Those prospects were again
dimmed when he got away in
third, but they reopened with
yet another red flag and a
complete restart.
The third time proved the
charm for Tadman, who finally
powered into the lead from pole
and went on to a wire-to-wire win.
While Tadman was the ben
-
eficiary of the herky-jerky nature
of
the contest, 1st Impressions
Husqvarna's Chase Saathoff was
its primary victim. Saathoff, who
is still seeking his first win of '26,
twice grabbed the lead only to
see it taken away by a red flag.
He left the line in third, the
time it actually mattered, and
was forced to fight his way past
Tadman's American Honda-
backed teammate, Walker
Porter, to move into second. His
understandable frustrations may
have played a role in how he did
so, as he got up into Porter and
sent the sophomore up the track,
costing the youngster a couple
more positions in the process.
While Saathoff may have had
designs on doing the same to
Tadman should he catch him,
Roof Systems/Vinson Construc
-
tion's Tarren Santero had plans
of
his own.
Santero was both the victim
and beneficiary of the red flags,
bringing one out himself when
he crashed, igniting a multi-rider
incident shortly following the
first restart.
Despite his fall, his back-of-
the-grid starting position, and a
one-lap circuit, Santero some
-
how blasted through the field. He
stormed
past Saathoff for sec-
ond and nearly caught Tadman
ROUND 6 / MAY 16, 2026
BUDDS CREEK / MECHANICSVILLE, MARYLAND
FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
P106
(Above) Bauman (center), Daniels
(left) and Chad Cose made up the
SuperTwins podium.
(Below) Kage Tadman captured
his second Singles victory of
the season.
