|
In its long-anticipated June 17 , 2023 return to the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds , Illinois , for the " Magic Mile " Jared Mees scored a third consecutive Mile victory and the 26th Mile win of Mees ' career , breaking a tie with icons Bubba Shobert and Bryan Smith to claim sole possession of third place on the all-time order .
Mission SuperTwins presented by S & S Cycle Reigning AFT king Mees ( No . 1 Indian Motorcycle / Rogers Racing / SDI Racing FTR750 ) was forced to pull another rabbit out of his helmet after going back and forth for 12 minutes plus two laps with the superstar trio of Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ), Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Parts Plus / Jacob Companies , Rick Ware Racing KTM 790 Duke ), and Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ). The four swapped positions throughout , with none showing an obvious edge - all four were within touching distance as they exited Turn 2 for the final time , operating almost as if a single entity . It was Mees who once again put his name at the top of the results sheet after the pack stormed past the checkered flag . Robinson took second , pushing points leader Daniels outside the top two for the first time all season long despite
|
taking the checkered flag just 0.097 seconds behind Mees . Bauman took fourth , JD Beach ( No . 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) took fifth from Davis Fisher ( No . 67 Rackley Racing / Bob Lanphere ' s BMC Racing Indian FTR750 ) sixth , Jarod Vanderkooi ( No . 20 JMC Motorsports / Fairway Ford Indian FTR750 ) seventh , with Bronson Bauman ( No . 37 Fastrack Racing / 2 Wheelz KTM 790 Duke ) eighth , Dan Bromley ( No . 62 Memphis Shades / Corbin / Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07 ) ninth and Kolby Carlile ( No . 36 G & G Racing / Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07 ) 10th . Daniels ' perfect podium record still has him leading in the points , but the streaking Mees is now within single digits in second , moving to within nine points of the first ( 198-189 ) as the season reaches its halfway point .
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER The prodigious Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) came out on top of a race-long sixrider dogfight for top honors between Drane , Chase Saathoff ( No . 88 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ), Trent Lowe ( No . 48 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ), Max Whale ( No . 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F ),
|
Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F ), and Trevor Brunner ( No . 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ). Saathoff controlled the pace from the bottom-line for much of the race . But as the minutes ticked away , that control became more and more tenuous as Lowe , Drane , and Whale all took their turns at the front of the group . Drane ran in sixth with less than a minute to go but blasted past fellow Aussie Whale to reclaim the lead as the decisive final two laps kicked off . The Estenson pilot managed to hold that position to open the final lap but saw Saathoff dive underneath entering Turn 3 , while Lowe powered by both exiting 4 . But Drane nudged back ahead as the pack swarmed to the checkered flag , beating Saathoff to the line by a mere 0.011 seconds , followed fractionally by Lowe in third . |
Whale was just 0.081 seconds off the win but relegated to fourth , with Kopp and Brunner completing the top six in that order and meters away from victory themselves . Reigning champ Kopp continues to lead the way in his title defense . However , Saathoff has drawn that much closer thanks to a fifth consecutive podium finish and is now just nine points behind in second ( 166- 157 ). Next Up : 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 , the Orange County Half-Mile at Middletown , NY . a week later ( July 8 ) and an inaugural AFT visit to the Bridgeport Speedway at Swedesboro , NJ two weeks later , July 22 ( Round 13 ). www . americanflattrack . com |
Mission AFT SuperTwins |
DAYTONA
Short Track
|
DAYTONA
Short Track
|
Senoia |
Arizona
Super TT
|
Mission Dallas Ventura
Half-Mile
Short Track
|
Sacramento Red Mile
Mile
|
|||||
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
Dallas Daniels |
Yamaha MT-07 |
180 |
1 # |
1 # |
2 |
2 # |
2 |
1 * # |
2 |
2 * |
2 |
Jared Mees |
Indian FTR750 |
164 |
4 |
4 |
1 * # |
6 |
1 * # |
3 |
1 * # |
1 # |
3 |
JD Beach |
Yamaha MT-07 |
131 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 * |
17 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
Briar Bauman |
KTM 790 Duke |
125 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
Davis Fisher |
Indian FTR750 |
112 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
Brandon Robinson |
Indian FTR750 |
99 |
2 * |
6 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
5 |
8 |
|
7 |
Jarod Vanderkooi |
Indian FTR750 |
94 |
17 |
2 * |
6 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
Bronson Bauman |
KTM 790 Duke |
88 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
Kolby Carlile |
Yamaha MT-07 |
85 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
Ben Lowe |
Indian FTR750 |
82 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
11 |
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles |
DAYTONA
Short Track
|
DAYTONA
Short Track
|
Senoia |
Arizona
Super TT
|
Mission Dallas Ventura
Half-Mile
Short Track
|
Sacramento Red Mile
Mile
|
|||||
Pos |
Rider |
Bike |
Points |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
Kody Kopp |
KTM 450 SX-F |
151 |
1 * |
1 * # |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 * |
10 |
6 |
2 |
Dalton Gauthier |
KTM 450 SX-F |
136 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 * # |
7 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
Chase Saathoff |
Honda CRF450R |
136 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
2 # |
2 # |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Max Whale |
KTM 450 SX-F |
130 |
8 |
4 |
1 * |
3 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
Trevor Brunner |
Yamaha YZ450F |
123 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
Trent Lowe |
Honda CRF450R |
117 |
4 # |
7 |
17 |
1 * |
6 |
2 |
1 |
|
7 |
Tom Drane |
Yamaha YZ450F |
105 |
5 |
12 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
1 * # |
3 * # |
8 |
Morgen Mischler |
Honda CRF450R |
94 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
James Ott |
Husqvarna FC450 |
77 |
6 |
8 |
2 # |
18 |
18 |
13 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
Chad Cose |
Honda CRF450R |
74 |
16 |
13 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
16 |
4 |
10 |