FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
P62
ROUNDS 15 & 16/AUGUST 31 & SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS/SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
MEES DOUBLES
BY DAVE HOENIG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE HOENIG/FLAT TRAK FOTOS
J
ared Mees came away the big winner
at both of the Springfield Miles, but it
certainly was not easy. In Saturday's
race, Mees beat Jeffrey Carver by 0.239 of
a second, and on Monday, he topped his
Wrecking Crew teammates Briar and Bronson
Bauman by 0.083 of a second. While the first
race was pretty much a two-rider battle for the
win, Monday's 25-mile main came down to a
10-rider shootout.
Dalton Gauthier won Saturday's AFT Produc-
tion Twins main over Kolby Carlile and was
well on his way to winning on Monday when
his Harley expired just three laps from the end.
Carlile was able to grab the win on the last lap
over Gauthier's teammate James Rispoli.
In Friday night's AFT Singles Short Track,
Gauthier (D&D Cycles/Gobert Smas-/Vance
& Hines, Husqvarna FC 450) topped defend-
ing class champion Dan Bromley. The action-
packed race featured battles all around the
track, as Gauthier worked his way to the front to
lead the last nine laps of the 20-lap event.
JARED MEES TOPS SPRINGFIELD
