VOL. 52 ISSUE 27 JULY 7, 2015 P107
Briefly...
Last year's GNC2 (Pro Singles)
champ Kyle Johnson took a heavy
fall in timed qualifying coming out
of turn four at triple-digit speed.
Parkinson Brother's Racing's Craig
Parkinson reported that Johnson
was taken to the hospital by car to
have a scan done to make sure he
was okay. "It's a shame because
up to that point Kyle [Johnson] was
having a great day," Parkinson said.
"He came out of four and low-sided
it. The back end kind of slipped out
on him. At that speed it doesn't take
much to bump your head. I'm sure
Kyle will bounce back strong."
Nichole Mees qualified for her third
national in 2015. Her eighth-place
finish on the Black Hills Harley-Da-
box. He topped the charts in
timed qualifying Saturday eve-
ning. Smith clocked a time of
35.961 seconds on his factory-
backed Crosley Brands Kawa-
saki to earn the best time of the
two qualifying sessions. Defend-
ing champ Jared Mees was sec-
ond on the Las Vegas Harley-
Davidson/Rogers Racing. The
biggest surprise of timed qualify-
ing was Shawn Baer taking third
on the SBR/Straight Arrow KTM
with a time of 36.139 seconds.
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In the end it was
a thrilling-photo
finish between
Smith, Mees and
Coolbeth.
