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"It's going to be a dogfight though. This is so gnarly. He got close to me at the end. But we needed this after last night after the mechanical, and the team deserves it. That said, the weekend pro - vided Daniels a much-needed boost as well, as he upped his podium streak to 20 and scored his first race win since March. That historic consistency has kept him within 10 points of Bauman (149-139), despite the RWR pilot winning four of the last five races. It also creates the creeping pressure of know - ing that even the smallest mis- take could prove a killer when competing against the preter- naturally steady Daniels. Robinson completed the double podium weekend in third, but only just. He was pushed to the absolute brink by an unlikely contender. Declan Bender, who opened the season without a ride and only just joined OTBR following Brandon Price's step back from the sport due to Dallas. He's so good here, and the whole team is good. I didn't know what to expect, especially on the XG. We had a good test a couple of weeks ago, but still, they're so fast and so good. "And I'd be lying if I said this wasn't my one that I'm like, 'Ahh, where are we going to be?' And to steal a win from him here. He won last night, but I think we could have won there as well. his adversary back in over the race's second half, arriving just outside of striking distance to finish just under four-tenths back of the field. Despite Daniels' impressive charge, Bauman had proven his point and demonstrated that his championship campaign has real staying power. While he and his team elected to go with the H-D in part due to the season's Short Track-heavy schedule, Bauman has now conquered Lima's Half-Mile cushion where Daniels had won by nearly six- and-a-half-seconds a year ago, and could have easily done so twice if not for a mechanical issue on Friday. Bauman also cemented his place as a Lima legend, scoring his fourth victory on a fourth different make of machine, boasting wins at the venue on a Kawasaki, Indian, KTM and Harley-Davidson. He said, "The night was so good. I didn't know where I was going to stack up against ROUNDS 6-7 / JUNE 27-28, 2025 ALLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS / LIMA, OHIO FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P112 Tom Drane (59) dominated the Singles racing. He topped Friday's Triple Challenge and Saturday's sole main event. Chase Saathoff (88) finished on the Singles podium both nights.