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cleared off, finishing ahead of the charging Lowe and third- placed Fisher (who again kept Daniels corralled behind him to the stripe). Bauman finished fifth, with Robinson sixth. Kopp grabbed the holeshot in the decisive 20-lap main event three, while Daniels was shuffled back to eighth in the opening-laps melee. However, this time around, Fisher and Lowe had a little something for the Latus pilot, dropping him to third by lap five. But it was only a little some - thing. Kopp reworked his line and his approach. By halfway in, he was back out front and off into the distance. Daniels, meanwhile, did his thing again, systematically negotiating his way up the field. He moved into third and behind Fisher on lap 16 of 20. And this Thursday. But on Friday, Lowe was forced into the LCQ, where he was bumped wide and failed to advance. As a result, he was made to burn his one and only provisional start for the season just to earn a slot at the very back of the main-event grid. Fisher won the quick 10-lap main event one, holding Daniels off at the flag. Surprise rookie polesitter Aidan RoosEvans finished third on the FRA Trust Advisors Harley, while Bauman edged Kopp for fourth. Lowe, meanwhile, did himself a favor by fighting up to eighth, which granted him a second-row starting slot for main event two. That 15-lap race saw Kopp fully reawakened. He moved Daniels and then Bauman out of the way to slot into second before slid - ing past Fisher to claim the lead on lap two. Once through, Kopp flag, with both Robinson and Bauman angling to execute last- lap strikes while running close behind in sixth and seventh. Friday's sequel upped the ante, along with the level of dif - ficulty, by pitting the SuperTwins contenders against each other under the Mission Triple Chal- lenge format. It seemed like an ideal oppor- tunity for the sport's established powers to put the rookie back in his place, particularly after he ran outside the top 10 in the first qual- ifying and was fortunate to earn a second-row starting position for the first of three main events dur- ing the second qualifying session. The pre-race situation was even worse, far worse, in fact, for Lowe, who, despite his late- race misfortune, was arguably the second strongest rider to Kopp throughout the day on ROUNDS 1-2 / MARCH 5-6, 2026 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P102 Defending champ Dallas Daniels (1) had his hands full with Kopp and former champ Briar Bauman (3).