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start in Daytona—where he was actually somewhat fortunate to round up a pair of fourths— Mees cranked up the volume in Georgia. He threw down the fastest laps in practice and qualifying, won his heat and the 5-lap Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, and went into the main event with designs of run - ning away at the front. The strategy looked to have legs, too, when Mees powered past Daniels' teammate, JD Beach, on the opening lap and had clear air ahead of him. Mees created early separation, leaving the Yamaha men to scrap over second, with Royal Enfield's Johnny Lewis, WBR KTM's Jesse Janisch, Rackley Racing's Ben Lowe and Mission Roof Systems' Brandon Robin - son in hot pursuit. Meanwhile, sharp observers have long heralded Dallas Daniels as the future of the sport. They are now being proven correct, as his career trajectory seems to suggest he could one day own multiple Grand National Champi - onships of his own. And impres- sive as the Estenson Racing Yamaha ace was as a premier- class rookie a year ago, he dem - onstrated that he has leveled up with a year's experience under his belt, securing a pair of dominant victories at the '23 opener. The past, present and future were interwoven at Senoia Raceway where the eras of two generational talents overlapped in what may just be the first in a series of memorable show - downs for this year's crown. After getting his latest title defense off to a bit of a quiet ROUND 3 / MARCH 25, 2023 SENOIA RACEWAY / SENOIA, GEORGIA FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP P80 25 BEN LOWE 10TH SUPERTWINS Rackley Racing's Ben Lowe ran as high as fifth relatively deep in the Mission SuperTwins main before ultimately claiming a top-ten fin- ish in what was a generally positive weekend for the privateer. He said, "I had my best SuperTwins qualifying in fourth and holeshotted the heat. I led a couple laps and got to mix it up with the guys up front. That was a good confidence booster and gave me a good feel for how the track was going to develop. The main event was the same thing. I got a good start and diced it up around fifth or sixth MYOWNRACE It was a battle for the win between the wily vet Mees (1) and young gun Dallas Daniels.