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The surprise was the lead
wasn't over Baker, but Kenny
Coolbeth, Jr., (Nila Racing/
Columbia Avionics, Indian Scout
FTR750). Coolbeth had been
mired in 11th place on lap one,
but his last-lap pass of Baker
was extremely popular with the
massive crowd. Formerly from
the Northeast, the retiring former
Grand National Champion had a
lot of supporters in the stands.
"I started racing right down the
road from here in Binghamton,
New York. That's where I grew
up racing," said Coolbeth. "There
are a lot of fans that followed me
back then that are here tonight.
Davidson Motor Company/
Vance & Hines, Harley-Davidson
XG750R) and Chad Cose (Indian
Motorcycle of Oklahoma City/
Englehart Research & Tech-
nology, Indian Scout FTR750)
leading factory-backed riders
Brad Baker (Indian Motorcycle/
Allstate Motorcycle Insurance,
Indian Scout FTR750) and Sam-
my Halbert (Harley-Davidson
Motor Company/Vance & Hines,
Harley-Davidson XG750R).
The end of the first lap saw
Baker in front with Henry Wiles
(Bandit Industries/Wilco Rac-
ing, Indian Scout FTR750) and
Vanderkooi right on his tail.
Mees was mired in seventh
place, but quickly moved for-
ward on a track that had become
quite racy.
Baker opened a small lead
but, just as he has all year, Mees
was showing his flawless form.
Carving through traffic, Mees
was in second by lap three and
was closing on Baker. Mees
made a pass in turn two, but
Baker struck back in turn three.
They repeated this several times
before Mees was able to make
the pass stick on lap 11. Once
clear, Mees pulled to another
convincing win with over a four-
second lead at the end.
JARED MEES WINS WEEDSPORT
SPEEDWAY SHORT TRACK
For the first
time, Weedsport
Speedway in
Weedsport, New
York, host a flat
track national.
