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Younger brother Bronson Bauman ( No . 37 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) took third , with Halbert fourth and Brandon Price ( No . 92 Roof Systems of Dallas , Texas Indian FTR750 ) fifth . Jarod Vanderkooi led the H-D , Vance & Hines XG750R factory team contingent home in 9th , with Dalton Gauthier 11th and Bryan Smith 13th . The Friday race was also notable for the FTR750 - with Indian Motorcycle securing their 4th consecutive Manufacturer ' s Championship with their purpose-built class leading race bike . In round 12 , the second of the two Yamaha Atlanta Short Tracks , Mees stole the show again and made it a double for the weekend by a mere 0.339 seconds , with the challenge on the Saturday night ( October 3 ) coming from young rising star Brandon Price ( No . 92 Roof Systems of Dallas , Texas Indian FTR750 ) who scooped second . Championship leader Briar Bauman was third , ahead of Sammy Halbert fourth and Brandon Robinson fifth . Jarod Vanderkooi brought his V & H backed factory XG750R home in 6th ,
with the other Harleys in 9th ( Bryan Smith ) and 14th ( Dalton Gauthier ).
AFT Singles - Dallas Daniels Doubles it Again
On a roll , Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) racked up his fourth consecutive AFT Singles victory following an extremely entertaining duel with polesitter Morgen Mischler ( No . 13 Roof Systems DFW / Duffy Fleet Services KTM 450 SX- F ) who eventually brought it home 0.482 seconds behind in second place . Brandon Kitchen ( No . 105 Donley Excavating / TCD Suspension Honda CRF450F ) was third , ahead of Trent Lowe ( No . 48 Roof Systems of Dallas , TX / Shoei Helmets Honda CRF450R ), with second-ranked Henry Wiles ( No . 17 RMR Honda / Honda Talon CRF450R ) hanging on for fifth . In round 12 at Saturday ' s Singles , Daniels backed up his Friday win to score a double header double of his own , with Morgen Mischler second again in an Atlanta Short Track rematch that may have been even more spectacular than their Friday duel
- Daniels squeezing Mischler out by just 0.090 seconds . Aussie Max Whale ( No . 18 Coondoo Cattle Co ./ Australian Road Services Kawasaki KX450F ) was third , " supersophomore " Brandon Kitchen ( No . 105 Donley Excavating / TCD Suspension Honda CRF450F ) fourth and class legend Shayna Texter ( No . 52 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX- F ) fifth .
AFT Production Twins - Cory Texter and James Rispoli
At long last , defending AFT Production Twins champion Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07 ) brought the streak of runaway title leader James Rispoli ( No . 43 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R ) to a halt at five consecutive wins . Texter hadn ' t won a race since the season ' s opening weekend and had subsequently finished as runner-up to Rispoli on four occasions , but was brilliant from the start , but Rispoli ' s second was his tenth top-two finish in eleven starts .
Ryan Varnes ( No . 68 RVR / RoyBuilt Don ' s Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) was third , ahead of Ben Lowe ( No . 25 Roof Systems of Dallas / Bruce Lowe Excavating Yamaha MT-07 ) fourth , with Daytona 200 hero Danny Eslick ( No . 64 Scott Powersports / R & D Machine Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) fifth . Chad Cose brought the V & H backed Wally Brown Racing / Roof Systems XG750R home in sixth . The Saturday Production Twins saw 2020 championship leader James Rispoli ( No . 43 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R ) outlast defending class champion Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07 ) in a race-long straight fight to reverse the Friday result and give Rispoli his fifth win out of six . Chad Cose ( No . 49 Wally Brown Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R ) brought it home in third to give the Harleys a podium double , with Danny Eslick ( No . 64 Scott Powersports / R & D Machine Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) winning a multi-rider scrap for fourth , taking the checkered flag just ahead of Michael Inderbitzin ( No . 54 Weirbach Racing / Rekluse Kawasaki Ninja 650 ).

Round 13 - Charlotte Motor Speedway , NC ., Half-Mile I ( Race II Canceled )

SuperTwins Presented by Vance & Hines - Carver Carves Out The Win In a weekend that saw the planned double header at the Charlotte Motor Speedway disrupted by the weather ( the Saturday night Half-Mile II had to be canceled ), it was privateer Jeffrey Carver Jr . ( No . 23 Happy Trails Racing FTR750 ) who disrupted the Briar Bauman / Jared Mees show on Friday October 9 when he engaged full spoiler mode to claim his fourth-career
Progressive AFT premier-class victory . After a red flag disrupted the Bauman / Mees show , a charging Jeffrey Carver erased the gap from third , slid past Mees and Bauman , and then dropped them both as they continued their scrap for second ( Mees ) and third ( Bauman ). Fourth-placed Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 HCRR Racing / Ben Evans Racing Indian FTR750 ) and fifth-placed Sammy Halbert ( No . 69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian FTR750 ) completed the top five .
Dalton Gauthier brought the leading H-D / Vance & Hines XG750R home in 14th place , followed by Jarod Vanderkooi 17th and Bryan Smith 18th .
AFT Singles - Dallas Daniels Secures the Singles Crown
The dominant Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) was crowned 2020 AFT Singles Champion on Friday 9th , the 17-year-old phenom officially putting the points race out of reach with a victorious final-lap pass . With Henry Wiles ( No . 17 RMR Honda / Honda Talon CRF450R ) out of commission due to an injured back , Max Whale ( No . 18 Coondoo Cattle
Co ./ Australian Road Services Kawasaki KX450F ) was the sole rider remaining with a chance at pushing Daniels ' title quest back another day . The Australian rode motivated too , leading early and battling desperately throughout . Mischler secured second by 0.067 seconds after a five-rider shootout , with Zabala third ( by 0.097 seconds ), Max Whale fourth and Trent Lowe fifth . Daniels ' championship-winning victory was his sixth in succession . As a result , he secured an unassailable 80-point advantage with three races to go .
AFT Production Twins - Cory Texter
Defending class champion Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07 ) sprinted into the lead at the start and never looked back , leading all 27 laps of an eight-minute plus two lap Main Event that saw Chad Cose ( No . 49 Wally Brown Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R ) second and Ben Lowe third ( Roof Systems , Bruce Lowe Excavating Yamaha MT-07 ). After getting a poor launch , championship leader James Rispoli ( No . 43 Latus Motors Racing Harley- Davidson XG750R ) eventually managed to score fourth spot ahead of Danny Eslick ( No . 64 Scott Powersports / R & D Machine Kawasaki Ninja 650 ). www . AMDchampionship . com AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - NOVEMBER 2020 9