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"After that second restart, I was back a little bit, but I felt like I was running a pretty good pace and we had some good mid-corner speed," Daniels said. "I felt like I could sit back and stalk Briar for a little bit, but he saw me there. It's different rac - ing these guys who have won some championships; they just have another gear when they need it. That's something I need to figure out." Third went to reigning champ Mees, who did the Mees thing by salvaging a podium after looking to be in danger of finish - ing fifth with Fairway Ford's Jarod Vanderkooi and Mission Roof System's Brandon Robin - son in hot pursuit. had become the standard for us—just wanting a podium. I kept telling my team the next move was a win. I felt we were just a click off from winning one. To do it in Ventura… I saw some people I hadn't seen in a while here in California, and to do it for Shayna, Kenny and Jake—it's very rewarding for me to give it to them because they deserve it a lot." Second place went to new title leader Daniels, who fought his way up from fifth to second in a hurry. Once there, he found himself unable to chase down Bauman, at least once the KTM- mounted rider got a sense the Estenson Racing ace was mak - ing a concerted push to do so. by wife and de facto team man- ager Shayna Texter-Bauman along with fellow Grand National Champions Kenny Coolbeth and Jake Johnson while riding an all-new chassis designed by Ricky Howerton. The revamped program flashed some promise in the opening four rounds. It demon - strated dominance in its fifth. The weeks ahead will shed light on what the point of the night was exactly, high point or turn- ing point. "We've got a new group with the Rick Ware Racing team, and it's taken us a little bit to get going," Bauman said. "It's round five and we hadn't been on the podium yet. Unfortunately, that ROUND 5 / MAY 11, 2024 VENTURA RACEWAY / VENTURA, CALIFORNIA FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK, SANCTIONED BY AMA PRO RACING P116 265 EVAN RENSHAW 6TH SINGLES Turning Racing Honda's prodigious rookie Evan Renshaw is starting to show the skills that earned him a big reputation in the amateur ranks, bat- tling more and more with the estab- lished front-runners each week. And he did so in Ventura even though he was still on the mend after crashing out of podium contention at the previ- ous round in Fort Worth. Renshaw said, "I'm stoked just to be here after my crash in Texas. I got away with just a sprained ankle, and I healed up pretty quickly. P6 is great; I'll take it." MYOWNRACE Bauman, Daniels and Jared Mees made up the Ventura Short Track SuperTwins podium.