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the restart, he was forced to the back of the grid, effectively end- ing any hopes he had of defeat- ing Beach. That was pretty much true for everyone else, no matter where they lined up, as the multi- time road racing national cham- pion sprinted out to the early lead at the restart and never looked back. Afterward, Beach said, "This track was hard because you had to charge but it was slick, too. It was really easy to make a mistake, so it was really about getting a really good start and then making the least amount of mistakes I could. Even once I got a lead, I just kept pushing and came away with a win." The next critical development in deciding the outcome of the But that mounting start-line tension would explode in an unexpected manner. Daniels' machine lost power almost as soon as the race got underway, with the pack amid its furious charge for the pivotal first turn. TT master Henry Wiles was left with no avenue of avoidance and his Willy Built/Lyndy Roofing Co. Kawasaki Ninja 650 smashed into the back of the rising star's stalled Yamaha MT-07 DT. Fractions of a second later, Rackley Racing's triumvirate of misfortune, Robert Pearson, Ben Lowe and Dan Stanley, were all knocked down as the carnage branched out to the swarming pack. While Daniels was able to mount his back-up machine for ROUND 12 / AUGUST 14, 2022 CASTLE ROCK RACE PARK / CASTLE ROCK, WASHINGTON P92 FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK MYOWNRACE 49 CHAD COSE 5TH SINGLES Chad Cose is a proven race winner who had flashed his trademark speed on more than one occasion since joining the 1st Impressions Race Team earlier this season. So it seems impossible that his fi h at Castle Rock was his first result be er than ninth in the class this season, but that's the case. He said, "I've rode here in the past, which I felt helped me out. The team worked really hard to get me comfortable, and we kind of strug- gled during the middle of the day. But we made a couple of the right choices for the Main, and all-in-all I'm happy. You never like to see a race play out with all the restarts, and it was unfortunate for some, but it helped me out quite a bit. I nailed my starts, and some mes that's the name of the game." 12 KODY KOPP 10TH SINGLES Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Kody Kopp had the speed to win, but not the speed to take advantage of it, forcing him into less-than-ideal circumstances as he sought a way to the top of the podium in front of the huge home crowd. Ul mately, that