For the second week in a row, Michael Phillips beat Matt Smith in the second round.

Phillips clocked a 7.289-second run on his Racers Edge Suzuki, to beat Smith’s 7.344-second run during the second round of the NHRA Mile High Nationals in Denver, Co. The race was not aired in the ESPN2 coverage on Sunday.

For the second week in a row, Michael Phillips beat Matt Smith in the second round.

Phillips clocked a 7.289-second run on his Racers Edge Suzuki, to beat Smith’s 7.344-second run during the second round of the NHRA Mile High Nationals in Denver, Co. The race was not aired in the ESPN2 coverage on Sunday.

NHRA announcer Al Reinhart mentioned after the race Smith went and shook hands with Phillips. However, Smith isn’t ready to end the feud between the two riders.

“There’s still a rivalry,” Smith said. “I’m a good sport and he was hooting and hollering over there, and I just went over there and told him good job. We’re still going to have that rivalry and I still think he’s not legit. It’s just amazing, everybody in the class slows down three to four hundredths and he picks up two hundredths. NHRA, I do not know what they’re doing, but they have to do something. It’s just not fair. Ray Charles can see what’s going on.”

Phillips, who won at Sonoma, Calif., last week, lost to eventual-winner Andrew Hines in the semifinals Sunday at Bandimere Speedway. Phillips registered a redlight to hand Hines the win.