As in the second round, John and the Valiant were once again the first back to the lanes, and ended up paired on the ladder with the Mustang that took out Clark. This time it was John's turn to figure out what to do with a huge lead at half track, and he scrubbed .25 and 17 mph for the win. Geoff Dugopolski is a two-time winner of the Daily Driver class, and he was working his 66 Malibu through the field on what appeared to be a destined semi-final battle with John, but his car died when he stomped the loud pedal in the third round, sending Steve Lyon and his primered 70 Olds 442 into that position. They would be joined in the semi's by Chad Addison's 70 Chevelle, and Waco Davis' crazy blown 65 Bel Air, the number one qualifier.