"We definitely had a chance to figure out the track and what to do today," said first place qualifier Daron Rahlves. "Corley (Howard), the course builder, made some changes that worked out really well for us. And, yeah, I won the qualifying day today, so I'm fast on my own, but we'll see what happens when I get into heats. There are definitely some spots I've picked out which might be good passing zones but you never really know. You have a game plan but you only have a small amount of time with which to use that game plan. If you're in the back you're got to react. For me, my goal is to get a good start and get out in front. But if I'm in the back I have to have some good ideas of where to make a move. I've had a little bad luck; in the finals in Sun Valley at the first Honda Ski Tour and in the X Games finals, but I'm learning. I'm learning to be a little more patient, because when Casey's (Puckett) in front of you, he's not going to let up any room. He shut me down pretty hard in Sun Valley and then I made a tactical error at the X Games, but I'm looking to change this streak around."