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ROUND 4 / APRIL 25, 2026 VENTURA RACEWAY / VENTURA, CALIFORNIA FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P108 much happen. So yeah, I'm bummed about it. But you know, I'm content with the points we're leaving this place with. A third, all-in-all, is not that bad." BigR Racing's Jared Lowe equaled his best career result, finishing fourth after looking like a potential winner throughout the program, while Californian Tarren Santero sliced and diced his way up to fifth on the Roof Systems Honda CRF450R after starting from the back of the field due to a heat-race crash and a detour through the LCQ. Drane continues to lead a competitive Singles title fight that has now featured four different winners in four races. He currently boasts 75 points, followed by Brunner at 66, Tad - man at 61, and 1st Impressions Husqvarna's Chase Saathoff, who was a relatively quiet sixth on Saturday, at 59. by reigning class champ Tom Drane throughout. Tadman's trademark high line was lightning fast but also left him open to Drane's constant inside feints and strikes. Despite being harried by the class's top ace, Tadman kept it together and held off the Australian by a meager 0.034 of a second at the flag. KMA Racing's Trevor Brunner added a third to his Senoia win but felt he let one get away. "I'm not so stoked about that one," he said. "I felt like we had a lot more in the tank to give. I felt like we definitely should have been up on the top step. I just put myself on the back foot at the start. I didn't get the greatest start, so I kind of had to claw my way up. We were playing catch-up the whole time, and when we settled into our own pace, we couldn't make victory at Ventura Raceway, a feat he backed up a week later at the Silver Dollar Speedway. That eye-popping entrance to the national stage served as a springboard from California wild card to full-time privateer to 1st Impressions Racing Husqvarna replacement to his present position as an American Honda factory rider. While he'd performed quite well since, regularly racking up top fives and scooping multiple podiums, he hadn't yet returned to the top step on the podium. Tadman put an end to that wait on Saturday and did so in just about the most pressure- packed scenario imaginable. Faced with borderline unrealistic expectations at Ventura Race - way, even as he continues to come to grips with the Turner Racing Honda CRF450R, Tad - man also found himself stalked Californian Jett Katarzy won the ProSport 450 main.