Dixon is 5 - 3 against Brown in prior events. Brown with a slight starting line advantage, but Dixon has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Dixon with another great pass, his quickest pass of the event. Larry Dixon's incremental times: 60ft-0.837 sec., 330ft-2.151, 660ft-3.060/279.50 mph. Brown started to chatter the tires was up in smoke around 400 feet to end his streak at 14 consecutive round wins.