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5.781-second margin of victory. Daniels said, "Today was just kind of like how I've wanted all year to feel, like really good right out of the gate. No one really knew what the track was going to be like, and everyone was on edge, but it ended up being cool. I thought it was awesome. Jackpine Gypsies and AFT did a tremendous job getting this track raceable. "It was a picture-perfect day. Fast qualified, won my heat, won the dash, and won the main. It's been a long time since I've won a TT, and it's been a couple of races since I won a national. And it's redemption, obviously, after what happened. But more so than that, it's good getting a win for the team so we can get our heads back in the right place because we're pretty much wide open until we're done. It's crazy; this year has flown by." It was still a positive week overall for Bauman's title aspira - tions, as he came into the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally with a four-point lead and left with a seven-point gap (243-236). The associated math sug- gests next week's showdown at the Peoria TT, where they should again be well matched, will prove extraordinarily impor- tant considering Daniels will be viewed as the favorite at the Springfield Mile doubleheader and Bauman the favorite at the Lake Ozark Short Track finale. While the two are nearly 80 points clear of the next closest rider, the fight for third continues to rage. There was unrealized potential for significant move - ment in that matchup in the Jackpine Gypsies Super TT. Third-ranked Brandon Rob- inson suffered a mechanical DNF days after earning his first XG750R-mounted win for the Mission Roof Systems outfit. That opened the door for fourth- ranked Davis Fisher on the Rack - ley Racing KTM, who came up behind Wiles and pressured him for third late in the contest. However, Fisher suffered a bike issue of his own and joined Robinson at the bottom of the night's results, while Wiles scooped up his second podium of the Mission AFT SuperTwins season. ROUND 12 / AUGUST 8, 2025 JACKPINE GYPSIES MOTORCYCLE CLUB / STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P88 Chase Saathoff (88) scored a big win in the Singles class, gaining a few valuable points on championship leader Tom Drane (59). Saathoff trails Drane by 16 points.