Andy DiBrino kept his perfect streak at The Ridge Motorsports Park over the weekend intact, taking pole on Saturday for the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan class on his Competition Werkes Triumph. Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson riders Jake Lewis and Cory West were second and third, with KWR Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli in fourth, ahead of Saddlemen’s Travis Wyman.
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Attack Performance Progressive Insurance Yamaha’s Jake Gagne made it a clean sweep of the MotoAmerica Superbike practice and qualifying sessions at The Ridge Motorsports Park, taking pole position for the the weekend’s races. Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Josh Herrin was second, ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier, with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante fourth and Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim fifth.
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Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz crashed out of Saturday’s MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying session, but his time from Friday’s session was quick enough to earn him pole at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Rahal Ducati Moto/Xpel’s PJ Jacobsen was second, with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott third and Rahal Ducati’s Kayla Yaakov fourth. Strack Racing’s Blake Davis completed the top five.
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Alessandro Di Mario had a huge crash in qualifying but still put his Robem Engineering Aprilia on pole in MotoAmerica Twins Cup competition on Saturday at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Levi Badie on the Karns/TST Industries Suzuki was second, Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Aprilia third, with Matthew Chapin fourth on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki and Sean Ungvarsky fifth on the Kock Racing Suzuki.
UPDATE: MotoAmerica revised qualifying to reflect three DQs in parc ferme.
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Miranda Cain took the MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. pole position on Saturday at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Kira Knebel was second ahead of Shea MacGregor, with Cassie Creer fourth and Camille Conrad fifth.
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Marc Marquez won the MotoGP Tissot Sprint race Saturday afternoon at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on Michelin control tires, the six-time MotoGP World Champion won the 13-lap race by 0.351 second.
Alex Marquez was the runner-up on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Marco Bezzecchi finished third on Aprilia Racing RS-GP25.
Fabio Di Giannantonio took fourth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati Desmosedici GP25.
Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez’s teammate, crossed the finish line fifth.
Polesitter, Fabio Quartararo crashed his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1.
Marc Marquez leads the championship with 282 points, 43 ahead of Alex Marquez who has 239 points. Bagnaia is third with 165 points.
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Marc Marquez fends off Alex Marquez for Assen Sprint glory. The #93 beats his chief title rival by 0.3s as Bezzecchi earns his first Saturday podium of the year.
Tissot Sprint victory number nine of the season is in the books for Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the #93 got to the front early doors on Saturday at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands, and then he managed to keep Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) behind. The latter claims another silver medal on Saturday as the brothers cross the line just 0.351s apart, and joining them on the Sprint rostrum was Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing).
Story of the Sprint
It was a brilliant start from pole for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) as Marc Marquez got away just as he’d have hoped. The Yamaha and factory Ducati went into Turn 1 side by side, it was tight, and because he was on the outside, Marquez was slightly wide and had to come back onto the track over the curb. That then meant it was tight between Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but the former stayed in P2.
And then, by the end of Lap 1 at the GT Chicane, the title race leader was the Sprint leader after carving up the inside of Quartararo. Alex Marquez quickly followed his brother through and then Bezzecchi was also past the polesitter.
At the start of Lap 5, the Sprint had settled down a tad, but Alex Marquez was looking eager to pass the #93. Bezzecchi was 0.3s away in P3, Quartararo was a further 0.5s away from the RS-GP and had Pecco and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) for close company. And the latter, who had not long set the fastest lap of the Sprint, attacked Pecco at Turn 5 on Lap 6. It wasn’t a move that stuck, but it was a warning shot for the recent king of Assen.
Half a lap later, Di Giannantonio was through on Pecco at the GT Chicane. The top six were split by 1.5s on Lap 7 of 13, but it was still Marc Marquez leading the chase. It was as you were at the front with four laps to go, but Pecco had now lost touch on the top five.
Then, Quartararo was down. Turn 10 was the place as the YZR-M1’s front end washed away from underneath the Frenchman after he’d just fired in his fastest lap of the Sprint. That gave Bezzecchi some breathing space in P3, the Italian was 0.8s clear of Di Giannantonio with three laps to go.
