FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 13 / SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
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wrapped up, but that didn't slow
the new champion down as he
led every lap of the 12-lap main
event.
"I got the holeshot and I
didn't see anything. I think that
was pretty scary, actually,"
said Wells. "Then, of course,
once again on the last lap,
somebody decides to sneak
up on the outside of me, but
I just wasn't going to budge
up from the bottom. So I just
can't thank Parkinson Brothers
enough for giving me a strong
steed to get me across the
line first."
points races in years, or if Smith
has just the outside chance to
dethrone Jared Mees.
"This makes a lot of stuff im-
portant," Smith said. "Obviously
if the Appeal Board does what's
right, and the disqualification
gets thrown out, like it should, I'll
be in the lead going into Santa
Rosa. Then we can settle it on
the track. It's still doable no mat-
ter what."
GNC2
Parkinson Brothers Racing/
Fat Guys Racing's Ryan Wells
has the 2016 GNC2 points title
Lloyd Brothers Motorsports
Ducati, Sammy Halbert garnered
ninth as Zakk Palmer brought
his Palmer Racing/Western Hills
Honda-Yamaha-backed Kawa-
saki home 10th.
The Harley-Davidson GNC1
presented by Vance & Hines
point standings are a mess. De-
pendent on an appeals board,
(which will not convene until
September 13), Bryan Smith may
or may not be the new points
leader. After appealing his dis-
qualification at the New York Half
Mile, we are left to wonder if this
is going to be one of the closest
Ryan Wells
went all out
for the win in
GNC2, despite
having already
clinched the
championship.
