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ROUND 5 / MAY 3, 2025 SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY / CHICO, CALIFORNIA FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P108 man owned the heat race, the Helmet House Challenge dash for cash and the main event, sweeping the night's races exactly as he had the week prior, to up his overall Progressive AFT race record to six for six. Two weeks of controlled chaos have left a class pecking order once carved in stone a pile of rubble. Tadman's plans for the remainder of the season are not fixed, but it would only make sense if he's now fielding multiple offers to move forward in some capacity. While Tadman made it a one- rider show at the front, positions two through six were decided in a hard-fought affair. Despite absorbing a great deal of pres - sure throughout, second was successfully defended to the end by Turner Racing/American Honda's Trevor Brunner. proceedings in his Progressive American Flat Track debut. He was perhaps even more impressive in his encore, in which Tadman did it again despite being presented with a further elevated degree of difficulty. While Tadman was just the fourth rider to ever win in his first go, no one had ever made it two for two. Further complicating matters was that while the Cali - fornian was both familiar and comfortable at Ventura Race- way, Silver Dollar was not just new to him but was very differ- ent compared to the tracks he'd grown up racing as an amateur. A 14th-place ranking in qualify- ing allowed the class's regulars a moment to breathe easy after last week's unexpected gut punch. It was a short-lived moment. Everything clicked once the riders lined up on the grid; Tad - lately. I know I'm on a roll right now, and I'm not going to take it for granted, but I feel good." Runner-up Fisher said, "In the first part of the main event, I was unsure of what was going to happen. I caught myself fading back but found a new line and charged forward. It's incredible to be where I am right now. Last year, we were sitting out of the race. Jimmy Wood and Jeremy Rackley have put in so much work into the program. They worked stupid hours this week on the bike. I just want to thank them and all my sponsors." AFT SINGLES Old Oak Ranch/Roof Systems' Kage Tadman stunned the flat track world by turning up last weekend as a brand-new pro and completely dominating the Trevor Brunner (21) was the runner-up in the Singles final.