VOL. 55 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 14, 2018 P103
Cory Texter took the spot
and headed off in pursuit of
his sister.
Throughout the first half of
the race Wells was able to
keep the lead by the small-
est of margins, but on lap
nine Shayna Texter was able
to take over and her lead
grew to almost a full second
at the end of the race.
"I love coming here. They did a great
job prepping it and giving us some
moisture, so you can work it and
chase it." Jared Mees agreed, saying,
"I've been coming here consistently
since 2014 or 2015. Bryan [Smith]
and I had one heck of a race here in
2016. The track has been good here
for a long time now."
WHAT'S THE POINT?
The points race in the AFT Twins
class is hard to call a "race," as Jared
Mees has decimated the field. Mees
now holds a commanding 102-point
lead over Henry Wiles. With five races
remaining on the schedule there are
only 125 points available. Even with
Wiles being the favorite to win his 14th
consecutive Peoria TT, it is not likely
that he will make much of a dent in
Mees' advantage.
HE'S GOT A POINT—
49 OF THEM
In the AFT Singles class Dan Bromley
holds a 49-point lead over Ryan Wells
who is 17 points ahead of Shayna Tex-
ter. While Texter has never fared well at
Peoria, Bromley's best finish was a sec-
ond in 2013 and Wells gained a third in
2014. Defending class champion Kolby
Carlile is 76 points off the lead.
BACK IN THE FRAY
While injuries have hampered 2016
AFT Twins champion Bryan Smith, he
is easing his way back into the fray.
"I'm healed up. My ankle feels great
after that," said Smith. "This was a
physical and fast track that I had to
use my foot a few times to hold myself
up. It feels fine; knock on wood. The
jury is still out on Peoria. I will see
how the ankle feels tomorrow. I'd
rather be healthy for these ovals. I
have a way better shot at winning one
of these things as opposed to Peoria.
I did get fourth there last year, but
the chance of something bad going
wrong are very high for me there. Two
years ago, I crashed. We'll see."
Briefly...
Ryan Wells took
a solid second
place in the
Singles class.
