FloRacing is the live streaming home of Progressive American Flat Track. Complete coverage of this weekend’s Springfield Mile I & II presented by Drag Specialties at the Illinois State Fairgrounds will kick off on both Saturday and Sunday with the day’s first practice session at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT).

Three-Way Grand National Championship Battle Races into Springfield Mile Doubleheader

Progressive American Flat Track will take the Grand National Championship into the Streets of Downtown Sturgis for this Sunday’s historic Arrowhead Brass Sturgis TT. Read More...

It’s On! 

Barely over a month ago, Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) held a 19-point advantage in the Mission AFT SuperTwins points race on the strength of a perfect podium record. At that point, he had shown no signs of slowing down while laying the groundwork for a maiden premier-class crown. Read More...

The Contenders 

 

Jared Mees 

 

Even with his Sturgis setback, Mees retains the points lead and has the greatest margin for error (albeit razor thin). He needs just less than perfection in a situation where he’s performed close to perfectly in the past, regardless of whether we’re discussing discipline, venue, or circumstance.  

 

Brandon Robinson 

 

For Robinson, a first Grand National Championship would be every bit as meaningful as a tenth for Mees. Arguably more so. 

 

The Mission Roof Systems pilot has finished inside the championship top five six times over his career and inside the top three on three occasions. That, combined with his 16-career premier-class Main Event wins, has earmarked him as a future AMA Hall of Famer, already surpassing the career marks of many enshrined before him. 

 

Briar Bauman 

 

Already a two-time Grand National Champion, a third would put Bauman in that much more exclusive company. But more than that, he would complete what has to go down as an epic underdog story despite being blessed with titanic talent. 

 

Since leaving the all-conquering factory Indian squad following the 2022 season for an up-start effort backed by paddock newcomer Rick Ware Racing, Bauman’s fortunes have lurched this way and that, skyrocketing and plunging in equal measure. 

 

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Give the Blue Bike Its Due  

 

For all the discussion of Mees, Robinson, Bauman, Indian, and KTM, a minor shift in perspective is all that’s required to reveal a season dominated by Estenson Racing and Yamaha. 

 

If the series paid points to teams or bikes rather than riders, the No. 32/95 Yamaha MT-07 DT would currently lead the championship by 51 points and have designs on locking down the #1 plate as early as Saturday. Read More...

Flash Back  

 

A lot can transpire in less than a second at the Springfield Mile – for example, ten riders blasting past the checkered flag as happened here in 2019. As a (semi) brief reminder, here’s a reprint of the race recap from that day followed by some relevant notes:  Read More...

Round 14 & 15

Barring disaster, Kody Kopp (No. 1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F) is well on his way to completing his page-one rewrite of the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles record books. 

 

Seemingly destined to walk away with more championships and race wins than any rider in the class before him, Kopp has his sights trained on yet another record. Read More...

6,4,3,0 

The top three’s battle for wins has left none on the table for the remainder of the field. That same field expects to be in with a shot this weekend, however. For while the potential for pack war is very real in the premier class, it’s close to a certainty for the 450s. 

 

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Minimum Guaranteed Path to Glory: Mission AFT SuperTwins 

 

What follows is the absolute minimum our title contenders can do and still guarantee themself the 2024 Grand National Championship: 

 

Jared Mees (236 points) 

 

1st, 2nd, 2nd  

 

In the scenario where Mees wins one of the final three races and takes second in the other two, he would end up with 303 points, putting him just ahead of Robinson’s maximum of 301 (two wins and a second) under those conditions.  

 

Brandon Robinson (230 points) 

 

1st, 1st, 1st 

 

Should Robinson sweep the remaining three races, he’ll have earned 305 points. That’s enough to put him clear of the 299-point maximum Mees could earn in response via three runners-up. Anything less and Robinson winds up in the scenario provided above for Mees. 

 

Briar Bauman (224 points) 

 

1st, 1st, 1st 

 

Despite facing a deficit twice as large as Robinson, his pathway is effectively the same. Should he win out, he’ll end up with 299 points, the same that Mees could muster with three runners-up, albeit with the tiebreaker in hand (five wins to three). 

 

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Minimum Guaranteed Path to Glory: Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER 

 

With 289 points, Kody Kopp is the only rider with control over their own destiny in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles class. 

 

Chase Saathoff currently has 255 points. The maximum he can earn is 330. Even if Saathoff wins out and ties Kopp’s wins total of six, Kopp still owns the tiebreaker by virtue of more second-place finishes.  

 

That means Kopp needs to earn 41 points to fend off Saathoff. That can be accomplished in a variety of wins, including two sixths and a seventh. 

 

Tom Drane currently has 249 points. The maximum he can earn is 324. If he were to do so, it would also give him the tiebreaker, meaning Kopp needs to score 36 points to stay ahead of Drane. That could be done with three eighth-place finishes. 

 

However, if Kopp wants to lock this up early as he did in 2022 and 2023, he’ll need to come up a bit bigger this weekend. 

 

A pair of second-place finishes does the trick this weekend even if Saathoff were to claim both victories. 

 

A second and a fourth locks it up if Saathoff and Drane were to split wins. 

 

And a pair of thirds are all that’s required if Drane happens to sweep in Springfield. 

 

None are exactly a gimmie, but all are very much in play. 

 

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