Last lap time. 0.2s split the top two, with Bezzecchi 0.7s further down. Could Alex find a way through on Marc? There was no way through in the first three sectors, so it was all coming down to the GT Chicane. And boasting enough of a gap, there was no getting by the six-time MotoGP World Champion. A ninth Sprint win of the season came the way of the #93 in what has been the most difficult weekend of his year so far.
The points scorers on Saturday
Di Giannantonio finished just over a second away from Bezzecchi in P4, with Bagnaia having to settle for a low-key P5 on Saturday – the Italian will be hunting more on Sunday afternoon. Top KTM honours went the way of Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in P6, as Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) collected P7 despite having to take a Long Lap penalty on the final lap for exceeding track limits. The final two points-paying positions belonged to Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) in P8 and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in P9.
Next: Grand Prix Sunday
Another Saturday, another gold medal for Marc Marquez. But with 1.2s covering the podium and the likes of Quartararo and Bagnaia hungry for much, Sunday is well worth tuning in for – as always.
Diogo Moreira earned pole position during Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Italtrans Racing Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Brazilian rider turned a 1:34.777 to top the field of 28 riders.
Ivan Ortola was second-best with a 1:34.849 on his QJMOTOR – Frinsa – MSI Boscoscuro.
Manuel Gonzalez claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.985 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Row-two qualifiers included Aron Canet on his Fantic Racing Lino Sonego Kalex (1:35.000), Albert Arenas on his ITALJET Gresini Kalex (1:35.053) and Canet’s teammate, Barry Baltus (1:35.145).
American Joe Roberts finished Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session 8th with a best time of 1:35.255 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
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Moreira stuns again to grab third pole in a row. The Brazilian’s run of Saturday glory continues – can he convert it into a win on third time of asking?
Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) has taken a third pole position in a row thanks to a stunning new lap record at the Motul GP of the Netherlands, so the question is asked anew: can he convert it into a first Moto2™ win? So far he’s just come up short. Trying to stop him on the front row will be Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI), the rookie impressing late on to get within 0.072s of pole, with Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) completing the front row.
Moreira was on top before being pipped by Mugello duelling partner Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) to knock him off provisional pole, but the Brazilian hit back late on in the session. Canet was pushed off the front row by the flag, and had also got caught up in the headline drama of the Q2 session. He was right behind an incident between Alonso Lopez (Folladore SpeedRS Team) and Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) that saw the Czech rider head to the medical centre and Lopez head off into the gravel, staying upright at least.
Behind Moreira, Ortola, Gonzalez and Canet, the latter heading up Row 2, Mugello podium finisher Albert Arenas (Italjet Gresini Moto2) lines up P5 ahead of Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), with Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) and Dani Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) next up.
Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completes the top ten, denying Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) as the Brit looks for more on Sunday.
Find full Moto2 qualifying results here and come back to see if Moreira can make history on Sunday!
Jose Antonio Rueda earned pole position during Moto3 World Championship qualifying Saturday at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo on Pirelli control tires, the Championship Point Leader topped the 26-rider field with a lap time of 1:39.757.
His teammate, Alvaro Carpe was the best of the rest with a 1:39.798, and David Almansa claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:39.823 on his Leopard Racing Honda.
Row-two qualifiers included Taiyo Furusato on his Honda Team Asia (1:39.954), Ryusei Yamanaka on his FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI KTM (1:40.093) and Maximo Quiles on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM (1:40.154).
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0.066 covers Moto3™ front row as Rueda snatches pole from teammate Carpe. The Dutch GP is set to be a brilliant battle with 17 riders covered by a second and the Championship contenders scattered throughout the order at Assen.
Red Bull KTM Ajo take a 1-2 on the grid at Assen, with Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda ahead of teammate Alvaro Carpe and David Almansa (Leopard Racing) taking a third place still within a stunning 0.066s of pole. Moto3 rarely disappoints and it really did live up to the billing for qualifying at Assen – despite dark clouds overhead, it remained dry throughout both Q1 and Q2.
Moving through from Q1, Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) led Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Track space was at a premium and track position vital as always in Moto3 in Q1. Down in P10 after the opening flying laps, Championship leader Rueda needed a lap time and he found one, going provisional pole – so quick that he missed his braking point for Turn 1 and ran on.
