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This time, Daniels was left with his head in his hands as his crew desperately searched for answers after he struggled for grip and finished seventh. The decisive main-event three tipped the world back over again. A mechanical issue knocked Lowe out of conten - tion, leaving a five-rider break- away that saw Harley-mounted Bauman up against the four aforementioned Yamahas. Daniels found the answer he was looking for and crossed the finish line first to secure the checkered flag. Meanwhile, Bau - man, despite leading with less than two laps remaining, was overtaken by the pack of MT-07s and dropped to fifth. The triple points awarded for main-event three was enough to hand the overall win to Daniels, with Price and Ott joining him on the podium. Bauman finished fourth ahead of Bender. Daniels said, "Right away, I knew I had a much better motor - cycle underneath me than I did at the first two main events. So, I kind of just settled in for a little bit and let it play out. I could tell what was going on out front. I was keeping an eye on what was going on. And finally, I made my way to the front and was trying to iron out a plan on the last five laps. I wasn't sure what to do. But when Brandon [Price] came out of nowhere, he kind of held up Briar, and I knew I had to go. "I've been dreaming about win - ning the Springfield Mile since I was a kid. Regardless of what we have to do for points and what- not, I wasn't even thinking of that. I just wanted to win the race." Even if Daniels wasn't think- ing about it, it mattered. While Bauman kept the Grand National Championship lead, the result slashed his advantage to only two points with another day at Springfield approaching. While the Springfield Mile II played out in a more convention - al fashion, built around a single main event, it proved even wilder. Another wild card was thrown into the mix in the form of newly crowned AFT Singles Champion Tom Drane, who was entered on ROUNDS 14-15 / AUGUST 30-31, 2025 ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P90 The top seven riders finished within a span of six-tenths of a second, with Trent Lowe (48) nipping Daniels (32) for Sunday's SuperTwins win.