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mounted pilot, Latus Motors Racing's rookie points leader, Kody Kopp, quickly assumed the role of race-day favorite. With the track's pea-gravel surface serving as a salve for the chatter that had plagued him in recent rounds, Kopp proved unstoppable in main events one and two, running away at the front aboard his XG750R. In the first main, reigning Grand National Champion Dallas Daniels earned runner-up honors on the Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07, ahead of Bauman, with the two swapping positions for second. Widely expected to secure his third National win in main-event three, Kopp was instead struck by misfortune. A clutch issue sent him tumbling down the order and ultimately out of the race. Bauman surged ahead and took full advantage, racing away to victory. That was good enough to give him his fifth consecutive premier-class win on the overall order, moving him into a tie with Ricky Graham for fifth place in career wins at 39 and putting him just one win short of equaling Graham's all-time record of six consecutive victories. Daniels came home second in the race and the overall order, while third in both was taken by Rackley Racing's Davis Fisher. Fourth appeared to belong to FRA Trust Advisor H-D's Aidan RoosEvans on the strength of three fifths, with fifth overall going to part-time runner Henry Wiles on the DL Racing/HYMMC Yamaha (7-6-4). That left Kopp all the way down in sixth despite his clear speed advantage. However, RoosEvans was black-flagged in main-event three. Dropping RoosEvans to the bottom of the order gave Kopp an extra point ROUNDS 8-9 / JUNE 26-27, 2026 ALLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS / LIMA, OHIO FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P96 123 JEFFREY CARVER JR 5TH SUPERTWINS The "Wizard," Jeffrey Carver, can go seasons without making an on-track appearance, but whenever he puts on a helmet, he somehow immediately finds himself right back up at the front. Participating only on Saturday, he mixed it up with the likes of the similarly-armed Briar Bauman and Kody Kopp before rounding out his return appearance with a fifth-place result. "My day was great," he said. "I think we were top three in qualifying my first time hopping on this XG with the Roof Systems team, Mission Foods and Underground. It was just a great opportunity. I got back with the team that I started this whole deal with back in 2018, and it felt congenial. I felt right at my space." MYOWNRACE Bauman (3), here battling with Jeffrey Carver, won Friday's Mission Triple Crown format racing.