On a small holeshot, Smith gets the win, then Coughlin's car disappears in a huge cloud of white smoke. It was a close race all the way.

Rickie Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.020), 330 ft(0.052), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0033 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

Smith will have lane choice against Farber in the final round.