FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 8/AUGUST 4, 2015
BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY/RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE
HOENIG / FLAT TRAK FOTOS
T
he AMA Pro Racing stars
made a rare mid-week
stop at the Black Hills
Speedway for Round 8 of the
2015 Grand National Champion-
ship. Scheduled as part of the
75th annual Sturgis Rally, the
Black Hills Harley-Davidson-
promoted event avoided a repeat
of last year's massive rain-out
and provided the large enthusi-
astic crowd with a great night of
action.
Defending Champion and
current points leader of the
GNC1 class, Jared Mees rode
a flawless main event to notch
his first win of 2015 on his Las
Vegas Harley-Davidson/ Rogers
Racing/Harley-Davidson Motor
Company backed XR 750. Mees
led all 25 laps and held a 1.287
second lead over Kenny Cool-
beth at the finish.
"We've been working and
working for this," said Mees. "To
be able to dominate a race on a
track like this is just amazing."
Mees held his biggest lead
at the finish as Coolbeth had
inched closer towards the
middle only to lose time in the
closing laps.
Series points leader Jared Mees
Grand National to take his
Jared Mees (1)
was not to be
denied at Black
Hills Speedway,
taking home his
first win of the
season.
F I N A L L Y