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VOL. 55 ISSUE 33 AUGUST 21, 2018 P77 succumbed to his injuries from the Black Hills Half Mile. "It's an honor to win Peoria, especially an honor to win for Alec," said Janisch who carried Muth's number-196 plate on his victory lap. As Janisch pulled away, Wells was working his way back to Frederickson. On lap thirteen Wells took second, but Janisch was well ahead by then. "It was awesome," said Janisch. "Wells had the lead and Cole was sec- ond. I found a good line in turn one. I was just kind of waiting when Wells hit a big hole. Cole got underneath him, and I knew I needed to make a move on Wells right away. I sat behind Cole for REMEMBERING MUTH All of the racers and fans came into the Peoria TT with heavy hearts after learning that Alec Muth, a full-time fireman from Black River Falls, Wis- consin, had succumbed to his injuries that he suf- fered at the Black Hills Half Mile in Rapid City, South Dakota, August 7. Muth was transported to the Rapid City Regional Hospital where he was treated but passed away August 16. "Alec was a popular guy in the pad- dock and had a lot of friends in the flat track community," said Michael Lock, CEO of AMA Pro Racing. "He scored his first points in AFT this year and re- corded a very impressive top-10 finish at the OKC Mile in June. It is extreme- ly sad that his journey through life has been cut so short and our thoughts are with his family at this time." JUST IN CASE Since 1947 the Peoria TT has always been held on Sunday, but this year it was changed to Saturday to allow for a "Rain Date." After heavy rains dumped well over an inch of rain into Thunder Valley it looked like that day would be needed in its first year. The track was a mess, but fortunately, one of the race sponsors is Caterpil- lar. The heavy equipment company sent their best machines and opera- tors to the track early Saturday morn- ing. They were able to provide a very raceable track before the day was over. The sched- ule had to be pushed back and altered, but the event was over with about an hour to spare before dark at the lightless track. BANGED UP AFT Singles riders, Austin Luczak and Matt Guenther got tangled up on the first jump dur- ing qualifying. Both were transported to the hospital for evaluation. Both expect to be released soon. WILES' HOUSE Just how dominant has Henry Wiles been at the PMC Race Park? In 2003, Wiles rode in his first Peoria TT GNC main. He finished seventh behind JR Schnabel, Chris Carr, Johnny Murphree, Jake Johnson, Bryan Smith and Dan Stanley. They are the last riders to finish in front of him at Peoria. In 2004, he started his winning streak that only Mother Nature stopped in 2007. STREAK KILLER One streak that came to an end was Jared Mees' podium finishes. The last time Mees was not on the po- dium was September 4, 2016. TT STREAK Somewhat surprisingly, only two rid- ers have qualified for every AFT Twins main event this year: Jared Mees and Sammy Halbert. With Mees' disquali- fication in Woodstock, Georgia, that leaves Halbert as the only rider to have scored points in every race. Mees' points lead, however, is all but insurmountable. He holds a 92-point lead over Henry Wiles, with only 100 Briefly...