Briar Bauman (No. 3) and Davis Fisher (No. 67) battle at the Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 11, 2026) – Pennsylvania transplant Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR/Rocket Doctor Harley-Davidson XG750R) chalked up his seventh successive victory in the state in Saturday’s Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile, Round 11 of 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. 

The triumph was Bauman’s fifth straight at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in particular, but the streak that dates all the way back to 2018 was put to the test on this evening. 

Two minutes into the ten-minute and two-lap Mission AFT SuperTwins Main, Kody Kopp (No. 12 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R) slung underneath Bauman to take over second. An instant later, Bauman not only squared up Kopp but also lunged ahead of Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) to grab control of the lead. 

The remainder of the race was a tense affair with Daniels consistently a half-second or so back, sizing up Bauman all throughout while mapping out a potential last-lap strike. 

And that bid nearly came through. On the final lap, Daniels executed off a near-textbook slide-job, slashing just ahead of Bauman as they exited Turn 2. 

However, Daniels provided Bauman just enough space to squeeze back through. Bauman then managed to keep the Yamaha pilot corralled behind him as they negotiated Turns 3 and 4. The subsequent drag race to the checkered flag saw Bauman hold on by a mere 0.077 seconds at the stripe. 

The win marked the 40th of Bauman’s premier-class career, making him just the fifth rider to ever achieve that number, joining legends Scott Parker, Jared Mees, Chris Carr, and Jay Springsteen. 

But the victorious Rick Ware Racing ace didn’t want to talk about himself after the race. He said, “I don’t think I deserve tonight to talk about my race; I think tonight was in honor of Dan Bromley. There was a family who lost a husband, a son, a father… all of the above. We’re standing in his home state of Pennsylvania. I had a good race, but that’s not what it’s about tonight. I felt like we did an incredible job honoring Dan.” 

Title leader Kopp saw his advantage narrowed that much further, as Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) rebounded from what nearly proved a disastrous start to overhaul Kopp and collect his third podium finish in a row. 

Bender picked up fifth less than a half-second behind Kopp, while Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods Honda CB750 Hornet) claimed his second straight sixth.  

Aidan RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust Advisors Harley-Davidson XG750R) raced his way up from up from a LQC grid slot to take seventh, while Chad Cose (No. 49 Parker Racing/Pro Roofing Yamaha MT-07), Hunter Bauer (No. 24 G&G Racing Yamaha MT-07), and Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) rounded out the top ten. 

With just five races left to decide the Grand National Championship, Kopp leads by just three points over Daniels (206-203) and eleven over Bauman (195).  

KICKER AFT Singles 

The domination train of KICKER AFT Singles champion Tom Drane (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450) chugged on, as the Australian railed his way to a fifth consecutive victory in breakaway style. 

Drane figured to be in for a fight, as archrival Chase Saathoff (No. 88 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) had the pace for much of the day. However, come the Main Event, Drane dove under holeshotter Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Memphis Shades/Corbin Seats Yamaha YZ450F) and opened up a gap as early as the end of lap 1.  

Even after Saathoff moved into second on the following lap, Drane continued to pile it up, upping his advantage to more than four seconds by the time he claimed his seventh victory of 2026. 

Drane said, “I had a little look behind a bit over halfway through and saw I had a good gap. I decided to try to get some faster laps and push all the way to the end, which I was able to do. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my whole Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team.” 

While no match for Drane, Saathoff was that much better than the rest of the field, running a very lonely race to second – his third such finish in a row and his sixth podium in his last seven starts. 

Local hero Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Eisenhard Racing/Pags Powersports KTM 450 SX-F) emerged from the pack to secure third, the Pennsylvanian celebrating a popular maiden Progressive AFT podium in front of the home crowd. 

He was followed by Jared Lowe (No. 63 Big R Racing/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who too finished with a gap in front and back to conclude a processional top four. 

Fifth, however, was another story entirely, as four riders went to the wire in a huge scrap for the position. The spot ultimately went to Tarren Santero (No. 75 Roof Systems/Texas Utility Studies/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), who scrapped his way forward from the bottom of top ten to finish just ahead of early leader Pfanders. 

Evan Kelleher (No. 31 Schaeffer's Motorsports KTM 450 SX-F) took seventh another 0.009 seconds back of Pfanders, while Walker Porter (No. 10 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) and Trevor Brunner (No. 21 KMA Racing/March Equipment Yamaha YZ450F) came home eighth and ninth, respectively.  

Dylan Cunningham (No. 252 Scott Stump/Joel Laub KTM 450 SX-F) joined Eisenhard and Pfanders to make it three Pennsylvanians in the top ten by finishing tenth. 

Drane’s already massive lead was boosted up to 47 points over Saathoff (226-181). Kage Tadman (No. 28 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), who finished 14th on the night, remains third with 153 points. 

Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) 

Madicela Rodriguez (No. 113 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) closed out the 2026 Build.Train.Race. (BTR) season in supreme fashion by securing her second consecutive victory. 

Rodriguez and Emma Gottsch (No. 5 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars) traded the lead back and forth a couple of times early before Rodiguez ultimately seized control of the lead and raced off to win the race by more than four seconds. 

Still, the year as a whole belonged to Gottsch, who locked up the championship by way of three wins and two runners-up in five races. 

Gottsch actually came under fire late from Hanna Brewer (No. 39 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who picked up her second podium of the season in third. 

Rodriguez’s victory catapulted her up to second in the final standings, while Julia Heess (No. 13 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited/Arai/Alpinestars), who missed the finale due to injury, wound up third overall. 

Next Up 

Progressive American Flat Track will kick things off at the 86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally with the Caterpillar Jackpine Gypsies Super TT on Saturday, August 8.  

Score your tickets now by visiting https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/2026-jackpine-gypsies-super-tt-191302. 

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FS1 
FOX Sports coverage of the Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Saturday, July 25, at 11:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. PT). The full listing of American Flat Track’s television premieres can be found at https://www.americanflattrack.com/events-foxsports. 

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