Alex Laughlin has won 6 rounds this year and 3 of them have been in the last 2 races.

Capps is 3 - 0 against Laughlin in prior events.

Laughlin gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Capps hits the throttle and goes up in smoke. Capps stays on the throttle for about 20 feet and then has to give up on the run. Laughlin's car starts moving around and drifts toward the centerline. He gets about 700 feet out, loses a cylinder, and the car pushes back to the right. He goes on through and takes the stripe for the win.