FLAT TRACK
2019 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 1 / MARCH 14, 2019
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
P86
worked his way around Jacob
Lehmann (Honda) for sixth.
Full-time road racer Jake
Lewis, aboard a Suzuki/M4
Exhaust Suzuki RM-Z450, just
held off fast qualifier Oliver
Brindley (Yamaha) for eighth.
Brindley was also forced to use
his provisional start card after
falling while leading his semi
and failing to qualify for the
main.
Rounding out the top 10 was
2018 Sturgis TT winner Ryan
Sipes (Red Bull/Leatt, KTM
450 SX-F). CN
AFT TWINS
1. Briar Bauman (Ind)
2. Henry Wiles (Ind)
3. Jake Johnson (Yam)
4. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D)
5. Bronson Bauman (Ind)
6. Kayl Kolkman (Yam)
7. Robert Pearson (Ind)
8. Brandon Robinson (Ind)
9. Donald Mullen II (Kaw)
10. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind)
AFT SINGLES
1. Jesse Janisch (Yam)
2. Dalton Gauthier (KTM)
3. Dan Bromley (KTM)
4. Mikey Rush (Hon)
5. Max Whale (Kaw)
6. Ferran Cardus (Hon)
7. Jacob Lehmann (Hon)
8. Jake Lewis (Suz)
9. Oliver Brindley (Yam)
10. Ryan Sipes (KTM)
week ago. I'm pretty happy to be
up here," said Gauthier. "I wish
I would have won it, but Jesse
was riding a really strong pace.
I tried to stay with him at the be-
ginning of the race, but I couldn't
stay with him."
A KTM, a Honda and a Kawa-
saki duked it out for third while
defending AFT Singles Champi-
on Dan Bromley (Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing/Roof Systems,
KTM 450 SX-F) held off Mikey
Rush (RMR Honda/ Red Riders
Rewards, Honda CRF450) for
third with Max Whale (Weirbach
Racing/Kawasaki, Kawasaki
KX450F) just a click back in
fifth.
Ferran Cardus (Honda)
Motorcycle Attorneys main
event was won by Roof Systems
rider Jesse Janisch (Yamaha
YZ450F). Much like the Twins
race, Janisch led every lap, win-
ning by nearly three seconds.
"To start Daytona with a vic-
tory is amazing," said Janisch.
"Last year, I left here with a
second and that was a great way
to start the season."
Janisch's holeshot was fol-
lowed by 15 near-perfect laps to
win his fourth AFT Singles main
event, the other three coming at
the Peoria TT.
Finishing a strong second was
Dalton Gauthier (D&D Cycles/
FlatTrack.com, KTM 450 SX-F).
"I was out of racing until about a
Jeff Ward showed some speed
when he took second in his heat
race in the Singles class.
