VOL. 52 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 P55
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wanted to race the Springfield Short
Track," Kocinski said. "It's nice to
get out and watch these guys. This
brings me back to my roots. I grew
up racing dirt track."
Bryan Smith's victory at Springfield
was a series leading fifth of the sea-
son and his 22nd-career Grand Na-
tional win. He's ranked 14th on the
all-time wins list.
Springfield featured a special Dave
Coats Memorial GNC2 Dash for
Cash. The race was won by Tristan
Avery on his Rod Ayers Motorsports
Kawasaki. Avery nipped Davis Fish-
er and J.R. Addison in the four-lap
Dash.
Sammy Halbert took home the
Dash for Cash victory in the GNC1
class in a photo finish over Jake
Johnson. The win not only netted
the Briggs Auto Kawasaki rider the
$1000 prize, but it also earned him
the pole position for the 25-lap na-
tional.
son to win his sixth Springfield
Mile.
The victory moved Smith
within a single point of Mees in
the series title chase (177-176)
with three rounds remaining.
Sammy Halbert finished fourth
and dropped off a little more
from the leading duo in the
standings. Halbert is third now
with 156 points.
Smith believes the next
two rounds, half-miles in Del-
mar, Delaware and Calistoga,
California, will be critical for his
championship hopes, especially
considering the 2015 series
ends on an indoor short track in
Las Vegas.
"I'm really going to have to
push it in these next two races,"
Smith said. "I need to get as
many points as I can, with the
season ending on an indoor
short track you never know what
might happen."
For points leader Jared Mees,
it was mission accomplished,
everybody else enough for all their
hard work."
After a slow start running 16th on
the first lap, Texter got rolling and
smoothly worked traffic on her way up
through the field to an eventual 10th.
"I had to battle with my brother the
entire 25 lap main event, which definite-
ly created a new memory for the both
of us," Texter said. "I'm happy with the
progress that the entire team is making
together. I can't thank my sponsors and
fans enough for sticking behind me."
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