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FLAT TRACK 2017 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 10 / JULY 8, 2017 ROLLING WHEELS RACEWAY PARK / ELBRIDGE, NEW YORK P110 14 BRIAR BAUMAN 6TH AFT TWINS "Basically for 25 laps Brandon and I got our money's worth. I never made a lot of moves, but I was always right there," said previous-round winner Briar Bau- man. "Going to the white flag I passed him and thought, 'Finally! It took me 24 and a half laps.' I was so nervous coming off turn two that I wasn't going to get a good enough run, I ran it off the racetrack. He went motoring by. I thought, 'No way.' But it was good, we struggled in the semi and turned it around for the main." 1 BRYAN SMITH 7TH AFT TWINS Bryan Smith's night was far from the norm for the defending Grand National Champion. "In the heat race something electrical happened and the bike shut off. I don't know what it was," said Smith. "It shut off and I was about to pull into the infield and it took back off. That put me into the LCQ and luckily I won that. I started on the third row for the semi. I got up to sixth or something; I was always playing catch up. In the main, I got a good start from the second row and thought, 'well there's a chance for third.' Jared was going to be hard to beat. From where I was coming from, I thought that maybe I could get up on the box. They weren't that far ahead of me. Halfway through the race, I lost any kind of rhythm I had and started going backwards. I don't know what it was, if it was me or the bike or what. I couldn't go forward that's for sure."t but this one is super special because it's the first time my mom and my step-dad were able to make it out to a race in some time. It's incredible to get a win in front of them." Mom got to take the checkered flag with her daughter. Anderson finished a second-and-a- half back with Kolby Carlile (K.C. Cycle/ Team 95 Honda) another two seconds back and under attack from Stollings who worked his way up to a solid fourth-place finish. In a heated battle over fifth place, Cameron Smith topped Dan Bromley, Ben Lowe, Brandon Price and Oliver Brindley. Cole Zabala just edged out Lima win- ner, Parker Norris for 10th. CN Shayna Texter pretty much dominated the AFT Singles final, chalking up her fourth win of the year. cont. on page 112