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and Daniels' fellow "Fast Boy from Illinois," Declan Bender, on the OTBR Yamaha. Up-and-comers Ott and Bend- er used a blend of lightweight, fast bikes and boundless ambi- tion to constantly push forward to the front. While Bauman had leveraged some precise and creative cor- nering to fight his way back up to the lead on multiple occasions, a shortfall in sheer straight-line speed ultimately shuffled him back from first to fifth. That put him into a separate battle with fellow Harley pilot Robinson for "'best of the rest" honors despite being just fractions of a second behind the developing fight for the win. But as the season hit its midpoint, Daniels managed to re - calibrate the outlook heading into the second half with a convincing triumph in Du Quoin. Of course, since it was at "Magic Mile," that convincing triumph was mea- sured in a margin of just over three-hundredths of a second rather than three-plus seconds, as might be the case elsewhere. Fabled for its ultra-high-speed and ultra-close racing, Satur - day night's main event at the Du Quoin Mile eventually took shape as a five-way shootout involving Daniels, Bauman, vet- eran Mile ace Brandon Robinson on the Mission Roof Systems Harley, fast-rising rookie James Ott on the G&G Racing Yamaha, 24 HUNTER BAUER 4TH SINGLES The Hunter Bauer bounce-back season continues as the Canadian earned his second fourth-place finish in the last four races. The Vinson Construction/Reel Medics rider said, "The day started off good, actually. First practice, we were a little off on gearing; changed that, went up to second place for practice. Then P3 in first qualifying. We tried something for second qualifying and ended up eighth. Can't complain about that. And then got third in our heat and finished fourth in the main. It was a dogfight right to the end—it was awe- some. But yeah, overall, a great day for us, and we'll keep the momentum going." 44 BRANDON ROBINSON 4TH SUPERTWINS Mission Roof Systems Brandon Robinson was right there in Saturday night's main, but never really there. He spent most of the race hanging onto the lead pack's draft and then capitalized to pounce on Bauman and steal away fourth at the end. He said, "The day was decent. We were kind MYOWNRACE ROUND 8 / JULY 5, 2025 DU QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS / DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P86 James Ott (19) had his share of the lead before finishing a close second.