Cruz Pedregon literally flew to a first-round victory in the first round of the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for undoubtedly the most bizarre pass in his extensive Funny Car career.

About 330 feet into the run against Robert Hight, Pedregon started to feel the Snap-on Toyota Camry lift the front wheels. The car continued to rise and became completely airborne. The rear tires touched down at about 600 feet, sailing all the way to the finish line with the front wheels up. The wheelie bar kept it from flipping over backwards.- Susan Wade