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And there was only one con- tender for victory at this year's stop in Lima. Daniels rocketed into the lead off the line and blasted away at the front. Robinson did everything in his power to stop it from happen - ing and was admirable in his ef- forts only to allow the Estenson Racing pilot to pull a few tenths per circulation. But once Robinson accepted the inevitable, Daniels ripped away by more than a half-second a lap throughout the middle stages of the race before lapping his way inside the top 10 and cruising to the win in the end. Despite backing off, Daniels ended the night with his first career Lima victory (taken by 6.478 seconds) along with a 21-point championship ad - vantage, a not inconsiderable margin considering that he's downright miserly in giving points back, generally from second and third place, even on his bad days. Whether it was part of the plan or not, Daniels' torrid early laps grew his championship advan - tage that much more; Robinson's high-energy push to keep pace early left him vulnerable to attack from Mees late. Indeed, Robinson ultimately surrendered second place to Mees but still retained the runner-up position in the standings by a two-point margin over the defending champion. ROUND 9 / JUNE 29, 2024 ALLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS / LIMA, OHIO FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P102 67 DAVIS FISHER 4TH SUPERTWINS Rackley Racing's Davis Fisher has resurrected his hunt for a ranking inside the championship top five with a pair of strong results of late after struggling with consecutive finishes of 14th, 16th and 10th. Saturday's fourth was earned, taken after battling past Briar Bauman. "For the [Mission #2Fast2Tasty] Challenge, we tried something, and it worked. So, we went beyond that, and I think this is the most comfortable I've felt at Lima on an Indian so far. Going from the Kawi to the Indian, for some reason, I've always struggled here. But tonight, we brought it home in fourth. For a minute there, I thought I was catching Jared and Brandon—and I was—but the lap- pers kind of played a factor in it, and the gap stayed the same." MYOWNRACE Jared Mees tried to keep pace with Daniels but had to settle for second.