The race remained close, but Fowler was able to gain a little breathing room on the last lap. From there he set his sights to upping his pace and creating a gap which was around 30 seconds. Around the eight mile marker on the fifth and final lap Fowler’s machine bogged down and lost power briefly - a sign he was low on gas.

All of the top guys used the same pitting strategy, so Fowler was sure that he had enough fuel to finish the race. He quickly put his quad into the highest gear it would run and carefully monitored his use of the throttle to prolong the little bit of fuel he had remaining.

Fowler was able to make it to the last field section where the finish line was until completely running out of fuel just two turns away from the checkered flag. He quickly jumped off the quad and began pushing when two fans joined in the pushing efforts. By that time Fowler’s competitor had made up the time and was right there to steal the win away right in front of Fowler. Fowler was able to push his quad across the finish in second thinking it was a solo effort. However, the fans were still behind him and weren’t aware of the GNCC rule stating a rider must push he machine across the finish line without assistance and a penalty was enforced - ultimately taking Fowler out of podium contention where he finished in forth.