FLAT TRACK
2017 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 1 / MARCH 16, 2017
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
P78
AFT SINGLES
The 15-lap AFT Singles main
looked like it was going to
belong to Wyatt Anderson, who
was riding the Water's Autobody
Racing KTM for the first time
and his holeshot coupled with
a smooth, consistent style was
keeping West Bend Harley-Da-
vidson's Jesse Janisch at bay.
Janisch kept trying to push
his Honda around the outside of
Anderson to no avail. As the lead
duo battled away, Estenson Rac-
ing's Dalton Gauthier and K.C.
Cycle/Team 95's Kolby Carlile
joined the fray.
Finally on lap 11, Janisch
slipped wide and Carlile and
Gauthier both took advantage.
Not content with third Gauthier
main. In the main he was able
to hang with the lead pack and
come away with a very well-
earned fifth place.
Mullen was able to limp home
in sixth over The Estenson
Logistics-backed Yamaha of
Sammy Halbert. Jeffrey Carver
also had to use his provisional
and brought his Carver's BBQ/
Ben Evans Racing/Mack Daddy
Racing-backed Kawasaki home
in eighth.
Sammy-O Racing's Andrew
Luker assumed the lead in the
Saddlemen Rookie of the Year
chase with a ninth-place finish on
his Kawasaki. Rounding out the
top 10 was Jake Shoemaker, who
was making his debut aboard the
Weirbach Racing Kawasaki.
get there," said Johnson. "Finally
in the semi I felt pretty good. I
worked my way up to fourth in
that and had some pretty good
lap times. I felt pretty good going
into the main. I knew that the
first turn was going to be a huge
thing. There were a lot of bikes
and a little bit of room. I kind of
played it safe a little bit through
turn one. I made sure I made
it through there clean. I just
started picking my way through.
Guys were kind of dropping out.
Honestly I didn't even know that I
was in fourth. It was good."
Bronson Bauman had his best
day since moving up to the AFT
Twins class, winning his semi
over Vanderkooi and Smith to
grab the pole position for the
TT specialist Henry
Wiles seems to be
adjusting to the twins
just fine. He got on the
podium in third.
