the least desirable starting spot
into the prime position in prac-
tice, powering into the lead as
the field slammed into turn one.
That lead was short-lived,
however, as Daniels soon
swooped underneath with an
effortless pass. It would have
come as no surprise if the
young championship aspirant
left the field in his wake from
that point on, but instead, Mees
discovered that his risky and
VOLUME ISSUE MARCH , P99
88 CHASE SAATHOFF
3RD AFT SINGLES
JPG Motorsports' Chase Saathoff
continues his quest to remove himself
from the running as the best rider the
series has ever seen without a vic-
tory. Despite adding another podium
to his record, that mission will resume
at Texas Motor Speedway. Saathoff
said, "This track is not my favorite, but
I tried to make it my favorite today.
I actually qualified good. The main
event ended up working out some-
what in my favor. I wanted to get a
podium here, and that's what I got.
It's way better than last year, and I'm
stoked going into Texas."
MYOWNRACE
(Above) Dallas
Daniels (32) ended
up keeping Mees
honest in the main
en route to second
place. (Below)
Brandon Robinson
(44) is off to a strong
start in this year's
championship with
another podium.