FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES, PRESENTED BY VANCE & HINES
ROUND 5 / MAY 21, 2016
CAL-EXPO FAIRGROUNDS/SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
P98
tire. I'm happy with third."
Also posting his best GNC
1 finish ever was Vanderkooi
Racing/Don's Kawasaki's Jarod
Vanderkooi. "That was my best
overall finish. I got fifth here last
year and fourth this year. I'm
excited," said the 2015 Rookie of
the Year. "We haven't ridden this
bike this year. Woody Kyle put it
together. He built the motor for
us; the thing ran awesome. Ben
Evans had it handling right. Ben
and my Dad made a good judge-
ment on setup for the main event.
We moved forward, I went from
the third row up to fourth. I was
excited. I was making passes
late in the race. I kind of fell back
early and started slowing up to
added Coolbeth. "He's just so
tough on these big tracks. His
bike works well and he works
well with it. We just have to out-
smart him."
Bonsey's late race charge
came up just short. "That was
my best mile finish. I was going
for that 'W' but I didn't have quite
enough," said Bonsey. "My tire
was gone. I don't know where
theirs was at, but my tire was
completely slicked at the end.
That kind of came into play a lit-
tle bit. I just spun up on the rear
end of that pack behind Kenny
and Bryan. I had to ride so hard
in the corners to keep up with
those guys on the straights. I
think I just kind of smoked my
the front straightaway. We came
up a wheel-length short, which
was closer than I thought we
were going to be. I think I kind of
screwed up a little bit, actually.
I lagged back a little bit coming
off of four to get a better run on
him, but was still too close.
The bike ran good all day. We
will just keep building on it. It's
been a rough couple of weeks.
I was here to win. We gave it
our all. I'm just coming to the
races to win and have fun, no
stress and no championship
stuff. That's when I usually do
the best.
"We just need a little luck on
our side. We'll be good if we can
keep that green guy behind us,"
Henry Wiles (17)
leads third-place
finisher Stevie
Bonsey. Bonsey
went on to finish
out the night on
the box.
