Dale got lucky in the second round, but not in his actual race, he only needed another NA eleven second run to advance, the luck he needed came in the form of the second round race to determine his third round opponent.
Glenn Hunter's killer blown 56 Chevy had just wrapped up a runner-up spot in Pro Street Power Adder on the strength of an 8.20-166 run earlier in the day, and he was matched with Jim Forbes' 62 Chevy II AWB which was coming off best of 9.96. The 56 faltered at the hit, and Squirrel took the win to battle the Gremlin in the third round.