For race 2 #26 would be starting second on the grid behind #18 Larry Langmead but one place in front of championship rival #205 Mike Norton with the team believing all Ross had to do in this race to win the championship was to finish in front of Mike.

Off the line and Ross had a bit of a scruffy first lap which gave Larry some breathing space but Ross gave himself a bit of a talking to inside the #26 car and pulled away from #205 whilst keeping pace with raceleader #18 until a few laps from the end when he settled for 2nd place in what was a good fast race that everyone believed had given Ross the championship. With an 11 point gap over Mike with 1 race to go and the 10 point maximum for a win that seemed to be it…