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When that time finally came, Daniels slashed under Kopp and Fisher to reclaim the lead going into turns one and two. He then went low again into three and stayed down there, catch - ing Kopp off guard. Rather than tucking in for a draft pass, the rookie was forced to rail it at maximum velocity and hope to come out on top of a drag race on his XG750R against the Mile- proven Yamaha of Daniels. Kopp did so by 0.058 of a second over Daniels and, even more consequentially, fended off Fisher's storming KTM by an even slimmer 0.012 of a second. Meanwhile, Bauman, despite leading with just over a lap remaining and coming within 0.167 of a second of victory at And they managed to do exactly that, with a fairly large caveat: Rackley Racing KTM's Davis Fisher broke the draft be - hind him in fourth and managed to grab onto the slipstream of the three ahead of him, trans- forming the race into a four- rider fight for victory for its final three-quarters. Once Fisher threw it under Bauman with a little less than eight minutes remaining, it was on. The four threw haymakers while sizing each other up, with Kopp and Daniels doing the lion's share of the leading as Bauman and Fisher prepared to pounce. While heavy on the action throughout, it was effectively a series of simulations in advance of the inevitable final-lap melee. It was apparent from the start that both sides of the H-D effort, which had split in two, not only mitigated their obvious weak - ness over the off-season but also transformed it into what might even be considered a strength. Bauman and Kopp ran 1-2 in the weekend's opening practice and then did the same in quali - fying, albeit in reverse order. Daniels didn't back down from the challenge, however, striking back to win the Mission #2Fast- 2Tasty Challenge ahead of the main event. Once the main was finally un- derway, the championship's big three fought to separate them- selves at the front of a seven- rider-deep lead pack. ROUND 10 / JULY 5, 2026 DU QUOIN STATE FAIRGROUNDS / DU QUOIN, ILLINOIS FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P88 It was business as usual in the Singles class, with Tom Drane securing his fourth consecutive victory and sixth of the season.