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Cycle News 2015 Issue 38 September 22

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FLAT TRACK AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES ROUND 12/SEPTEMBER 19, 2015 DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY/DELMAR, DELAWARE P110 he was strong enough to earn his second straight podium in his role as a fill-in for the injured Brad Baker. "This win feels really good," said Coolbeth, Jr. "And it's all due to great people. If it wasn't for the Atherton family and Dave Zanotti, I wouldn't be doing this. victory after 25 laps over Jef- frey Carver, Jr. and his Don's Kawasaki EX650. It marked Carver's first podium of 2015. Third went to factory Harley- Davidson substitute rider Jake Johnson. Johnson, who was the fastest in timed qualifying, lost some of his feel in the main, but race was red flagged at the halfway point when Briggs Auto/ Martin Trucking Harley-Davidson rider Sammy Halbert crashed unhurt. Coolbeth had over a one-second lead at that point. On the restart he did it all over again, pushing hard to gain a final 1.661-second margin of THE FISHER KING Davis Fisher earned the Roar on the Shore GNC2 main event victory on Saturday night and clinched the GNC2 championship with two rounds remaining. Fisher's dominance in 2015 has been a record-setting year and the entire flat track world is eager to see what he can do when he gradu- ates to the premier Harley-Davidson GNC1 presented by Vance & Hines class, which many expect will happen next season. "I don't know what to think right now, I am just so excited," said Fisher, a 17-year-old racer from Warren, Oregon. "This was a great rebound season after losing out to Kyle Johnson by one point in the GNC2 championship chase last season. To be on top with two rounds to go still feels quite amazing. I have to thank all of my sponsors for giving me this opportunity and also all of the fans for coming out." Although two rounds remain in 2015, Fisher sits a whopping 60 points ahead of second-place rider Bronson Bauman and his nine podium appearances and four victories are the reasons why. Bauman, riding the number 30Z Lombardi's Harley-Davidson machine, finished second, 5.171-seconds back on Saturday night and he has now recorded four podium appearances in the last six rounds. Closing out the It was a packed house at Delaware International Speedway, the series' first time back to the state since 2002.

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