Toyota Nationals

Sunday’s final round results at Las

Vegas Motor Speedway:

■ Top Fuel: Terry Mcmillen 3.870 at 253.99 def. Brittany Force 3.934 at 239.27 (red-lighted)

■ Funny Car: Matt Hagan 3.942 at 329.42 def. Courtney Force 4.020 at 320.05

■ Pro Stock: Greg Anderson 6.698 at 204.70 def. Bo Butner 15.506 at 36.72

■ Pro Stock Motorcycle: Eddie Krawiec 6.924 at 193.16 def. Hector Arana 6.949 at 192.91 but said that didn’t make his first Las Vegas victory and his first of the 2017 Countdown less special.

“These Funny Cars are finicky. Sometimes they love ya’, and sometimes they rip your heart out and step on it,” Hagan said after knocking off Courtney Force in the final and No. 1 qualifier Jack Beckman in the semifinals. That came after Beckman had set track records for elapsed time and speed during Saturday’s second-day qualifying.

Anderson increases edge

Anderson defeated Bo Butner in a battle of KB Racing teammates for his 90th career victory in the Pro Stock final and stretched his Countdown lead to 40 points over Butner. The Pro Stock championship was the only one of the three car classes that didn’t tighten up in Las Vegas and will come down to a battle of KB drivers — Jason Line is third in points — in California.

“We’re just going to have to go outthere and settle it among ourselves. It’s a win, win, win,” said Anderson, a four-time series champion whose car owner, Ken Black, lives in Las Vegas.

Notes

Two-time reigning Top Fuel champion Antron Brown, who clinched those championships at the Toyota Nationals, lost in the first round to Shawn Langdon Sunday and was virtually eliminated from the points chase with one race to go. … Second-generation Indycar driver Graham Rahal was an interested spectator in the staging area behind the Christmas tree — he is married to Funny Car title contender Courtney Force. … Sunday’s final eliminations were a sellout, as a crowd estimated at 35,000 packed the suites, grandstands, bleachers and standing room areas.

Contact Ron Kantowski at rkantowski@reviewjournal.com or 702383-0352. Follow @ronkantowski on Twitter.