Vince was there at 1-2 in the afternoon and couldn't find hide nor hare of Hankins. So that probably means he left super early, i.e. he saw the competition and noped out of there like a bitch. If I was Em, I'd be pissed, imaging you drive your man-child boy friend to the show for hours, and he doesn't even finish.
Also, that ride home must've been something else, I'm picturing a lot of crying and punching the dash board.