FLAT TRACK
AMA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 15/SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
CALISTOGA SPEEDWAY/CALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA
P92
FISHER'S FIRST
Like Brad Baker, Pro Singles
rookie Davis Fisher has also had
a season of highs and lows and
his first Pro Singles win on the TJ
Burnett Farms Honda came at Cal-
istoga.
"It feels awesome," Fisher said. "I
think I've had five seconds this year.
So to be able to win one at Calis-
toga, west coast, it's pretty cool. All
the family is here."
And what made the win even
sweeter was that it came after a big
low - the hard road back from injury
that threatened to sideline him lon-
ger than two races.
The 16-year old from Warren,
Oregon, had a bad crash out of the
lead pack on the last lap of the Indy
Mile. He suffered a brain bleed and
a possible broken back, which after
four different opinions was ultimately
cleared on the second time around
by the only doctor who thought that
it might be broken.
So a very eager Fisher got to the
lead and held it to the checkered
flag. But the other hot up-and-
coming rookie – Jarod Vanderkooi
– kept him honest and made a run
at Fisher, but a mistake forced the
Johnny's Vintage Motorcycle Honda
rider to settle for second.
"I found a line up top and reeled
him in," Vanderkooi said. "And about
two laps to go I'm like, 'I got to do
Smith's
disqualification
moved Jake
Johnson (5) up to
third and Sammy
Halbert (7) to
fourth.
