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ROUND 5/JULY 27, 2013 CAL-EXPO FAIRGROUNDS/SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA FLAT TRACK P66 AMA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Smith was all smiles after winning his third successive Sacramento Mile. I really did pass them. I knew if I just had a little patience and I had 10 laps left, that I could easily go by them instead of trying to TEXTER REPEATS! come a four-rider battle that was less than a second behind him. "After I got back in the lead I could hear them behind me. I knew if I protected the corners a little bit, it would be harder for them to get in there," said Smith. "With a few to go, Jared [Mees] went up the inside of me. He passed me real clean. I thought I would just roll in behind him, but I got sucked into his draft and I cause a big mess." thought, 'Go, go, go.' Brad about The strategy paid off, as Smith ran into the back of me; I'm sure retook the lead on lap 19, but he he got sucked in there as well. could never shake what had be- The last five to eight laps were Texter moved into second and it became a three-rider race for the win. When the AMA Pro J&P After taking the lead on lap Cycles Pro Singles main 10, Vanderkuur sealed his fate was introduced to the large when he ran wide between crowd, it was obvious last turns three and four, leavyear's winner Shayna Texter ing the race to be decided was favored to repeat, but a between Wait and Texter. slow start left the diminutive Wait tried a draft pass at speedster in sixth at the end the finish, but came up just of lap one. .016 of a second short - givShayna Texter (center) fought Stockton Honda-Yamaha/Mitchell's through to win the Pro Singles ing Texter her third win in the AMA Pro Modesto Harley-Davidson's Nate Wait class, beating Nate Wait (left) Singles class. showed his veteran skills with a per"It was a great race," said Texter. "I to the line by just .16 of a fect start to lead lap one, but defendsecond. Stephen Vanderkuur definitely had to work a lot harder this ing AMA Pro J&P Cycles Pro Singles year than I did last year, that's for sure. (right) finished third. Champion Stephen Vanderkuur and Coming from behind I just had to be his Parkinson Brothers Racing mount took over on lap smart. It was a lot of fun racing up here with these two. two. Everything was clean." Rod lake/RGR's Bronson Bauman held down third There was another great race going on about three early, but as the leaders battled away, Texter was seconds back as Ryan Wells, Bauman, Wyatt Maguire pushing her Crosley Radio/Dallas Fort Worth Hondaand Gerit Callies finished in a pack. backed Honda through the field. The next nine riders were also within a second of Just past the halfway point of the 12- lap race, each other, but almost 11 seconds off the leaders' pace.