Kurtz Wins Speedway GP of Sweden
A
ussie racer Brady Kurtz
stepped up his pursuit of title
rival Bartosz Zmarzlik by taking
his second straight FIM Speed-
way Grand Prix victory at the
FIM Speedway GP of Sweden on
Saturday night, July 5.
Kurtz made a triumphant
return to his former Bauhaus
Elitserien home track, winning
four of his five heats to reach the
final as the top scorer. He then
took victory ahead of Poland's
five-time Speedway GP World
Champion Zmarzlik, who was
second after passing Britain's
Dan Bewley going into lap two.
To complete a carbon copy of
the Speedway GP of Poland, the
previous round, Bewley claimed
third place.
Zmarzlik is still at the top of the
championship leaderboard, but his
lead has shrunk a bit. It's now just
nine points over Kurtz. Another 23
points behind Kurtz is Fredrik Lind
-
gren of Sweden, in third place.
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FINAL (Top 4)
1. Brady Kurtz
2. Bartosz Zmarzlik
3. Dan Bewley
4. Jason Doyle
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