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has always been very good at
Peoria, finishing fourth or fifth
five times in the past, but this
weekend marked the first time
he actually made his way to the
box at the fabled race.
"I was just in survival mode,"
VDK said. "Man, it's so hot out
today. It was challenging. I didn't
get the greatest of starts in the
dash or this main. I just kind of
stayed in there, started putting
consistent laps down. It was
pretty brutal. The track was a
little treacherous. Man, it was so
Ware Racing, Parts Plus, Latus
Motors. We didn't really know
how the XG was going to handle
it. It doesn't accelerate super
well. It's good at the ovals, but
we were experimenting on TTs,
which you saw last weekend
[in] Sturgis, and Dallas straight
up smoked us there. So, we're
pumped to do this."
Fastrack Racing KTM's Jarod
VanDerKooi was the best of
the rest, working his way up to
third and then riding a race of
his own from that point on. VDK
iels. That margin for error may
prove crucial, as it's important to
remember that Yamahas locked
out the podium in DuQuoin.
Bauman said, "It was a good
day. We were super-fast all day.
And Dallas was so good all day,
per usual. It was a must-win for
me because I know Springfield
is probably not going to go real
well for us. We just wanted to
get it done now, just get some
points and see what happens
when we get to the Miles. So,
thank you to the team: Rick
26 AIDAN ROOSEVANS
5TH SINGLES
FRA Trust Advisors/ATVs and
More's Aidan RoosEvans came
back to Illinois amidst the best sea-
son of his Progressive AFT career
with high hopes of impressing the
home fans. Those hopes took a hit
due to some serious mechanical
misfortune, but RoosEvans made
the best of a difficult situation to
secure the third top five of his '25
campaign. He said, "Honestly, the
day was pretty good. It was pretty
technical. I love Peoria. I haven't
done so hot here recently, but
honest to God, we had two failures
yesterday with our bikes. So we
bought a bike this morning and just
ran it. It's a good outcome to keep
them points. It really is."
MYOWNRACE
Dallas Daniels (32) finished second
but lost valuable ground to Bauman
in the SuperTwins Championship.
