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- Robert Hight, driver of the AAA of So. Cal. Mustang, made it all the way to the final round and was the runner up in the NHRA race in Las Vegas, Nev. Hight defeated Tony Bartone in the first round, teammate Mike Neff in the second round and Tony Pedregon in the third round before losing to Cruz Pedregon in the final.
- Hight’s performance moved him up two spots in the standings to third place, just 39 points behind leader Cruz Pedregon with just one race left in the season.
- John Force, driver of the Castrol GTX Mustang, made it all the way to the semifinal round before losing to Cruz Pedregon. Force, who defeated Jeff Arend in the first round and Melanie Troxel in the second round, moved up one spot in the standings to seventh place.
- Ashley Force, driver of the Castrol GTX Mustang, and Mike Neff, driver of the Old Spice Mustang, each made it into the second round. Ashley Force defeated Ron Capps in the first round before losing to Tony Pedregon, while Neff beat Tim Wilkerson before losing to teammate Robert Hight. Force remains sixth in the standings and Neff remains ninth.
- Bob Tasca III, driver of the Motorcraft/QuickLane Mustang, lost to Tony Pedregon in the first round.
- The NHRA season finale is in two weeks in Pomona, Calif.
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