ROUND 4 / APRIL 27, 2024
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY / FORT WORTH, TEXAS
FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK, SANCTIONED BY AMA PRO RACING
P94
Mees gave it a shot at the
end. "It was one of those things,"
he said. "I got out to the lead but
really didn't get to hold the lead
for very long at all. Dallas got
right back by me and shuffled
me back, and then at one point
Brandon got a pretty good gap
on me. I just tried to put laps to
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gether to get to him, and I got to
him. But
as soon as I did, I about
highsided off his back wheel
off turn four. That just killed
my options for later on when I
recaught him. When I did, the
checkered flag was there. It's a
bittersweet one. There was a lot
of chaos out there, but it made
for a good main event."
Bauman flashed the pace to
contend throughout the day as
The brakes came back in just
in time, allowing Robinson to
repel a last-corner overtake and
claim the checkered flag twelve-
hundredths of a second ahead
of Mees. Daniels came home
third, a few tenths further back
as he sat ready to pounce should
Robinson and Mees tangle in
conditions ripe for drama.
Robinson credited the Mis
-
sion Roof Systems crew with
helping him get
his team their
first premier-class DFW victory.
"The team was good today.
They kind of bailed me out of a
spot a few times today, making
some changes—and the right
changes—a few times. Man, that
was the longest 25 laps I think
I've ever done."
Robinson actually looked to
have the measure of both, slip
-
ping away at the front before
Mees summoned up a
charge to
position himself back to within
striking distance in the race's
waning moments. It turned out
Mees' comeback was fueled in
part by misfortune on Robin
-
son's part—a development that
put
Roof Systems' designs for
the top of the podium very much
at risk.
"I was thinking, 'Okay, we've
got this.' And then with four min
-
utes to go, we lost brakes, which
was not fun.
This is not a track
to lose brakes on at all. So, for
about two minutes, I was hold
-
ing on for dear life and trying to
not make a mistake."
It might've taken
a little longer than
expected but Chase
Saathoff (88) finally
nabbed his first
Singles victory.
