When Jared went in
he really protected
the bottom. I didn't
want to try to go
around him so I tried
to fall in line behind
him. I could see
wheels on both sides
of me. I ran it down
the back straightaway
and Sammy ran it up
under me. I kind of
did a bonsai and got
it back and collected
it. I thought to myself,
okay we've got five
laps, settle down."
It appeared Halbert
might have been in the catbird
seat, restarting in the center
of the track. "I thought I would
have a good shot at second
with the restart," said Halbert.
"I had made up some time on
Pearson during the race. On the
restart I initially got into second
but he really made a ballsy move
around me going into turn three
and pinched me down.
On the last five laps I really
felt I had something for Pear-
son. I had turn one and two
really dialed and I could make up
some time there. My entrance
into turn three just wasn't quite
good enough. I was hitting the
biggest part of the hole. I was
kind of scared to change my line
because I just really didn't know
what was there. I just had to
kind of settle into third the last
couple laps."
Zanotti Racing's Jake John-
son had to jump on his backup
Harley-Davidson and ride a semi
to earn his way into the main,
but certainly made the most of
it. "From a DNF in the heat race
to fifth in the main, I guess we'll
take it," said Johnson.
Dominic Colindres was the
first non-Harley across the finish
line bringing his Babe DeMay
Racing/Memphis Shades-
backed Yamaha home sixth.
Title contender and defending
X Games gold medalist Bryan
Smith finished seventh on his
Crosley Brands/T&T Construc-
tion/Howerton Motorsports'
Kawasaki.
Andrew Luker (Justin Jones
Racing/Juliet & Fernando Agui-
lar) got the holeshot in the 16-lap
GNC 2 main, then had to fend
off a variety of riders for the win.
Luker was able to hold tight only
allowing Parksinson Brothers
Racing/Fat Guys Racing's Ryan
Wells to lead lap nine.
"I wasn't even coming to this
race last week, but Justin Jones
put me on his backup bike and it
was a rocket," said Luker.
Kolby Carlile (K.C. Cycle/
Team 95) bounced around the
top-five the whole race before
capturing second on lap 14.
Kevin Stollings (Ben Evans Rac-
ing / Dave's Cycles) made it a
Honda sweep after challenging
for the lead early on, dropping to
fifth, then fighting back to third.
Fast qualifier Dalton Gauthier
(DGR Motorsports/Lonesome
Losers) was the last-lap victim of
Stollings. Wells ended his night
in fifth.
Dave Hoenig
IN
THE
WIND
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Andrew Luker
won the Pro
Singles main.
