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another's misfortune to secure third. The twin podiums came as a relief for him as well, having gone without a podium since the Daytona double-opener due to his own poor luck. In other words, he had no reason to feel any qualms about culturing a pair of thirds on the weekend. Meanwhile, RoosEvans bounced back to beat his wizardly mentor, Carver, for fourth in Saturday's main. While his downfall was similar to Kopp's from the night before, Bauman didn't have the Triple Challenge format to cushion his fall. Whereas Kopp's Friday ended with a DNF and fourth- place points, Bauman's Saturday DNF only paid out a meager 14th-place bounty. As a result, Bauman went from first to third in the standings, and Kopp reassumed the championship lead. That advantage, however, is just by a single point over the resurgent Daniels (169-168), with Bauman another 10 points back at 158. AFT Singles The Lima HM doubleheader served as a perfect encapsulation of Tom Drane's domination over the Kicker AFT Singles category. Returning to the track where he exploded onto the scene with a runner-up finish in his Progressive AFT debut back in 2022, Drane was perfect on the weekend. He swept every practice, qualifying session, heat race, challenge race and main event—and generally in rather undramatic fashion. On very few occasions did anyone even hint at challenging the Estenson Racing pilot, and when they did, it was at great risk of peril. Turning Racing Honda's Kage Tadman twice crashed out attempting to stick with Drane, while Tadman's teammate, Walker Porter, made a major mistake and overtaxed himself trying to do the same. Ultimately, Drane left Ohio with his fifth win of the season, his fifth in a row at Lima, and the 24th of his Singles career, surpassing Kopp for most in class history. 2025 Nicky Hayden AMA Flat Track Horizon Award recipi - ent Bodie Paige paid tribute to Drane by reenacting his '22 feat. The young Aussie finished second in his Progressive AFT debut and then backed it up with a Saturday third. ROUNDS 8-9 / JUNE 26-27, 2026 ALLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS / LIMA, OHIO FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P100 Tom Drane won both Singles main events, surpassing Kody Kopp to become the all-time leader in Singles-class victories with 24. Rookie Bodie Paige had an impressive weekend, going 2-3 in the Singles class.