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Kopp ultimately coasted to the crown courtesy of big points leads in '22 and '23. If his oppo- nents don't get things together in a hurry, '24 could prove to be more of the same. Despite not being overly pleased with a surface that had local weather conditions work- ing against it for days, the Rick Ware Racing pilot demonstrated his caliber yet again. Kopp not only made the best of the situ- ation, but he also penned one of his personal favorite main events to date, in which he ran a previously untested high line and utilized it to storm around the outside of Saathoff, Drane and Gauthier and ultimately run away at the front. Kopp's win Racing's Trevor Brunner and Latus Motors Racing/Vance & Hines' Max Whale—completed the top 10. AFT SINGLES Speaking of deja vu, the collec- tive fears of the Parts Unlimited Singles field are taking shape for a third consecutive season. Despite the unquestioned speed and skill of the likes of Estenson Racing's Tom Drane, JPG Motorsports' Chase Saa- thoff, D&D Certified's Dalton Gauthier, and American Honda/ Mission Foods' Trent Lowe, among others, two-time cham- pion Kody Kopp is, once again, assembling an imposing early- season title lead. past Johnny Lewis for third and then fending off Rick Ware Rac- ing's two-time Grand National Champion Briar Bauman to hold the position to the checkered flag. Lewis on the Moto Anatomy X Powered Royal Enfield was ultimately pushed down to sixth, losing out on a potential top-five result to Fairway Ford/ JMC Motorsports' Jared Vanderkooi, who spent his main event snak- ing his way up from the bottom of the top 10. Memphis Shades/Corbin's Brandon Price finished in seventh, one position ahead of Rackley Racing's Davis Fisher, while a pair of promising rook- ies—Mission Foods/Zanotti ROUND 3 / MARCH 24, 2024 SENOIA RACEWAY / SENOIA, GEORGIA FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK, SANCTIONED BY AMA PRO RACING P102 Kopp (1) took another win in the Singles class and is already stretching out his lead in the championship.