ROUND 5 / MAY 2, 2026
SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY/ CHICO, CALIFORNIA
FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
P94
out quicker than the bottom,
and it just didn't work. I could
have made the pass a couple of
times, but I figured everybody
else would have started passing
with us if I did. So, I just wanted
to stay patient and try to wait till
the end and try not to show my
cards. Still, I tried my hardest,
and it feels good to be back up
here. We had a rough last week
-
end, and I'm looking forward to
keeping this ball rolling."
The podium was a familiar
one, with fellow title hopeful
Trevor Brunner taking the third
step on the box for KMA Racing
Yamaha.
More notable was the ab
-
sence of the Turner Racing Hon-
da duo, Walker Porter and Kage
Tadman, from the top three.
Porter turned heads by run
-
ning with Drane and Saathoff
AFT Singles
1st Impressions Racing
Husqvarna's Chase Saathoff
was determined to become the
fifth different Singles winner in
five races, doing everything he
could to study, harass and set
up longtime rival Tom Drane for
a late pass for the win.
However, the Estenson Rac-
ing pilot is the class champion
for a reason, and he withstood
Saathoff's relentless pressure to
break free en route to becoming
the year's first two-race winner.
"Early on I thought I had a line,"
Saathoff said. "You know, Jared
[Mees] has been coaching me
lately. And I figured I'd play the
Jared game, just be patient with
it, and hopefully wait for the bot
-
tom line to wear out. But unfor-
tunately, I think the top line wore
these types of racetracks. I've
never looked back that much in
my life. But Kody is so witty, and
his dad is so good, and Dave Z
[Zanotti] is so good. I knew they
were going to find something.
So I kept looking, but I finally
found something good enough
to get us to the win. I'm super
excited for the team."
"Troy Barber, Bryan Bigelow,
and everyone involved had the
bike running so well. We've
found it. We're back. That feels
good. Look, I'm just having a
good time. I'm here for the in
-
come, not the outcome. I enjoy
the people I'm around, so this is
very cool."
Briar Bauman's California
double has thrust him back into
the hunt, but he still sits third
with 85 points to Kopp's 103
and Daniels' 91.
Tom Drane (1) felt
pressure while leading
early in the Singles
main before pulling
away for the win.
