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AMAICh e vy T r u c k s U .S . S u p e rbi ke S e r ie s
F in a l R o u n d : B a r b e r Motor s p o r ts Par k
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By P A UL
C A RRUTHERS
PH OT O S BY H EN N Y R A Y A B RAMS
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MINGHAM, AL, SEPT. 20ยท21
at M ladin kn ows we ll and g ood
th at in raci ng, anythi ng ca n hap pen . He's seen it all and ex perienc ed
most of it. So wit h a hu ge poin t s lea d
com ing into th e fi na l r o u nd of th e
ser ies at the brand - span kin g -n ew
B a rbe r Moto rsports Park , the Au stralian had to co ntro l every ounce of
his competi tiveness. He had to fig ht
himself to stay wh ere he was , o ut of
harm 's wa y .
A nd bo y, did it pay off.
After a co nse rvative ride to fourth
pl ac e o n Satu rd ay vi rtu all y assured
h im a n unp rec ed ented fo urth AMA
Superbik e Championship, Mladin had
t o hold back wh en he saw hims e lf
getting closer and closer to the battle
ah ead of h im o n a dark Su nday aft er -
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Mladin didn't w in a race at Barber, but he didn 't have
to . The Australian earned his fourth AMA Superblke crown
by ri di ng to conservative fourth- and third-place finishes.
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