Pierce cut a .009 light to Torres’s unusually late .100, which could not overcome the perfect package of Pierce. Pierce dialed a 5.30 and ran a right on 5.309 at 144.95 mph to a losing 4.716 at 129 mph for Torres.

Non-Electronics Gambler was contested by 64 racers and one NHRA Div. 7 director Mike Rice, who was also wearing the track manager’s hat. Rice lost in the third round to Ron Hammer, who would runner up to fellow Ford racer Dan Marciano, Marciano left first in the final round, cutting a .036 and running a 6.429 at 98.63 mph. Hammer had a .073 reaction time and then ran 6.662 at 102.58 mph on a 6.65 dial.