There was a crash with two minutes to go for Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP), meaning yellow flags were out in the third sector – a lap later, Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) also fell. Rueda held onto pole ahead of teammate Carpe and Almansa who completed the front row. Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) improved with a late lap to bag a personal best of the year in P4 with fellow countryman Yamanaka next up in fifth – three of the top 5 coming via Q1.
The second-row features Quiles in sixth whilst Pini, despite crashing, heads up the third row. Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) clinched eighth to keep his top ten streak going, ahead of Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) tenth. Down field, Fernandez ended up 13th, one place ahead of Muñoz, whilst Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) has a lot of work on Sunday, coming from 16th on the grid.
Check out the full Moto3 qualifying results from Assen here – and come back for race day tomorrow!
Fabio Quartararo claimed pole position during MotoGP qualifying Saturday at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1 on the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) track, the Frenchman turned a 1:30.651 to top the field of 22 riders.
Francesco Bagnaia was the best of the rest with a 1:30.679 on his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25, and Alex Marquez claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:30.811 on his BK8 Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Row-two qualifiers included Bagnaia’s teammate, Marc Marquez (1:30.871), Marco Bezzecchi on his Aprilia RS-GP25 (1:31.060) and Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati’s Franco Morbidelli (1:31.170).
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0.028s in it: Quartararo beats Bagnaia to Assen pole. The Yamaha star returns to pole position in a fiercely competitive Q2 at the Cathedral of Speed, as Marc Marquez starts off the front row.
Is there anyone in the world faster in time attack mode than Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP)? Probably not. In a fiercely competitive MotoGP Q2 at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands, the Frenchman stormed to another 2025 pole position with a sensational 1:30.651. The gap to second place Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was just 0.028s, with Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) completing the front row as Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) starts from off the front row for just the second time this season.
Q1 – Fernandez & Aldeguer squeeze into Q2.
Having set a time good enough for a provisional top two spot, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) crashed at Turn 8 to sprinkle some early drama into qualifying. The reigning Moto2 World Champion lost the front a long way into the corner and was all OK, but the pressure was on now to get back to the box and onto his second bike. Meanwhile, teammate Raul Fernandez was sat in P1 and by a decent margin too – the #25 had 0.164s in hand over second place Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol).
With five minutes to go, Ogura was rolling back out of pit lane. But focus was then on another rookie – Fermin Aldeguer. The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP star climbed to P1 to shove Mir out of the top two, but on his penultimate lap, the HRC rider was responding. Or was he? A mistake in the final sector cost Mir just under a second, so the 2020 World Champion had one more bite at the cherry. As things stood, Aldeguer and Fernandez remained the fastest duo in Q1.
But would it stay that way? Fernandez, Mir and Aldeguer were all setting red sectors, and they all improved! Briefly, Mir snatched P2 but Aldeguer’s final lap was good enough to see him top his compatriot by just 0.004s, with Fernandez heading into Q2 as Q1’s quickest rider with a 1:31.517.
Q2 – Yamaha beat Ducati, Marc Marquez off the front row.
That set us up very nicely for the pole position shootout. And making sure he was tagged right onto the back of his teammate was Marc Marquez. The first time to beat belonged to the title race leader, a 1:31.284, but that would of course change as Alex Marquez and then Bagnaia rose to P1. The latter set a 1:31.059 to sit 0.090s ahead of the #93, with Alex Marquez 0.001s behind his brother and championship rival.
Then, Ducati were knocked off top spot by Yamaha and Quartararo. A classy final sector from the Frenchman saw him beat Pecco’s time by 0.012s, and with Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) in P5, the fastest quintet – and three manufacturers – were split by 0.150s heading into the second half of Q2.
What would unfold in the final six minutes then? Bagnaia had shaken off Marc Marquez and this time had Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) for company, as well as VR46 Academy mate Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). Pecco wasn’t able to improve on his first attempt on his second outing, but Alex Marquez did. The #73 set the first 1:30 lap time of the weekend to move the goalposts in Q2. A 1:30.811 was the new time to beat if someone else wanted Dutch GP pole position.
And it was beaten. Quartararo was absolutely mega in that final split and the 2021 World Champion was back on provisional pole by 0.028s, because Pecco was able to beat Alex Marquez’s effort too. This meant Marc Marquez was now off the front row for the time being, despite also finding time on his latest attack.
