The last time the #16 qualifier won in round 1 here was in 2001.

Laughlin is 2 - 0 against Cuadra in prior events.

Cuadra with the starting line advantage, but Laughlin chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Alex Laughlin's MOV: 0.0367 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Laughlin runs the quickest pass of race day for the win. He will have lane choice over Koretsky in the next round.