When was the last 15 car funny car field and who had the last (good) bye

Of course you were wondering...17 years ago in Brainerd...who had the first round bye...Cruz

But Cruz isn't the last FC driver to get a bye run...that would be the late Bruce Sarver at the Fall 2001 Vegas race

Bruce got a second round bye when Force and Bob Bode were both DQ'd in the first round...

My definition of a bye is NOT when a driver breaks or doesn't show at the line, but when there is no qualified or an impossibility of anyone showing in the other lane.