"We had a little weather issue early in the day, we didn't get going until about 1:00 in the afternoon, but right out of the box, we were competitive. We were on pace with everybody all day long. I didn't get particularly great starts off the line. In the heat race, I had a real good battle with Joe Kopp for most of the way, and I was able to sneak underneath him going into turn one on the last lap and win the heat race. Fortunately for us, it was fast time, and we sat on the pole for the main event.

"I didn't get a very good start, I got off the line about fourth. Johnny Murphree was leading, Joe Kopp, who got by (Kenny) Coolbeth fairly quickly, was running second, and Coolbeth was third. I was able to get by Coolbeth by about the second lap and Johnny had opened up about a twenty-bike-length gap on myself. I ran down and caught Joe Kopp, battled with him for a couple of laps, and finally made a pass stick on about lap six or seven. Johnny still had about a twenty-bike-length lead, and the rest of the way, I just chased him down and caught him, but I ran out of time in the fifteen-lapper. We reeled Johnny in and put the pressure on him in the last three or four laps, but he never made a mistake big enough for me to capitalize on. We ended up a close second with a chance to win, and for that, we're real encouraged about coming back in August."