And in terms of the front row and pole position, that was that in Assen. No more improvements were being made and that meant Quartararo was back on pole – what a job from El Diablo as he becomes the third rider in history to achieve 20 poles with Yamaha after Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Decent company.
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Marc Marquez spearheads Row 2 in P4 and is joined by Bezzecchi and Morbidelli, as rookie Aldeguer earns P7 on the grid, having come through Q1. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) will start from P8 ahead of lead KTM Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), with Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Fernandez and Zarco making up Row 4 for the Dutch GP.
Coming UP: Tissot Sprint at the Cathedral
Quartararo back on pole, Bagnaia somewhat back, Alex Marquez strong again and Marc Marquez off the front row for just the second time in 2025… We’re set up good and proper for this afternoon’s Tissot Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix. Let’s go racing at the TT Circuit Assen.
Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) claimed top honors on what proved to be a huge night for Estenson Racing in a historic Lima Half-Mile I, Round 6 of the 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.
Daniels was in serious need of a victory at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Nearly four months removed from his last victory and having witnessed Mission AFT SuperTwins title rival Briar Bauman (No. 3 RWR/Parts Plus/Latus Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R) win the last three races in succession, the preseason Grand National Championship favorite came into Lima, Ohio, desperate to shift the momentum back in his favor.
The debut of Mission Triple Challenge basically guaranteed an evening of drama and excitement as the two squared off for supremacy. It was the first time the entire field would face an all-new format that featured three successive Main Events – the first a 10-lap sprint, the second a 15-lapper that paid double points, and a decisive 20-lap Main to round out the evening with triple the points – the results of which combined to determine the evening’s overall winner.
Promising on paper, the concept delivered in practice.
Main Event 1
The Mission AFT SuperTwins evening opened in barn-burning fashion, with Bauman, Daniels, Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R), and Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Suzuki GSX-8S) running four wide whenever they weren’t intersecting lines.
However, that demonstration of controlled chaos was brought to an abrupt halt due to an early fall by Ben Lowe (No. 25 Mission Foods/Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07) that brought out the red flag.
Daniels took full advantage of the race reset, sprinting away to collect a quick 23 points toward his evening’s combined tally. He was followed home by Bauman, who snuck past Robinson on the last lap.
Bromley picked up fourth ahead of Max Whale (No. 18 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650).
Main Event 2
Lessons learned, Main Event 2 was a contest of shifting lines and shifting strategies.
While Daniels and Bauman tangled for the lead in the opening stages, Robinson simultaneously shot past both and looked to make a break.
At that point, Main Event 1 winner Daniels appeared to be best positioned to prevent that eventuality, while Bauman seemed to be doing everything in his power just to cling on in third.
But in actuality, he was simply doing his homework. When Bauman finally unleashed the line he worked out while out of the sight of Robinson and Daniels, he gobbled up the gap and ran around the outside of both of his opponents, grabbing the lead for good with six laps remaining.
Daniels took notes and dropped Robinson back to third by the time they reached the checkered flag.
Bromley and Whale backed up their earlier fourths and fifths with identical results in Main Event 2.
Main Event 3
A lightning quick start for Daniels meant precious little when both Bauman and Robinson stormed past in one fell swoop.
While the three broke free from the pack almost from the jump, Bauman continued that charge forward, turning the contest into a one-man show for a time.
However, after Bauman teased a potential fourth consecutive premier-class victory by edging that advantage up near a second, Daniels reeled him back in.
Just when the Estenson Racing ace closed in for the strike with just five of 20 laps remaining, Bauman’s machine seemed to suffer from a slipping clutch. That allowed Daniels to effortlessly blast past and power his way to a third overall victory in 2025.
With nearly five seconds padding on Robinson, Bauman was nearly able to nurse that advantage to the flag but instead found himself tracked down and overhauled in the race’s final corner.
Still, Bauman’s earlier 2-1 results were strong enough to fend off Robinson in the overall tally, holding onto second in the combined order despite his final-lap disappointment in Main Event 3.
Fourth-place in the race went to Declan Bender (No. 70 Memphis Shades/Corbin/OTB Racing Yamaha MT-07), who closed out a stirring debut with On the Box Racing by running down the on-form Bromley late in Main Event 3.
