ROUNDS 9-10 / AUGUST 13-14, 2021
WEEDSPORT SPEEDWAY / WEEDSPORT, NEW YORK
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FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
slick clay surface. He closed in
for a pair of late-race strikes in
hopes of upping his win streak
to three.
Halbert had an answer each
time, however, and held on to
claim his first victory of 2021
despite the deck being stacked
in the opposite direction.
"I feel like I've been get-
ting beat up lately, and I really
needed that win," Halbert said.
To make matters worse, dur-
ing his semi, he crashed directly
in front of wildcard Larry Pe-
gram, whose machine slammed
down on top of Halbert.
Nevertheless, after sitting out
the Mission Challenge, Halbert
utilized the low line to chase
down and overhaul Briar Bau-
man. The factory Indian ace re-
sponded by mimicking Halbert's
lines on the bottom of the ultra-
MYOWNRACE
20 JAROD VANDERKOOI
5TH-2ND SUPERTWINS
Mission Roof Systems' Jarod Vanderkooi
con nues to knock on the door of his
maiden premier-class win. A er finish-
ing fi h on Friday, he took the holeshot
in Saturday's main and then pulled off
a slick middle maneuver in the race's
final corner to frac onally edge Brandon
Robinson and Sammy Halbert for second.
A er claiming his third runner-up of the
season, Vanderkooi said, "We made a lot
of changes from day one and worked our
way to the front. We got the holeshot and
then we let the race play out and made a
late-race pass. It was a fun me."
79 DALTON GAUTHIER
3RD-2ND AFT
PRODUCTION TWINS
The weekend of D&D Cycles/Vance &
Hines' Dalton Gauthier nearly ended
before it ever really began. He got his
inside foot stuck in a hole during the semi,
snapping his leg back and sending him up
the racetrack. While unable to walk for
the remainder of the weekend with an
injured ankle, Gauthier s ll collected third-
