If they were drag racing, the quarter-final match between Pat Musi and Gary Densham would have been a photo finish. Fifteen minutes before voting ended the storytelling combatants were deadlocked in a 50 – 50 percent tie. That was the first time a race has been that close in the history of the competition. The largest lead between the two at

The lead changed hands another two times in those final fifteen minutes and within the last five minutes, Musi edged ahead by five votes to win 50.4 to 49.6.

Louis Force didn’t have as hard of a battle with Gordie Bonin, but he didn’t have it easy either.

Musi Edges Densham in closest race ever; Force tops Bonin

If they were drag racing, the quarter-final match between Pat Musi and Gary Densham would have been a photo finish. Fifteen minutes before voting ended the storytelling combatants were deadlocked in a 50 – 50 percent tie. That was the first time a race has been that close in the history of the competition. The largest lead between the two at

The lead changed hands another two times in those final fifteen minutes and within the last five minutes, Musi edged ahead by five votes to win 50.4 to 49.6.

Louis Force didn’t have as hard of a battle with Gordie Bonin, but he didn’t have it easy either.

Force, the older brother of 14-time NHRA champion John Force, grabbed 53.12 percent of the votes to beat Bonin by less than 40 votes as voting ended at 6 PM, EST on Thursday. Bonin turned in a very respectable and competitive 46.88 percent in the losing effort.

By virtue of his larger vote percentage, Force gets lane choice against Musi in the semis.

On the other side of the ladder, Rickie Smith holds lane choice over Bill Doner.

The semi-final round begins on Monday.

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