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out, and we did. It was a great main event. "First Grand National I've ever won in my home state, so that's cool. Winning the Magic Mile— that's even cooler. So, yeah, it's a big thanks to the team. We won this race." Ott was psyched to get his first premier-class podium despite falling just 0.037 of a second short of a maiden vic - tory. He said, "It feels freaking excellent. These guys do it out of their van. They build every- thing at home in their shop in their backyard, and shout out to G&G Racing—John and LJ Gronek—they do so much for us. And the bikes are stout. They're underestimated, but they're good bikes. I gotta thank my down good laps. But you know, a breakaway on a Mile would be super crazy. So, I kind of knew that wasn't going to happen. And then when the guys came by, I shuffled back to like fourth or fifth, and I kind of just chilled there for a little bit. "I made my way back to the front, and that last lap went exactly [to] plan, which, on a Mile, shoot, it seems like it never goes to plan, especially for me. But it went great. My team had me a great running horse, and it was handling great. We were making strides all day. It seemed like we've been strug - gling a little bit in the morning, but I had this quiet confidence all day for whatever reason. I just kind of knew we'd figure it exacerbating the championship damage incurred as a result of his rival's victory. The fifth represented Bau- man's first result worse than sec- ond all season long. And due to Daniels' constant presence near the front, all that excellent work has left the two virtually tied at the head of the standings. Bauman still leads the title fight as a result of the tiebreaker advantage (three seconds to two for Daniels), but both riders now understand just how perfect they will likely need to be over the season's second half in order to defeat the other and assume Jared Mees' vacated throne. "What a roller coaster of a race," Daniels said. "I got a good start, and I was out front putting ROUND 8 / JULY 5, 2025 DU QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS / DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P88 (L-R) Ott, Daniels and Bender celebrate on the SuperTwins podium.