AMA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FLAT TRACK
FINAL ROUND/OCTOBER 11, 2014
LA COUNTY FAIRPLEX, POMONA, CALIFORNIA
P52
BY ANDREA WILSON
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE HOENIG AND
BRIAN J. NELSON
S
ometimes being perfect
just isn't good enough.
Villa-Esparza/Crosley Ra-
dio Kawasaki's Bryan Smith did
everything in his power to try
and win the AMA Grand National
Championship on Saturday night
at the Pomona Half Mile, but it
wasn't enough to make up for his
disqualification in the penultimate
round at Calistoga and the title
instead went to Rodgers Racing
Harley-Davidson's Jared Mees.
From the time they turned a
wheel on the 5/8ths mile oval at
the LA Fairplex, Smith was the
man to beat. He had to be per-
When Perfect's
Not Enough
Bryan Smith's
Pomona domination
was not enough to
stop Jared Mees.
