FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 8/AUGUST 4, 2015
BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY/RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
P118
My Own Race:
80 STEVIE BONSEY 4TH
Stevie Bonsey's roller coaster year took a definite swing
to the positive as he chased Briar Bauman home. "Briar
and I had two different lines going," said Bonsey. "He was
staying real tight in turn one and two. I was going up high
and squaring it off. I think I had something for him. I found
some time on him and I was kind of making some moves.
I was figuring out what I could do towards the end." Be-
cause they were riding such different lines Bauman didn't
even realize he was being challenged. "I was on him,
trying to make a move, but the last six laps I went through
my tear offs," added Bonsey. "His bike was spitting out oil
and I went through my tear offs. I went to wipe my shield
and it just smeared and then I couldn't really see what I
was doing. After that it was just kind of survive and not
get passed. I really never looked back, but even if I would
have looked behind me I couldn't have seen anybody
anyway."
7 SAMMY HALBERT 5TH
Sammy Halbert was back on a Harley-Davidson for the
night and got off to a strong start before slipping back
into a battle with Bryan Smith over fifth place. "It was an
all right race for me," said Halbert. "I got a decent start. I
was up there in the mix, but didn't quite have the speed to
run up there on the podium today. I kind of lost my rhythm
a little bit battling with Brandon Robinson on that Triumph.
He takes some different lines. I would get a run on him,
but that thing is strong and pulled back down the straight-
aways. I finally got clear of him and could kind of run my
own race, but I had Bryan Smith trying to pass me. I had
a good battle with Bryan for fifth place. It was good to
The reigning
champ now
holds an
18-point
advantage over
championship
rival Bryan
Smith.
