FLAT TRACK
2018 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 1 / MARCH 18, 2018
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA
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the way to the right-hand turn
after the jump when another
massive pile up stopped the
race. Both Rispoli and Kurtis Lee
(Branda Racing Magic/Stevens
Cycle, Honda CRF450R) were
unable to make the restart.
The third time was a charm
as Dan Bromley (Big Momma &
Daddy Deep Pockets/KTM USA,
KTM 450 SX-F) led wire to wire
for his fourth AFT Singles win. "I
knew I had to ride a perfect race,
there were some really fast riders
out there," said Bromley.
Bromley steadily pulled away
from Jesse Janisch (Roof Sys-
tems/West Bend Harley-David-
son, Yamaha YZ450F) stretching
before settling down. The first
attempt saw half the front row
to the penalty line. Former dirt
tracker Jake Lewis (Suzuki/
M4 Exhaust, Suzuki RM-Z450)
stepped out of his road race
mode to lead the 18-rider field
into turn one, but fellow road
racer James Rispoli (Mydigitallist-
ing.com/Ritchie Morris Racing,
Honda CRF450R) tried to slide
inside and ran out of room.
Rispoli and Lewis went down
collecting Shane Narbonne (JMC
Motorsports/All Phase Chim-
neys, Honda CRF450R) sending
all three to the penalty line for the
restart.
The next attempt made it all
Bryan Smith and Rob Pearson
(R/J Performance/Hite Trucking).
Sammy Halbert (Harley-David-
son Motor Company/Vance &
Hines, Harley-Davidson XG750R)
was the last rider on the lead lap,
finishing as the top Harley-David-
son in 11th position.
Jarod Vanderkooi (Harley-Da-
vidson Motor Company/Vance &
Hines, Harley-Davidson XG750R)
ran as high as seventh, but his
race ended on lap 22 due to a
mechanical problem.
ATF SINGLES
The 15-lap AFT Singles main
event suffered through two red-
flags and two complete restarts
Dan Bromley rode the only
KTM in the AFT Singles field,
and it was the first to cross the
finish line in the main.
