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Daniels in Command at Inaugural Ventura Short Track

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The dream season of ascending Progressive AFT star Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT- 07 DT ) continued with a convincing victory in the inaugural Ventura Short Track at Ventura Raceway in Ventura , California , on May 6 ( Round 6 ).

Mission SuperTwins Presented by S & S Cycle As impressive as he was a year ago as a rookie , Daniels has taken his game to the next level in 2023 . The prodigious teenager extended his unblemished run of firsts and seconds this season with a calm and controlled performance . Daniels ’ teammate , JD Beach ( No . 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ), shot off the line in first but held the position for less than a single quick lap of the 1 / 5-mile clay oval . Beach did well to keep Daniels honest after being dropped to second and even reeled him back in at one point . But the relentless perfection of the title leader gradually stacked up to a near onesecond advantage by the time the Main Event was seven minutes deep , with reigning champion Jared Mees ( No . 1 Indian Motorcycle / Rogers Racing / SDI Racing FTR750 ) significantly further back in third . A red-flag reset occurred after Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission

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Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ) came out the worst in a crash that saw Jarod Vanderkooi ( No . 20 JMC Motorsports / Fairway Ford Indian FTR750 ) get into the back of Johnny Lewis ( No . 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650 ), leading directly to Robinson ’ s spill . The fallen Robinson was subsequently clipped by Sammy Halbert ( No . 69 Dodge Bros . Racing / Martin Trucking Harley-Davidson XR750 ), forcing a stoppage in the action . However , that didn ' t stop Daniels ultimately scooping up a third win of the year to go with his three runnerups . Beach completed the Estenson Racing Yamaha 1-2 , while Mees managed to score third place . Twotime Grand National Champion Briar

Bauman ( No . 3 Parts Plus / Jacob Companies KTM 890 Duke ) was fourth , with Lewis fifth . As a result , Daniels tightened his grip on the title fight . He opened his lead to 24 points over Mees ( 138-114 ) a third of the way into the season , while Beach moved back ahead of Bauman for third ( 97-94 ).

Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Presented by KICKER Like Daniels , Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F ) earned the third win of his 2023 season as he continued his Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER title defense in stellar fashion . He was pushed to the brink by a hungry Chase Saathoff ( No . 88 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ) and after hectic early laps the two got free from Saathoff ’ s Turner Racing teammates , Morgen Mischler ( No . 13 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ) and Trent Lowe ( No . 48 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ). From that point on , the race became a two-rider duel for top honors , with Kopp taking the win . Mischler held off Kopp ’ s charging teammate Max Whale ( No . 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F - fourth ) to pick up third place for a second consecutive podium , while Estenson Racing Yamaha ’ s Trevor Brunner ( No . 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) charged his way forward to fifth after getting off the line in ninth .

Next Up : The series stays in California for one more race - the Sacramento Mile on May 13 - then swings on to the Red Mile at Lexington , Ky ., on May 27 . After another three-week gap , Round 9 will mark the half-way point in the 2023 Championship with the last in the sequence of Mile races at DuQuoin , Il ., on June 17 . After which the first of a four-race run of Half-Miles kicks-off with the popular Lima , Ohio Half-Mile on June 24 , followed by the West Virginia Half-Mile at Mineral Wells , WV , on July 1st and the Orange County Half-Mile at Middletown , NY , a week later ( July 8 ).