However, like Bauman, Bromley was rewarded for his consistent performances with a fourth-place overall finish.
By contrast, Bender’s overall result of eighth didn’t reflect the strong impression he made in Main Event 3, as his combined tally still put behind fifth-placed Whale, sixth-placed Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Progressive Insurance Honda Transalp), and seventh-placed Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke).
Daniels said, “The second and third Mains were just super tricky for us. The track was like nothing I’ve ever seen at Lima before – super brushed off and you kind of had to go in and bump the cushion.
“I was matching Briar there for a little bit. I’m not sure if he had a problem or something, but I had a really good line in Turns 3 and 4. I had to kind of go slower to go faster, which has just never been the case here before. So it took a little bit to adapt and, you know, Briar has been on it all season. He’s won the last three races. He’s been kicking our butt. So it’s good to stop the bleeding.
“It’s going to be a hell of a season battling with him and the rest of these guys.”
AFT Singles presented by KICKER
Meanwhile, Daniels’ teammate, AFT Singles presented by KICKER title favorite and defending Lima Half-Mile winner Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), earned his first victory of the 2025 Progressive AFT season.
But despite boasting blistering speed right from the opening practice, Drane was forced to battle for it over the course of three epic Main Events.
Main Event 1
The evening’s first 10-lap sprint was a two-rider affair from the start, with Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) scoring the holeshot and Drane immediately putting him in his sights. The two jostled for position for several laps before the Australian ultimately seized control and broke free at the front.
The battle for third was even more heated. Initially led by Chad Cose (No. 49 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450), he later gave way to the freight train that was Chase Saathoff (No. 88 RWR/Parts Plus Honda CRF450R), Tarren Santero (No. 75 Mission Roof Systems Honda CRF450R), and Evan Renshaw (No. 65 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450).
Saathoff, who started eighth and finished third, and Renshaw, who started 12th and finished fifth, not only scored strong points hauls toward their combined tally but improved their chances by earning better starting positions for Main Event 2.
Main Event 2
Saathoff’s improved starting slot did indeed put him in the mix in the early going of Main Event 2. But once again, the race gradually took shape as a Drane vs. Brunner rematch.
This time around, however, the Turner Racing pilot had something for his Estenson Racing Yamaha-mounted rival. Once in front, Brunner put up a fierce defense of the position, changing lines and refusing to close the throttle when Drane slid up alongside and pushed him up near the fence.
Saathoff stayed close enough in third to watch the fight in front of him, while Santero scooped up a second fourth on the evening, with rookie sensation Kage Tadman (No. 288 Roof Systems/Old Oak Ranch KTM 450 SX-F) rounding out Main Event 2’s top five.
Main Event 3
Even a less-than-ideal start wasn’t enough to prevent Drane from getting his revenge, both in the third and final Main and the round’s overall result.
The Aussie fell back to fifth at the start while Brunner and Saathoff locked horns for first. A quick red flag resulted in a staggered restart, at which point Drane immediately pounced on Saathoff and then quickly dispatched Brunner as well.
Drane refused to relent, opening up an advantage of more than five seconds en route to the checkered flag.
All of Brunner’s hard work was derailed when his Honda expired with less than five laps to go. Despite a 2-1 run in the Main Events 1 & 2, the triple points paid out for Main Event 3 cost him dearly as he was ultimately shuffled all the way down to sixth in the night’s combined results.
Santero took full advantage of Brunner’s misfortune, outdueling Saathoff to leap up to second in the Main and overall.
Meanwhile, Saathoff turned three thirds into a combined third. Next in Main Event 3 and the overall order were rising stars Renshaw and Tadman, placing fourth and fifth, respectively.
Meanwhile, another highly touted rookie, Walker Porter (No. 100 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), showed well in his pro debut. Porter regularly pushed up near the top five and tallied finishes of 8-9-8 to finish seventh in his first attempt at the Progressive AFT level.
Afterward, race winner Drane said, “It was really good. We were fast all day. I knew what I had to do, and once I got past Trevor, I just had to put my head down and keep going. It’s unfortunate that he broke.
“Back home, we do something similar. We’ve got five heat races. So for me, it was no problem. I just had to chip away at it, and then ride that last one like it was the Main because of the points.
