindberg.

Jack Beckman, a two-time four-wide winner, also moved into the final four with a 3.925, edging Tim Wilkerson’s 3.954 as both finished ahead of trouble-plagued Ron Capps and Dave Richards,

Low qualifier Robert Hight got a scare when his Auto Club Chevy smoked the tires, but he recovered to pass Bob Tasca III and finish second behind world champ J.R. Todd’s 3.966. Bob Gilbertson did not make the first-round call after suffering a fire in the final qualifying session.

Tommy Johnson Jr. (3.978) and Shawn Langdon (3.982) were the final two to advance to the semifinals after beating Terry Haddock and Jeff Diehl, the latter of whom rode out a brief fire in the shutdown area.

Semifinal quads (lane choice by order):
J.R. Todd vs. Tommy Johnson Jr. vs. Shawn Langdon vs. Robert Hight
John Force vs. Jack Beckman vs. Matt Hagan vs. Tim Wilkerson