FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 17/SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY/MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
P70
(Harley-Davidson Motor Compa-
ny/Vance & Hines, Harley-David-
son XGR750R) passed Halbert on
the last lap for sixth.
Carver finished just behind
the Harley teammates with Larry
Pegram posting yet another strong
finish, barely holding off Brandon
Robinson (Kennedy Racing/Arm-
bruster Racing, Indian FTR750)
for ninth.
Consistent laps gave Briar Bau-
man his fifth win of the 16 races
run this year, but both Price and
Davis have served notice they are
poised to take the first victory of
their young careers.
"The success tonight comes
from the team," said Bauman. "I
was nervous in the pits earlier,
and they got my spirits up. Bron-
Price methodically reeled in
Mees and made an inside pass
going into turn one on lap seven.
Mees made a couple of challeng-
es, but the rookie stood tall and
set his sights on Bauman. Just two
laps later, another of the young
lions that are finishing the season
strong, Davis Fisher, sent Mees
back to fourth.
Halbert was holding onto fifth,
but Rob Pearson (RJ Perfor-
mance/Hite Trucking/Country Sa-
loon, Indian FTR750) had worked
his way up after starting lap one
in eleventh. Pearson took over
fifth on lap fifteen, and the top five
positions were set.
Mees made another charge late
in the race but came up 0.3 of a
second short. Jarod Vanderkooi
IIIMY OWN RACE:
14 BRIAR BAUMAN
1ST AFT TWINS
"Those guys [Price and Fisher] not only
got in between me and Jared today,
they thought about ge ng between
me and a win, too," said Briar Bauman.
"I looked back on lap 24 and saw that
Price was right there. I thought, 'Holy
cow, how is anyone here?' I thought
I was cu ng some good laps. Those
guys did really, really well. Jared and I
have been really going at it. It helped
me out. It was a great night."
Jared Mees (1) got out
front early, but Bauman
reeled him in and passed
him for the lead.
