Darren ran the Dakota ten minutes after Dale's run, and ran a fat, black smoke rolling, 11.09-121.38, to finish up his first complete drag week. As soon as he returned to the pits it was up on jack stands, and the guys all went to wrenching on it. They tried to replace the bad intermediate shaft in the morning, but discovered that it had to be modified to fit, so they decided to try and get it in before the Heads-up Shootout.