Reed jumped out to an early lead, winning the Progressive Holeshot Award, part two of the Trifecta bonus program. Following Reed was Yamaha‰Ûªs Grant Langston and Kawasaki‰Ûªs Tim Ferry.
On lap 4 Honda‰Ûªs Andrew Short worked his way into the third place position. Langston finished second and Short finished third.
‰ÛÏI learned a lot in my heat race,‰Û
