FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 17/SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY/MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
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Vance & Hines, Harley-Davidson XG750R), was
able to get inside Varnes in turn two and win the
first semi.
"In the semi, I couldn't really hold the corners,
and we made a last-minute change before the
main event hoping that it would help, and it defi-
nitely did," said Varnes.
Varnes got away first in the 15-lap main event
and was, once again, under attack from Gauthier.
On the second lap, Gauthier dove low in turn
three and took the lead, but this time Varnes was
able to retaliate exiting turn four back in the point,
and that is where he would stay.
Varnes was able to stretch his advantage to
around a second over the remaining laps. "I'm just
stoked to do it in Williams Grove and Pennsylva-
nia. It was only like an hour-and-a-half to get here
today, and I was able to sleep in my own bed last
night, so that was pretty cool. It's great to see all
my family and friends out here too, and do this in
Yamaha YZ450F) steadily worked his way forward
and passed Bromley on the last lap. The pass not
only cost Bromley a podium, but the valuable lost
points, too.
Brindley, Bromley, Rush, Max Whale (Kawasaki
Motors/Shoei Australia, Kawasaki KX450F), Dan-
iels and Zabala finished in a pack.
Less than a second back Shayna Texter (Red
Bull KTM Factory Racing/Roof-Systems of Dallas,
KTM 450 SX-F), Chad Cose (Ritchie Reynolds
Racing/American Suzuki, Suzuki RM-Z450) and
Kevin Stollings (Roof-Systems of Dallas/Motion
Pro, Honda CRF450R) dueled over ninth.
AFT PRODUCTION TWINS
After setting fast time in qualifying Ryan Varnes
(Varnes Racing/RoyBuilt/Don's Kawasaki, Kawa-
saki Ninja 650) made one mistake in his semi, and
it cost him dearly. The hottest rider in the class,
Dalton Gauthier (Black Hills Harley-Davidson/
Ryan Varnes (68)
held off Gauthier to
win the Production
Twins class.
