ROUND 5 / MAY 11, 2024
VENTURA RACEWAY / VENTURA, CALIFORNIA
FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK, SANCTIONED BY AMA PRO RACING
P118
class champion Dalton Gauthier
on the D&D Certified KTM.
Estenson Racing runner Drane
slammed through, shut the door
on a counter attempt, and then
set sail.
Gauthier was a bit more
patient but found his way by as
well. "I felt like I was the fastest
guy on the track at the begin-
ning, but I took too long to get
past Chase," Gauthier said. "Tom
rode a really good race. Those
guys kind of duked it out for a
little bit, and I was waiting for a
mistake to try to pass them both
maybe. But I'm cool with the
second and bouncing back from
the DNF last week. I feel like my
hard work is paying off."
finishing eighth through 10th,
respectively.
Daniels now leads over Rob
-
inson (103-101) with Mees (93)
and Bauman (84) very much in
contention.
AFT SINGLES
JPG Motorsports Chase Saathoff
looked set to prove the wisdom of
the old racing adage that second
wins are easier than first wins,
rocketing to an immediate one-
second advantage in the Parts
Unlimited AFT Singles main.
Of course, second wins aren't
exactly handed out either, as
Saathoff learned after being
tracked down and dispensed by
Aussie Tom Drane and former
While outside the top five, Fas
-
track KTM's Bronson Bauman
and Underground Suspension
Yamaha's Kolkman were two of
the better stories of the night.
Bronson pulled off a magician's
trick to avoid running over the
downed Lewis and then complet-
ed a charge from 15th to sixth.
Meanwhile, Kolkman advanced
the same number of positions,
restarting in 16th (dead last) to
an eventual seventh.
Mission Foods/Zanotti Rac-
ing's Trevor Brunner, Memphis
Shades/Vinson Construction's
Dan Bromley, and Latus Motors
Harley-Davidson's Max Whale
all added additional top 10s to
their respective stats sheets by
Trent Lowe (48) and
Tom Drane (59) battle
for the early lead in
the Singles main.
