FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 16 / SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY / MECHANICSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
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Wells to seventh, while Bromley
held fifth.
On the first lap Mischler
was caught on the outside and
dropped all the way to 10th
before starting his charge to the
front. Whale, Carlile, Bromley and
Jesse Janisch (Roof-Systems
of Dallas/West Bend Harley-
Davidson, Yamaha YZ450F) were
fighting over the last podium spot
when Mischler came blasting by
taking third on lap 13.
Whale, Carlile, Brandon
Price (Parkinson Brothers
Racing/Roof-Systems, Honda
CRF450R), Bromley, Janisch, Ol-
iver Brindley and Kevin Stollings
rounded out the top 10.
Wells' race for the title ended
in 15th position and Bromley is
the 2018 AFT Singles Champion.
"It's definitely special," Bromley
said. "My whole family came out
race. I felt a little pressured, but I
knew if I just hit the right marks, I
had it in the bag."
Max Whale (Don's Kawasaki/
Kawasaki Motors, Kawasaki
KX450F), Ryan Wells (Honda/
Al Lamb Dallas Honda, Honda
CRF450R), Kolby Carlile (Esten-
son Racing/McCandless Truck-
ing Center, Yamaha YZ450F),
Dan Bromley (KTM North
America/Bromley Motorsports,
KTM 450 SX-F) and Morgen
Mischler (Cycle Craft Yamaha/
Rohde's Sales & Service, Yama-
ha YZ450F) were in a tight knot
behind them.
Dean's lead continued to grow
to a comfortable margin, while
Texter cruised in second. In
the Singles points race, all Dan
Bromley had to do to lock up the
title was finish ahead of Ryan
Wells. A first-lap slip dropped
AFT SINGLES
Tanner Dean (Waters Autobody/
D&D Powersports, KTM 450
SX-F) led the 18-rider field into
the first turn of the AFT Singles
main event, but he had Shayna
Texter (Husqvarna Motorcycles/
Roof-Systems, Husqvarna FC
450) right on his heels. Texter
tried to use a high line, but just
couldn't get a drive and slowly
lost contact with Dean as the two
leaders pulled away from a large
pack of riders.
"I knew you needed the
holeshot to win the race," said
Dean. "I just hit my marks and
led the whole race and came out
with the win. It was very difficult.
There were a few bumps here
and there, but I found my way
around them. I just kept my head
down. I knew Shayna was right
behind me. She ran a really good
Briar Bauman (14)
had the Williams
Grove track dialed.
Even 2018 champ
Jared Mees couldn't
hold him back.
