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<<< Continued from cover 2020 - a huge moment for his Wally Brown Racing effort , backed by factory Suzuki , after a promising second place in the season opener at Volusia . Henry Wiles ( No . 17 RMR Honda / Honda Talon CRF450R ) was second , ahead of Australian Max Whale ( No . 18 Coondoo Cattle Co ./ Australian Road Services Kawasaki KX450F ) in third , and Mikey Rush , also on a YZ450F , in fifth . In Race II , Henry Wiles went one better

In taking the Production Twins class championship win , James Rispoli gave Harley its first series win since introducing the XG750R to AFT racing . to take the win ahead of Max Whale , second again , Trent Lowe ( Honda CRF450R ) in third , Mikey Rush in fourth and Andrew Luker ( No . 11 Rackley Racing / Keeran Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) in fifth . Max Whale took second spot in the Singles championship overall in 2020 for Kawasaki , with Henry Wiles third ( Honda ), Mikey Rush fourth ( Yamaha ) and Trent Lowe fifth ( Honda ). Thanks to Dallas Daniels ' eight-win season dominance , the Manufacturer ' s Championship was taken by Yamaha . In the AFT Production Twins , history was made in Race I on Friday when Johnny Lewis ( No . 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield Twins FT ) claimed Royal Enfield ’ s first-ever AFT victory with a wire-to-wire dominance that demonstrated his Daytona Short Track prowess . The season-long dominance of former road racer James Rispoli ( No . 43 Latus Motors Racing Harley- Davidson XG750R ) was rewarded and provided Harley with something to be pleased about when he was crowned the class champion for 2020 with seven wins for the season and Harley taking the Manufacturer ' s Championship - reward for their backing and promotion of the class and a first since the introduction of the XG750R . Behind Lewis in Race I , Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07 ) took second , ahead of Ben Lowe ( also on a MT-07 ) third , and Patrick Buchanan ( Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) in fifth behind Rispoli . Cory Texter and Johnny Lewis swapped places for a reversed one and two in
Race II on Saturday October 17th , with Ben Lowe repeating his Friday third spot ahead of Ryan Varnes ( Ninja 650 ) fourth and Patrick Buchanan fifth again . Cory Texter took second spot in the Rider ' s Championship standings for Yamaha behind Rispoli , with Ben Lowe , also Yamaha , third , Ryan Varnes fourth and Danny Eslick fifth ( both Kawasaki ).
Pos Rider Bike Points Wins
1
Briar Bauman
FTR750
309
6
2
Jared Mees
FTR750
300
5
3
Sammy Halbert
FTR750
239
1
4
Brandon Robinson
FTR750
209
2
5
Bronson Bauman
FTR750
181
0
6
Brandon Price
FTR750
175
0
7
Jeffrey Carver Jr .
FTR750
174
1
8
Davis Fisher
FTR750
143
0
9
Jarod Vanderkooi
XG750R
139
0
10
Robert Pearson
FTR750
130
0

Rounds 7 & 8 - Mechanicsburg , PA ., Williams Grove Speedway , Half-Miles I & II

AFT SuperTwins presented by Vance & Hines - Briar Bauman at the Double
Briar Bauman ( No . 1 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) fought back against Jared Mees ' win last time out ( Springfield Mile II ) by taking dominating wins in both the Williams Grove Half-Miles . Bauman flat-out crushed the opposition in Race I , with runner-up Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 HCRR Racing / Ben Evans Racing Indian FTR750 ) taking his second consecutive second place ahead of Bronson Bauman ( No . 37 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) third , Jared Mees ( No . 9 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) fourth ( despite having stolen the holeshot ) and Dan Bromley ( No . 62 Roof Systems of Dallas , Texas Indian FTR750 ) in fifth . Jarod Vanderkooi led the H-D Vance & Hines XG750R team home in ninth , ahead of Bryan Smith in tenth and Dalton Gauthier in 16th place . In Race II the following evening , Briar Bauman backed it up with a tape-totape win .
Jeffrey Carver Jr . ( No . 23 Happy Trails Racing FTR750 ) took second ahead of Jared Mees , with Sammy Halbert ( No . 69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian FTR750 ) fourth and Dan Bromley fifth . In Race II it was Dalton Gauthier who led the Harleys home ( ninth ), with Jarod Vanderkooi 12th and Bryan Smith 15th .
AFT Singles - Mikey Rush & Dallas Daniels
In the Singles Race I , 2019 championship runner-up Mikey Rush ( No . 15 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) finally broke through to claim his first Main Event victory of 2020 . It didn ' t come easily , as to make it happen he had to defeat his secondranked teammate Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) and 2016 GNC2 champ Ryan Wells ( No . 94 Waters Autobody Racing / D & D PowerSports KTM 450 SX-F ) who finished third . Morgen Mischler on another KTM 450 SX-F was fourth , with Aussie Max Whale fifth on a Kawasaki KX450F . In Saturday ' s Race II , Dallas Daniels went one better with a win on his
Yamaha , ahead of Trent Lowe second , Tanner Dean third , Kevin Stollings fourth and Trevor Brunner fifth on Honda CRF450Rs .
AFT Production Twins - Double for James Rispoli
James Rispoli ( No . 43 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R ) continued his recent great form , scoring his third AFT Production Twins victory in the class ' most recent four Main Events . " The Rocket " tracked down reigning champion Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07 ) early and eventually held him off , with Ryan Varnes ( No . 68 RVR / RoyBuilt
Don ' s Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) third , Indy Mile winner Ben Lowe ( No . 25 Roof Systems of Dallas / Bruce Lowe Excavating Yamaha MT-07 ) fourth and Rispoli ' s fellow multinational championship-winning road racer Danny Eslick ( No . 64 Scott Powersports / R & D Machine Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) in fifth . It is of note that Johnny Lewis ( Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield Twin FT & Harris Performance ) brought the Royal Enfield 650 home in sixth spot in the Royal Enfield ' s maiden event . In the Saturday night Singles Race II it was a repeat for the first four , with Jeremiah Duffy fifth on the Kawasaki Ninja 650 .
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