Latus Motors Harley-Davidson's
Kody Kopp, while Fisher faded
back to fifth. Even more signifi-
cantly, RWR Harley-Davidson's
second-ranked Briar Bauman
pulled out of the race after fight-
ing up front with an apparent
mechanical issue.
Bauman got what vengeance
he could in main-event three, pow-
ering to the win. Daniels, mean-
while, juggled numbers in his head
to figure out where he needed to
finish to claim the overall victory
and the '26 crown. Second would
Main-event one saw Estenson
Racing Yamaha MT-07-armed
Daniels join the front, alongside
'25 Springfield winner Trent Lowe
aboard the Turner Racing Ameri-
can Honda CB750 Hornet and
Rackley Racing's Davis Fisher on
his KTM 790 Duke. Fisher then
continued the breakaway on his
own, shaking free to take first
blood in convincing fashion, with
Daniels nipping Lowe for second.
Daniels' title hopes grew even
brighter in main-event two, in
which he won over Lowe and
ROUNDS 15-16 / SEPTEMBER 5-6, 2026
ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
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12 KODY KOPP
6TH (6-3-5) / 5TH
SUPERTWINS
Kody Kopp closed out his maiden
campaign with three wins, nine
podiums and even bigger ambitions
for 2027. He said, "Honestly, I was
never on the same bike the whole
time I was on track this weekend.
We were trying different things on
the bike every time. And in today's
main event, we threw another big
change at it. It was the best the bike
felt all weekend. I could go anywhere
I wanted on track, but we were a little
tight on gearing, so I was running out
of rpms. I couldn't go any farther on
the old hog. We just ran out of gear-
ing, or else I think I could have won
that thing. But regardless, I'm happy
and proud of the season."
63 JARED LOWE
15TH / 5TH SINGLES
Big R Racing Honda's Jared Lowe
picked up his third top five of the
season in the year's final race and
appeared on the verge of a maiden
Progressive AFT podium when the
race was halted as a result of a
last-lap red flag. He said, "Honestly,
I was struggling a bit at first and then
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