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stalked Sammy for a bit. He wasn't leaving much of an opening, but I saw one tiny little spot, and I just goosed it and nudged him out of the way a little bit. That was all she wrote. I just put in my laps and kept clicking them off. It feels like forever. Not getting a win last year really irked me, so to get one this early in the season is good and something to build on." Daniels had to work hard to live up to his historic podium strike rate, winning out over Bauman for third, while Mees watched from close behind in fifth. Also notable on the week were the respective maiden top 10s for the all-new Big Red Super Twins program with Dan Bromley at the controls of a Honda Trans- alp-powered race bike, Mission SuperTwins newcomer Trevor Brunner, now working with long- time Bauman crewmates Dave Zanotti and Michelle Disalvo, on a KTM, and fellow rookie Max Whale aboard a Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R. and hunted down Halbert. Robinson sat on the leader's rear wheel for several laps and struck at the first available op- portunity. The Harley-mounted Halbert did well to keep the pres- sure on for a time, but Robinson finally shook free aboard the independent Indian FTR750 in the race's final minute. To add insult to injury, Robin- son's home track win saw him match Halbert as the Daytona Short Track's all-time winningest rider with four career victories at the event. "I just woke up feeling good, and it translated," Robinson said. "My guys made some good changes around Q2, and I knew we had something. I knew I had the speed to win tonight, and it was all about attitude—being aggressive but also finessing it a little bit. You had to be a little bit patient because the track was greasy; you could really over- cook it if you wanted to. "But I [bode] my time and credited with fifth and provided a second chance at history on Friday night. The story was much the same throughout the day, up to and in- cluding another substantial early lead in the Main Event. This time, however, the track came to Rob- inson, who escaped from Daniels ROUNDS 1-2 / MARCH 7-8, 2024 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK, SANCTIONED BY AMA PRO RACING P110 XR750 were the unquestioned stars of the week. He said, "I'm just floating along. It's so good to be out here racing with these guys every once in a while, and this time to be competi- tive and battling for the win with the chance to make history on the Harley- Davidson XR750. It was special, es- pecially feeling the crowd's support. They really seemed to be digging having the Harley out there." 66 LOGAN EISENHARD 10TH/5TH SINGLES Second-year AFT Singles rider Logan Eisenhard looks to have made a big leap over the off-season, battling for the podium and coming home with a top five at Daytona. The KTM- mounted Hannum's Harley-Davidson- backed pilot was unsurprisingly ex- cited with his opener. He said, "It was great. We made some good changes for the main event and made a really good start from the second row. I just tried to hold my line in the main, but I got caught searching a little bit, and Gauthier and Saathoff caught up to me. But other than that, it was a great race, and I'm stoked with it." MYOWNRACE Brandon Robinson and his Mission Roof Systems/Hudson Roofing/Liqui Moly Crew Chief Ben Evans take a victory lap after winning Friday's SuperTwins main.