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FLAT TRACK AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES ROUND 11 / JULY 7, 2018 WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY / WEEDSPORT, NEW YORK P82 scooted under him and led down the back straight. It was a lead he would never relinquish. Defending AFT Singles cham- pion, Kolby Carlile (Estenson Rac- ing/McCandless Trucking Center, Yamaha YZ450F) gave up third to Ben Lowe (Bruce Lowe Exca- vating/Lowe Life Performance, Honda CRF450R), but Lowe slid down in turn one on the fourth lap. Lowe got himself off the track and restarted a lap down without bringing out a red flag. In the shuffling near the front of the field, Ryan Wells (Richie Mor- ris Racing/Al Lamb Honda, Honda CRF450R) took over second, but that also was short-lived. Current AFT Singles points leader Dan Bromley (KTM North America/ Bromley Motorsports, KTM 450 SX-F) started fourth, dropped to eighth before climbing all the way back to second by lap five. Carlile took over third, but the crowd's attention was on the lead- ers as Bromley attacked Dean, but TOUGH ONE FOR SMITH It was a rough night for 2016 Grand National Champion Bryan Smith. After posting fifth-best time in the first round of qualifying, Smith fell hard going into turn one during the second round. Davis Fisher was right behind as they entered the turn. "Bryan fell right in front of me. I had to lay it down to keep from hitting him," said Fisher. "I was a little nervous that he might not make it all the way to the fence, or him hitting the fence too hard and bouncing back. I just laid it down to avoid hitting him. I messed up the seat pan and the shift linkage broke but we got it all put back together." As a precaution, Smith went into the hospital, but returned to the track before the night was over. CAPACITY CROWD The first-class Weedsport Speed- way was blessed with beautiful weather and added to the list of American Flat Track races that have drawn near-capacity crowds this year. There is no doubt the little short track was at capacity as every seat was full and then some. STRETCHING IT OUT Both the AFT Twins and AFT Sin- gles points leaders increased their championship leads. Jared Mees now holds a commanding lead over Briefly... to no avail. "I just tried to minimize risk by staying focused, keep- ing my head down, and marking my lines," said Dean. "I saw Dan running underneath me a couple times and rubbing up against me a little bit, but I just stayed focused, ran in his way a little bit, and came away with the win." "I tried to get under him and move him a little bit, but he wasn't moving. I thought, 'I have a championship to win here. I can't mess it up,' so I backed off," said Bromley. Bromley almost dropped back into a great race g oing on for third. Carlile and Morgen Mis- chler (Cycle Craft Yamaha/Ro- hde's Sales & Service, Yamaha YZ450F) finished just a tick behind him, with Mischler captur- ing the last podium spot with a last-lap pass. Wells, Cameron Smith, Tristan Avery, Jayson Bloss, Brodie Kenny Coolbeth, Jr., who grew up near the track, had the crowd in a frenzy as he worked his way up through the pack to grab second.