“Thank you to my whole Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team. If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t be here winning tonight. And I’m so thankful for them.”
Next Up:
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Andy DiBrino kept his perfect streak at The Ridge Motorsports Park over the weekend intact, taking pole on Saturday for the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan class on his Competition Werkes Triumph. Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson riders Jake Lewis and Cory West were second and third, with KWR Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli in fourth, ahead of Saddlemen’s Travis Wyman.
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Attack Performance Progressive Insurance Yamaha’s Jake Gagne made it a clean sweep of the MotoAmerica Superbike practice and qualifying sessions at The Ridge Motorsports Park, taking pole position for the the weekend’s races. Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Josh Herrin was second, ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Cameron Beaubier, with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante fourth and Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim fifth.
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Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz crashed out of Saturday’s MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying session, but his time from Friday’s session was quick enough to earn him pole at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Rahal Ducati Moto/Xpel’s PJ Jacobsen was second, with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott third and Rahal Ducati’s Kayla Yaakov fourth. Strack Racing’s Blake Davis completed the top five.
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Alessandro Di Mario had a huge crash in qualifying but still put his Robem Engineering Aprilia on pole in MotoAmerica Twins Cup competition on Saturday at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Levi Badie on the Karns/TST Industries Suzuki was second, Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Aprilia third, with Matthew Chapin fourth on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki and Sean Ungvarsky fifth on the Kock Racing Suzuki.
UPDATE: MotoAmerica revised qualifying to reflect three DQs in parc ferme.
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Miranda Cain took the MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. pole position on Saturday at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Kira Knebel was second ahead of Shea MacGregor, with Cassie Creer fourth and Camille Conrad fifth.
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Marc Marquez won the MotoGP Tissot Sprint race Saturday afternoon at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on Michelin control tires, the six-time MotoGP World Champion won the 13-lap race by 0.351 second.
Alex Marquez was the runner-up on his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Marco Bezzecchi finished third on Aprilia Racing RS-GP25.
Fabio Di Giannantonio took fourth on his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati Desmosedici GP25.
Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Marquez’s teammate, crossed the finish line fifth.
Polesitter, Fabio Quartararo crashed his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1.
Marc Marquez leads the championship with 282 points, 43 ahead of Alex Marquez who has 239 points. Bagnaia is third with 165 points.
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Marc Marquez fends off Alex Marquez for Assen Sprint glory. The #93 beats his chief title rival by 0.3s as Bezzecchi earns his first Saturday podium of the year.
Tissot Sprint victory number nine of the season is in the books for Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) after the #93 got to the front early doors on Saturday at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands, and then he managed to keep Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) behind. The latter claims another silver medal on Saturday as the brothers cross the line just 0.351s apart, and joining them on the Sprint rostrum was Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing).
Story of the Sprint
It was a brilliant start from pole for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) as Marc Marquez got away just as he’d have hoped. The Yamaha and factory Ducati went into Turn 1 side by side, it was tight, and because he was on the outside, Marquez was slightly wide and had to come back onto the track over the curb. That then meant it was tight between Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but the former stayed in P2.
And then, by the end of Lap 1 at the GT Chicane, the title race leader was the Sprint leader after carving up the inside of Quartararo. Alex Marquez quickly followed his brother through and then Bezzecchi was also past the polesitter.
At the start of Lap 5, the Sprint had settled down a tad, but Alex Marquez was looking eager to pass the #93. Bezzecchi was 0.3s away in P3, Quartararo was a further 0.5s away from the RS-GP and had Pecco and Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) for close company. And the latter, who had not long set the fastest lap of the Sprint, attacked Pecco at Turn 5 on Lap 6. It wasn’t a move that stuck, but it was a warning shot for the recent king of Assen.
Half a lap later, Di Giannantonio was through on Pecco at the GT Chicane. The top six were split by 1.5s on Lap 7 of 13, but it was still Marc Marquez leading the chase. It was as you were at the front with four laps to go, but Pecco had now lost touch on the top five.
Then, Quartararo was down. Turn 10 was the place as the YZR-M1’s front end washed away from underneath the Frenchman after he’d just fired in his fastest lap of the Sprint. That gave Bezzecchi some breathing space in P3, the Italian was 0.8s clear of Di Giannantonio with three laps to go.
