Buoyed initially by his historic
consistency in a season when
most of the wins went to his
Harley-mounted rivals, Daniels
found his form late. He strung
together four consecutive
victories en route to the title,
including his Sturgis sweep and
back-to-back wins at the series'
most fabled races, the Peoria
TT and Springfield Mile, both of
which just so happen to be in
his native Illinois.
He said, "The day was kind of
a mirror of the season. I kind of
do just nicely, and that's where
he ended up, edging Lowe yet
again to get the job done.
Lowe ended the day second
on the combined order, while
Bauman's win in the heavily
weighted main-event three lifted
him all the way to the podium
despite being credited 15th in
main-event two.
As a result, Daniels now ranks
among the elite riders to have
won more than a single Grand
National Championship, and he's
done so at just 23 years of age.
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came alive when it mattered. You
know, the whole year was up and
down. I got wins when I needed
to, but, more or less, I was a sec-
ond- or third-place guy. But I knew
going into Sturgis that it would be
a good few rounds for me, and
we found a few things with the
bike and just started clicking.
"All in all, a fantastic year,"
he added. "This is something
I've dreamed of. I wasn't sure
if it would ever happen, but it
did, and I clinched my second
championship. A big thanks to
I started finding my groove towards
the end of the race. I started moving
my way forward, and I thought I was
playing my cards pretty well. On the
last lap, we moved up to second,
but unfortunately the red flag came
out. We were still credited with fifth,
which is a strong day for me. It's still
a great day, but at the same time it's
also a little—I wouldn't say heart-
breaking—but bittersweet."
MYOWNRACE
(Left) Davis Fisher
(67) won Sunday's
regular SuperTwins
final for his
second victory of
the season. (Right)
Championship
contender Briar
Bauman had a
tough time at
Springfield, with
the low point bring
a mechanical DNF
in one of the Triple
Challenge races.
