Nothing says Rookie of the Year like a No. 1 qualifying shot. Just ask Mike Neff, the former crew chief turned John Force Racing driver.

“That was a very important run. To get down the track and get in there solid is our game plan. We want to get all four of our Mustangs in the top 4 or 5 spots so we wouldn’t have to race each other until the semis. There are three runs left but that was pretty solid and I expect that will stay in the top twelve,” said Neff. Nothing says Rookie of the Year like a No. 1 qualifying shot. Just ask Mike Neff, the former crew chief turned John Force Racing driver.

“That was a very important run. To get down the track and get in there solid is our game plan. We want to get all four of our Mustangs in the top 4 or 5 spots so we wouldn’t have to race each other until the semis. There are three runs left but that was pretty solid and I expect that will stay in the top twelve,” said Neff.

“We need (teammate) Robert (Hight) to get up there. Hopefully get right up there with us or even in front of us. He is our shot for the championship. We have to be up there to so we can take some of these other guys out. It was important and it feels good. It relieves a lot of the stress. You aren’t sweating it out tomorrow and Saturday. It was a big run and John Medlen did a great job with that tune-up.”