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ROUNDS 1-2 / MARCH 5-6, 2026 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P100 to take control of second. Despite being nearly two sec- onds back at that point, Daniels pursued Kopp, accompanied by the implied soundtrack of Jaws, inching ever closer as the rookie repeatedly looked back to track Daniels' progress. The champ finally arrived on Kopp's rear wheel with two laps to go as they weaved through traffic. Despite the pressure applied, Kopp held strong and looked all set to take the check - ered flag on the final lap. Instead, he was greeted with another red flag in response to Lowe's crash from third due to a transmission failure. Kopp officially made history when the race was called com - plete, albeit not exactly in the way he had long envisioned. He said, "Man, this one's sur - real. I didn't get to cross the line His plan to further that domination and escape from the start of the main was delayed when an opening-lap incident saw Rick Ware Racing ace Bau - man pushed up into the wall. Bauman was then thrown to the ground and into the path of Mission Roof Systems' Brandon Robinson, who took evasive action to avoid the downed rider before a red flag stopped and reset the action. Once back underway, Kopp pulled free at the front as he had threatened he would all day long. However, savvy fans kept tabs on Daniels, who reliably rises to the occasion. And they were rewarded for doing so once Daniels finally shook the Esten - son Racing Yamaha MT-07 loose of Turner Racing Honda's Trent Lowe and Martin Trucking/Only - Fans Yamaha's Sammy Halbert 48 TRENT LOWE 11TH/4TH (8-2-5) SUPERTWINS In terms of absolute results, Turner Racing Honda's Trent Lowe came away from the opener in just okay shape. But in terms of potential, Lowe and the CB750 Hornet looked every bit the contender they were expected to be this year following a strong conclu- sion to last season. Lowe said Friday, "Man, I felt good in round one, but we had a mechanical, and I'm definitely bummed out about it. Today, we were struggling during qualifying and had to use our provisional to get into the main event. I worked my way forward as the three races went on. I managed to get second in main event two, and main event three was greasy at the start, and I felt great. I felt like I was in contention to win it, but that groove was so abrasive that about halfway through, I just went backwards. That's something we need to work on." 44 BRANDON ROBINSON 6TH/5TH (6-6-4) SUPERTWINS Four-time Daytona ST winner Brandon Robinson came into the weekend having never finished worse MYOWNRACE This was also Kopp's first time competing in the SuperTwins class.