The Final Round featured an all FS/B heads-up showdown, with #48 qualifier Jeff Strickland against #3 qualifier Jay Storey. For the event, before the Final, Story held a 0.151 advantage over Strickland.
(1) However, Storey's unfortunate -.003 red light in the Final reaffirmed why we don't race on paper. Congratulations to Jeff Strickland for winning Stock eliminator at the Gatornationals for the 3rd straight year, following a Top Dragster win in 2021.
(2)
(1) Storey's combined worse RT+ET vs. Strickland's combined best RT+ET.
(2) https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCStory.asp?ID=396864