| Race | Laps | Cut | |||||||
| Place | Number | Pilot | Aircraft | Pairing | Flown | Penalty | Time | Speed | Comments |
| 1 | 25 | Vest, Dennis Woodland, CA | "Drag Racer" Pitts S-1C | Heat 1A | 6 | 05:12.468 | 219.555 | ||
| 2 | 27 | Way, Norman Manteca, CA | "Magic" Pitts S-1S | Heat 1A | 6 | 05:18.427 | 215.446 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Sommer, Leah Anchorage, AK | "Son of Galloping Ghost" Pitts S-1S | Heat 1A | 6 | 24 sec | 05:56.971 | 192.183 | Cut pylon 2, lap5, pylon 3, lap 6 |
| 4 | 3 | Andre, George St. Louis, MO | "Zipper" Pitts LHN | Heat 1A | 6 | 05:57.547 | 191.873 | ||
| 5 | 7X | Murphy, Kirk Prescott, AZ | "Lady Luck" Pitts S-1S | Heat 1A | 6 | 05:58.315 | 191.462 | ||
| 6 | 62 | Aberle, Tom Fallbrook, CA | "Phantom" Modified Mong Sport | Heat 1A | 6 | 05:58.985 | 191.105 | ||
| 7 | 31 | Higa, Tony Mentone, CA | "Tango-Tango" Pitts S-1S | Heat 1A | 6 | 06:11.261 | 184.786 | ||
| 8 | 11X | Roelofs, David Prescott, AZ | "Purse Snatcher" Pitts S-1S | Heat 1A | 5 | 05:17.959 | 179.802 | ||
