team gave me a bike that was
rideable. I rode my butt off out
there. Dallas, you can't break
him. He's a champion for a rea-
son. I was just trying to sit there,
stalk him, and make him make
a little mistake.
I was hopeful
he would, but he didn't. But I'm
super happy. If anything, it took
a little pressure off. I'm still a
rookie, and we're here to learn."
Third went to Bauman follow
-
ing a major and semi-conten-
tious fight with Rackley Racing's
Davis
Fisher, who took some
exception to his adversary's
defensive tactics.
Fisher stormed up from
behind by way of a higher line,
but once he arrived and started
looking for a way past, Bauman
pinched off Fisher's overtake
attempt via the wall. The two
went back and forth from there,
squaring each other up before
Bauman ultimately solidified the
position.
Despite finishing third at a
track where he won a year ago,
it was still a promising outing
for Bauman, who is still learning
to gel with new crew chief Bryan
Bigelow. The uptick in form
comes at an opportune time
with two more victorious venues
from '25 (Ventura Raceway and
Silver Dollar Speedway) up next
on the season's slate.
Meanwhile, Robinson locked
down the final spot in the top
five. He was followed there by
yet another H-D pilot in class
rookie Aidan RoosEvans, a
two-and-four-wheel racer who
has reliably flexed his aptitude
around Senoia's banked clay
track over the years.
upon his Daytona success. His
continued stellar form at two
very different Short Tracks sug
-
gests he could be in this cham-
pionship fight for the long haul.
"I
want to give it up to my
team," Kopp said. "That was
not our greatest day. I mean,
we just had some adversity.
We fought through a little bit,
but by the main, Dave [Zanotti],
Michelle [Disalvo], and the whole
little bit of a struggle for me the
last several years. I've been on
the podium but never won. And
I've been close. Tonight was
another close battle, but it was a
win. And it's very special to get
that for them, the whole team,
and all of our supporters. It was
an amazing night."
The reversal places Kopp in
Daniels' former place, clinging
tight to a slim title lead built
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Bauman (pictured)
had a great battle with
Davis Fisher for the last
spot on the podium.
