Once I got to second it was just
kind of like I could never really
get to Sammy. It was cat and
mouse back and forth. With a
couple laps to go I realized I
wasn't going to get him and I just
settled in."
Vance & Hines/Brothers Pow-
ersports' Brad Baker moved into
third on lap four and the podium
was set.
He led the first lap by a hair,"
said Halbert. "I was able to hold
the inside and used that to my
advantage to take the lead. It
wasn't really easy because the
track was really hard to ride.
There were some really big ruts
and holes. You had to do your
best to navigate through them. It
was pretty challenging to do that
without making mistakes. I made
my fair share of mistakes but was
able to keep the wheels in line
fairly good and keep my momen-
tum up. That allowed me to stay
out front."
Lap three found Brandon
Robinson (Kennedy Racing/
Armbruster Racing) taking over
second. "I'm pretty happy with
it," Robinson said. "I passed a
couple guys, nothing too crazy.
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The Daytona
short track, once
again, kicked off
the AMA Pro Flat
Track Series and
all of the stars had
something to be
happy about.
JOHNSON
SPOTLIGHT
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