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a creative low line to run away from a makeshift Vance & Hines powerhouse team consisting of Mishler, Chad Cose and Jesse Janisch, who finished 2-3-4 on their Harley-Davidson XG750Rs. Sunday's rematch was much more competitive, as Daniels, Janisch, Cose and title dominator Cory Texter all opened the final lap with a realistic shot at the win. Janisch continued to impress in substitute action and very nearly stole the weekend sweep away from Daniels with a final-lap pass that saw him exit turn four with a slight advantage. Daniels, Cose and Texter all fanned out from the draft as they tucked their way to the flag. At the stripe, Daniels scored the ex- clamation point victory by 0.022 seconds over Janisch, 0.038 other rising star, Kopp, rounding out the box in third. Also of note were the respec- tive charges of Zabala and Rush. Zabala came from the back to fourth, while Rush—despite only having three laps to do so— fought up from last to seventh. Meanwhile, Daniels' title rival Max Whale collected sixth- and ninth-place finishes on the works Red Bull KTM. As a result, Daniels reclaimed the title lead by seven points (231-224) with just three more races on the 2021 slate. AFT PRODUCTION TWINS Daniels carried that momentum over to his twin-cylinder duty and was, at times, nigh unbeatable on the Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07. He flat-out dominated Sunday's Springfield Mile I, using close-quarters battle. First, Brunner came together with his Turner Racing/American Honda teammate, Cole Zabala, while fighting for the lead. Zabala went down in the fray, which brought out the red flag. Another red was shown as the clock hit 0:00 when Rush crashed after coming into contact with Mis- chler in their podium tussle. Daniels, who had safely worked past Brunner and seem- ingly built up enough of a gap to avoid a repeat of the earlier main, was then forced to defend the position in a three-lap shootout to determine the winner. He averted potential disaster with a perfect launch and a se- ries of tidy laps to complete the unconventional double. Brunner came home second with yet an- ROUNDS 12-13 / SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2021 ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS P80 FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK Morgen Mischler (13) gets the jump on the Production Twins class in race one.