FLAT TRACK
2017 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / JUNE 3, 2017
THE RED MILE / LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
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straight and the war was on.
Halbert led a lap, then Mees led
two before Halbert was back on
top. The lead duo pulled clear
of another tight race, as Chad
Cose split the Indian Motor-
cycle/Allstate Insurance team of
pened—Mees led the first lap,
but Sammy Halbert had his
Estenson Logistics/TruLine-
backed Yamaha right on Mees'
rear wheel.
The crowd roared as Halbert
took the lead down the back
Maybe not.
Richie Reynolds Racing/Ot-
ten Racing's Chad Cose got the
holeshot on his Kawasaki, but
Mees shot around the outside
and into the lead in turn one.
Then the unexpected hap-