Last lap time. 0.2s split the top two, with Bezzecchi 0.7s further down. Could Alex find a way through on Marc? There was no way through in the first three sectors, so it was all coming down to the GT Chicane. And boasting enough of a gap, there was no getting by the six-time MotoGP World Champion. A ninth Sprint win of the season came the way of the #93 in what has been the most difficult weekend of his year so far.
The points scorers on Saturday
Di Giannantonio finished just over a second away from Bezzecchi in P4, with Bagnaia having to settle for a low-key P5 on Saturday – the Italian will be hunting more on Sunday afternoon. Top KTM honours went the way of Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3) in P6, as Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) collected P7 despite having to take a Long Lap penalty on the final lap for exceeding track limits. The final two points-paying positions belonged to Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) in P8 and Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) in P9.
Next: Grand Prix Sunday
Another Saturday, another gold medal for Marc Marquez. But with 1.2s covering the podium and the likes of Quartararo and Bagnaia hungry for much, Sunday is well worth tuning in for – as always.
Diogo Moreira earned pole position during Moto2 World Championship qualifying Saturday at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Italtrans Racing Team Kalex on Pirelli control tires, the Brazilian rider turned a 1:34.777 to top the field of 28 riders.
Ivan Ortola was second-best with a 1:34.849 on his QJMOTOR – Frinsa – MSI Boscoscuro.
Manuel Gonzalez claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.985 on his LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex.
Row-two qualifiers included Aron Canet on his Fantic Racing Lino Sonego Kalex (1:35.000), Albert Arenas on his ITALJET Gresini Kalex (1:35.053) and Canet’s teammate, Barry Baltus (1:35.145).
American Joe Roberts finished Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session 8th with a best time of 1:35.255 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
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Moreira stuns again to grab third pole in a row. The Brazilian’s run of Saturday glory continues – can he convert it into a win on third time of asking?
Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) has taken a third pole position in a row thanks to a stunning new lap record at the Motul GP of the Netherlands, so the question is asked anew: can he convert it into a first Moto2™ win? So far he’s just come up short. Trying to stop him on the front row will be Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI), the rookie impressing late on to get within 0.072s of pole, with Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) completing the front row.
Moreira was on top before being pipped by Mugello duelling partner Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) to knock him off provisional pole, but the Brazilian hit back late on in the session. Canet was pushed off the front row by the flag, and had also got caught up in the headline drama of the Q2 session. He was right behind an incident between Alonso Lopez (Folladore SpeedRS Team) and Filip Salač (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) that saw the Czech rider head to the medical centre and Lopez head off into the gravel, staying upright at least.
Behind Moreira, Ortola, Gonzalez and Canet, the latter heading up Row 2, Mugello podium finisher Albert Arenas (Italjet Gresini Moto2) lines up P5 ahead of Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), with Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) and Dani Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) next up.
Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) completes the top ten, denying Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) as the Brit looks for more on Sunday.
Find full Moto2 qualifying results here and come back to see if Moreira can make history on Sunday!
Jose Antonio Rueda earned pole position during Moto3 World Championship qualifying Saturday at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo on Pirelli control tires, the Championship Point Leader topped the 26-rider field with a lap time of 1:39.757.
His teammate, Alvaro Carpe was the best of the rest with a 1:39.798, and David Almansa claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:39.823 on his Leopard Racing Honda.
Row-two qualifiers included Taiyo Furusato on his Honda Team Asia (1:39.954), Ryusei Yamanaka on his FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI KTM (1:40.093) and Maximo Quiles on his CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team KTM (1:40.154).
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0.066 covers Moto3™ front row as Rueda snatches pole from teammate Carpe. The Dutch GP is set to be a brilliant battle with 17 riders covered by a second and the Championship contenders scattered throughout the order at Assen.
Red Bull KTM Ajo take a 1-2 on the grid at Assen, with Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda ahead of teammate Alvaro Carpe and David Almansa (Leopard Racing) taking a third place still within a stunning 0.066s of pole. Moto3 rarely disappoints and it really did live up to the billing for qualifying at Assen – despite dark clouds overhead, it remained dry throughout both Q1 and Q2.
