FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLATTRACK SERIES, PRESENTED BY VANCE & HINES
ROUND 9 / JUNE 18, 2016
REMINGTON PARK / OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
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Kawis spin a little bit more, so
I spun up a little bit more than
him. I couldn't really get with
those guys. A couple guys
passed me going into three. I
got them both right back coming
out of four. I needed to ride a
clean race and not make any big
mistakes."
Lloyd Brothers Motorsports/
Dillard Family Racing's Johnny
the other way. It's a good, solid-
running bike. James Hart has
been busting his tail, along with
his dad. It's really neat; it's a fam-
ily effort. I really have fun with
these guys. I even had my hands
on some wrenches before the
main event...
"It really feels good to be able
to end up on the podium from
where we started. It's not win-
ning. We all know that's what we
are here for," added Wiles. "It
sure feels like the next closest
thing to winning. I jumped out
to third right away when Jared
missed a shift. I was right on him
for a second. I kind of rolled out
of it a little bit. He gunned it in
the corner and took off. These
was race-ending for both Bran-
don Robinson and Jake Johnson
as the two came together just
after the green light flashed, with
Johnson going down hard al-
most collecting JR Addison and
Shawn Baer in the process.
USC Racing/Hart Racing's
Henry Wiles and Bill Werner
Racing/Kawasaki's Dan Bromley
were big gainers as they moved
from seventh and eighth to
third and fourth. Both had been
forced to race their way into the
National through the second
semi and had to overcome a
back-row start.
"I was the last guy to go out
for the main event. We broke our
A bike in qualifying, so we had
to go to our backup," said Wiles.
"The bike got better all day, we
just had to keep changing the
setup. To stay in the hunt, we
went one way, then went back
(Above) Mees (center) ended Smith's
(right) win streak in the miles.
(Right) Henry Wiles finished out the
night on the podium.
