BY CHRIS MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM LESTER
R
eigning Mission SuperTwins
Champion Jared Mees came
away from Orange County Fair
Speedway on top—on top of the po
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dium, on top of the points and on top
of history.
Despite clawing his way back from
an early deficit all year, the season
had been trending hard in the factory
Indian Motorcycle star's direction for
months now. His historic blowout at
a venue hosting its first Grand Nation
-
al Championship round in some 35
years merely cemented that fact.
Mees set sail at the front of the main
event—twice in fact, including after his
mammoth lead was undone by a late-
red flag—and never provided anyone
else much hope of claiming victory.
In doing so, he not only edged
ahead of young challenger Dallas
Daniels in the championship stand
-
ings but also relegated the one-and-
only Scott Parker to second on the
career Half-Mile wins list.
Mees' 36th Half-Mile triumph didn't
seem preordained when the premier
class formed up on the grid, how
-
ever. In fact, the day had been largely
controlled by Johnny Lewis on the
factory-backed Royal Enfield.
ROUND 12 / JULY 8, 2023
ORANGE COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY / MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK
FLAT TRACK I AMA/PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
P88
JARED MEES BREAKS HALF-MILE WIN RECORD
AT THE ORANGE COUNTY HALF-MILE
NONE BETTER
