BY CHRIS MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MITCH FRIEDMAN
W
ith two-thirds of the Progressive
American Flat Track schedule
still to play out, there's plenty of
time yet for a radical shift, especially as
the short tracks make way for the bigger
circuits soon to arrive in bulk. However,
six races into an 18-race season, what had
been billed as five-way battle for suprem
-
acy has instead taken shape as a starring
vehicle for the ascendant Dallas Daniels.
Daniels' latest virtuoso performance
was delivered in the breathtaking set
-
ting of Ventura Raceway as it hosted a
Progressive AFT event for the very first
time. The venue did not disappoint—at
least from a facilities or scenic perspec
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tive—with bar-banging, 1/5-mile dirt track
action just 100 meters or removed from
a concurrent surfing competition on the
neighboring Pacific Ocean.
The track's surface threw a curveball,
however—or make that curveballs, plural—
as it made big swings in nature as the day
progressed. Lines and strategies evolved
and devolved, ultimately leaving com
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petitors locked around a narrow bot-
tom groove by the end of the night
or risking disaster.
ROUND 6 / MAY 6, 2023
VENTURA RACEWAY / VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
P88
DALLAS
Victory
