The run knocks rookie points leader Giaffone out and sends Boat sailing to Bubble Land. It's such a relief. Dick Simon has always been fast, especially with me. I'm solid in the race now. Finally I know it's not me.
Boat survives two torpedoes.
Memo Gidley strikes fear in the heart of Boat as makes his first appearance in the long-awaited showing of the third Kelley Racing machine. Team owner Tom Kelley was considering selling the car, but apparently gave it to Lee Brayton to repay an old favor. Gidley runs three laps at 221mph, but would have fallen short so we waves off. Hearn got back in qualifying line and would be the next to go when the final gun went off at 6 p.m. We came close, and it wasn't meant to be, but we proved that we could do it.