Kilmarnock, who had brought in Iain Flannigan and Tim Clancy for injured pair Jamie Hamill and Simon Ford, emerged as an attacking force in the 26th minute when John Ruddy pushed wide Craig Bryson's 25-yard volley and then touched over Kevin Kyle's back-post header from Flannigan's corner.
"It's such a cool part of our sport, " said Jamie McMurray, the 2010 Daytona 500 champ, who recalled how fans wore shirts touting Ford and Chevrolet when he was a kid.