team in a difficult direction. We
wanted to bite off more than we
probably could chew, and we got
a little ahead of ourselves.
"But this is where we belong.
I love coming here. I see my
friends. I see my family where I
grew up. I'm a pretty good Short
Tracker, so I enjoy riding this
track in general.
"And the Harley-Davidson
XG750R was working so good.
I can't thank my team enough.
I'm so proud of my guys. We did
something massive tonight."
63 JARED LOWE
4TH SINGLES
BigR Racing's Jared Lowe enjoyed
arguably his finest night as a pro,
finishing either first or second
throughout practice, qualifying and
his heat before claiming fourth in the
main. However, equaling his career-
best result wasn't the goal—finishing
on the podium was, and that seemed
all too possible when Lowe took the
early lead. Still, the fourth served as
a confidence booster after getting
the season off to a bit of a slow start.
He said, "All day long I felt good, and
even in the main, even though it didn't
go quite how we wanted it to. I was
looking for that first podium. But it
was pretty cool; I led my first-ever laps,
and I stayed pretty calm underneath
the helmet, which I was proud of. And
at the end of the day, P4 ties my best
result, so I'm not upset at all about it."
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close enough to spook Bauman,
even when the two-time pre-
mier-class champ got clogged
up behind slower riders as he
lapped all the way up to the fight
for fifth position.
The dominant victory instantly
repositions Bauman as the
championship co-favorite he
was considered entering 2026.
"The first thing I need to do is
apologize to Rick Ware Racing,
the whole team," Bauman said.
"I got a little bit greedy the first
three rounds. I kind of led the
(Left) Bauman celebrates the win
that keeps him within sight of
points leader Kody Kopp, who
was second on the night.
