FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 6 / MAY 19, 2018
CAL EXPO FAIRGROUNDS / SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
P98
up on Wiles, Fisher and Cose.
The top seven finishers were
all Indian Scout FTR750-
mounted, while Jake Johnson
(Estenson Racing/McCand-
less Truck Center , Yamaha
FZ-07), Briar Bauman (Zanotti
Racing/Western Powersports,
Kawasaki Ninja 650) and
Brandon Robinson (Harley-Da-
vidson Motor Company/Vance
& Hines, Harley-Davidson
XG750R) filled out the top 10.
AFT SINGLES
Defending AFT Singles cham-
pion Kolby Carlile (Estenson
Racing/McCandless Truck-
ing Center, Yamaha YZ450F)
has had a rough year in his
attempted defense of his title.
Twenty-five laps was just not
quite enough time for Smith to
get it done, but Coolbeth was
primed for one last charge to
the finish line off turn four. The
two Indians roared to the finish
line, Coolbeth was gaining,
would there be enough draft
for the veteran to pull out one
more win or would Mees con-
tinue his remarkable winning
streak? By inches and 0.018
of a second, Mees prevailed.
Smith was 0.252 back in third.
Baker rode home a lonely
fourth over four seconds off
the lead, but three seconds
posted five wins (six if you count Atlanta
where he was later DQ'd due to an ille-
gal tire) and holds a 36-point lead over
Henry Wiles (125-89). Briar Bauman is
seven more back in third.
BACK ON TRACK
Bryan Smith returned to the series after
missing two races because of a broken
leg suffered April 28 in Fort Worth, Tex-
as. "Hats off to Bryan for coming out
cold turkey," said Mees. "I don't care
what anybody says, that bone in his
leg isn't healed. It is still, in my opinion,
more broke than it is healed. Hats off to
him for getting third. I know he wanted
to win and keep his streak alive." While
Smith played it down. "My leg hurts a
little bit now, but it didn't affect me. I be-
lieve I could be half asleep and still be
all right out there. I'm looking forward to
Springfield next weekend."
Briefly...
It was a close finish in the Singles
class, where defending champ
Kolby Carlile held on for the win.
