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ROUND 12 / AUGUST 8, 2026 JACKPINE GYPSIES MOTORCYCLE CLUB / STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK P74 attack approximately a minute- and-a-half into the main event when he caught his foot and was thrown out of the seat. But he'd already built up enough padding to ride through the moment, regain his composure, and set back about piling it on from first. Even after cruising on the final lap, pumping his fist in the air and pulling a big wheelie, Daniels took the checkered flag by 6.784 seconds ahead of second-placed Bauman. down from the very first lap. Meanwhile, Bauman found him - self under fire in second from Moto Anatomy X Royal Enfield's Dalton Gauthier, while Kopp sat close behind in fourth. Bauman was forced to defend the position; there would be almost no chance of chasing down Daniels if dropped back to third even for a short stint, but in doing so allowed Daniels to stretch things out at the front. That proved critical, as Dan - iels was left vulnerable to an There were signs, however. Bauman crashed in the Mis- sion #2Fast2Tasty Challenge dash-for-cash while attempting to keep pace with Daniels, and Kopp was absent from it alto- gether after struggling to make up for a less-than-ideal start in his heat. If Daniels got the launch he was looking for in the main, he would prove difficult to handle indeed. And he did. And he was. Daniels ripped around the out - side and promptly put his head 70 DECLAN BENDER 5TH SUPERTWINS OTB Racing Yamaha's Declan Bender teased front-running speed through- out the day and made good on that potential with a top five finish in the main. "I felt confident going into the main," he said, "but I think I felt the rear wheel spin three or four times before it ended up actually going anywhere on the start. So, it was just kind of one of those deals where there were two good [starting] spots, and then after that, the rest were kind of give or take. I think I just ended up getting the short end of the stick. I mean, we picked it, you know, so that one was my bad. I should have ana- lyzed the spots a little better before I pulled up. But other than the start, it felt great. It felt great all day. I made a good move [for fifth]. I'm not typically an aggressive rider, and we're making steps forward towards that." MYOWNRACE Briar Bauman struggled to keep pace with Daniels en route to second place.