Millican smoked the tires and went sideways as soon as he launched. He backed off the throttle and then pedaled it to get back underway. The car headed toward the center line, so he backed off again. Meanwhile, McClenathan got out to 100 feet, then his car got loose and started smoking the tires. He and Millican kept going down the quarter mile, with both pedaling it as they went. Millican hit the throttle seven times and held on to get the win. Millican gave up lane choice to Scott Kalitta in the second round.