riding," he said. "I put too much
pressure on myself before the race
because I knew all the things that
could happen [to deny him the
championship], and I pretty much
just had to finish."
After his class triumph and sec
-
ond overall behind Oliveira at round
five, Dahners jokingly warned
Oliveira that he'd be gunning for
him at the finale.
"You've got to believe in yourself,
but I'm not a very serious guy," he
said. "It was more banter between
buddies, then I started thinking
about it and thought I could do it
here. I had a good ride here in 2022
or '23 maybe, but I decided this
week to lie in bed and rest up and
get myself ready for this."
It paid off for Dahners and his
Americool Heating and Air Condi
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tioning/TBT Racing/Moose Elite
VOLUME ISSUE JULY , P37
Jaden Dahners
became the first
two-time Pro 250
winner of the year
and the first in
recent memory to
overall the race.
Teenager Ryder
Thomaselli clinched
the Pro 250-class
Championship for
the second year
in a row.
