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P110 FEATURE I TURNER RACING HONDA TRANSALP FLAT TRACKER out exactly how I wanted it to." Turner said, "Coming off of turn two on the last lap, Trent set himself up perfectly, and right then I knew we were going to win the Springfield Mile." Just 0.026 of a second was all that separated a mission ac - complished/history made from yet another heartbreaker. But 0.026 of a second was enough. Lowe's triumph forever put him in the record books as not just a Grand National Champion - ship main-event winner, but also a victor of the fabled Springfield Mile, while thrusting him into the especially rarified company to just sit back and wait for the last lap to do anything. And I knew that was my best option. But once I was in the mix, I said to myself, 'I've got to go try to lead this thing at least once. I can't just sit back.' "And I led it for two laps and thought maybe I could break the draft. But when I took a peek back, I saw they were still there, so I rolled off, hoping Dallas [Daniels] would pass me back, and he did. 'Okay, perfect.' "From there, it was back to Plan A. I got back in line, waited until the last lap, and on the back straight I made the pass. It played that win, it was like, 'Okay, we've got something now.' Lowe's 2-1 put him in a commanding position to claim overall honors with even a solid run in the decisive 20-lap main event three. "I was even more confident going into the third main than I was for the second one." That confidence was earned and deserved. Lowe immediate - ly put himself up front and was content to bide his time before executing his late-race strategy. And then disaster struck. Lamb said, "He was just cruising. Afterward, he said, 'You wouldn't believe how slow they were all going.' He was just cruising. And then he went into a corner, chopped the throttle, and the chain came off." Instead of history, Lowe's DNF put him 13th in main event three and handed the team yet another good-but-not-great sixth in the overall results. Devastat - ing but motivating. Fortunately, Saturday's Springfield Mile I was imme- diately followed by Sunday's Springfield Mile II, featuring the more conventional single main- event format. And with it, a shot at both redemption and the history that so cruelly eluded the team the day before. "I showed up Sunday and all I wanted to do was win," Lowe said. "I was a pretty angry person all day, and I'm never usually that way. All I wanted to do was win." Lamb said, "Before the main, Kenny told him, 'Do not lead except for the last lap!'" Lowe added, "Kenny told me Turner Racing has higher goals next year— the AFT SuperTwins title.