Moving through from Q1, Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) led Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI), Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo). Track space was at a premium and track position vital as always in Moto3 in Q1. Down in P10 after the opening flying laps, Championship leader Rueda needed a lap time and he found one, going provisional pole – so quick that he missed his braking point for Turn 1 and ran on.
There was a crash with two minutes to go for Guido Pini (LIQUI MOLY Dynavolt Intact GP), meaning yellow flags were out in the third sector – a lap later, Luca Lunetta (SIC58 Squadra Corse) also fell. Rueda held onto pole ahead of teammate Carpe and Almansa who completed the front row. Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia) improved with a late lap to bag a personal best of the year in P4 with fellow countryman Yamanaka next up in fifth – three of the top 5 coming via Q1.
The second-row features Quiles in sixth whilst Pini, despite crashing, heads up the third row. Joel Kelso (LEVELUP-MTA) clinched eighth to keep his top ten streak going, ahead of Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) and Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) tenth. Down field, Fernandez ended up 13th, one place ahead of Muñoz, whilst Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) has a lot of work on Sunday, coming from 16th on the grid.
Check out the full Moto3 qualifying results from Assen here – and come back for race day tomorrow!
Fabio Quartararo claimed pole position during MotoGP qualifying Saturday at TT Assen Circuit, in the Netherlands. Riding his Monster Energy Yamaha YZR-M1 on the 2.82-mile (4.54 km) track, the Frenchman turned a 1:30.651 to top the field of 22 riders.
Francesco Bagnaia was the best of the rest with a 1:30.679 on his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25, and Alex Marquez claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:30.811 on his BK8 Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Row-two qualifiers included Bagnaia’s teammate, Marc Marquez (1:30.871), Marco Bezzecchi on his Aprilia RS-GP25 (1:31.060) and Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati’s Franco Morbidelli (1:31.170).
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0.028s in it: Quartararo beats Bagnaia to Assen pole. The Yamaha star returns to pole position in a fiercely competitive Q2 at the Cathedral of Speed, as Marc Marquez starts off the front row.
Is there anyone in the world faster in time attack mode than Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP)? Probably not. In a fiercely competitive MotoGP Q2 at the Motul Grand Prix of the Netherlands, the Frenchman stormed to another 2025 pole position with a sensational 1:30.651. The gap to second place Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was just 0.028s, with Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) completing the front row as Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) starts from off the front row for just the second time this season.
Q1 – Fernandez & Aldeguer squeeze into Q2.
Having set a time good enough for a provisional top two spot, Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) crashed at Turn 8 to sprinkle some early drama into qualifying. The reigning Moto2 World Champion lost the front a long way into the corner and was all OK, but the pressure was on now to get back to the box and onto his second bike. Meanwhile, teammate Raul Fernandez was sat in P1 and by a decent margin too – the #25 had 0.164s in hand over second place Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol).
With five minutes to go, Ogura was rolling back out of pit lane. But focus was then on another rookie – Fermin Aldeguer. The BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP star climbed to P1 to shove Mir out of the top two, but on his penultimate lap, the HRC rider was responding. Or was he? A mistake in the final sector cost Mir just under a second, so the 2020 World Champion had one more bite at the cherry. As things stood, Aldeguer and Fernandez remained the fastest duo in Q1.
But would it stay that way? Fernandez, Mir and Aldeguer were all setting red sectors, and they all improved! Briefly, Mir snatched P2 but Aldeguer’s final lap was good enough to see him top his compatriot by just 0.004s, with Fernandez heading into Q2 as Q1’s quickest rider with a 1:31.517.
Q2 – Yamaha beat Ducati, Marc Marquez off the front row.
That set us up very nicely for the pole position shootout. And making sure he was tagged right onto the back of his teammate was Marc Marquez. The first time to beat belonged to the title race leader, a 1:31.284, but that would of course change as Alex Marquez and then Bagnaia rose to P1. The latter set a 1:31.059 to sit 0.090s ahead of the #93, with Alex Marquez 0.001s behind his brother and championship rival.
Then, Ducati were knocked off top spot by Yamaha and Quartararo. A classy final sector from the Frenchman saw him beat Pecco’s time by 0.012s, and with Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) in P5, the fastest quintet – and three manufacturers – were split by 0.150s heading into the second half of Q2.
What would unfold in the final six minutes then? Bagnaia had shaken off Marc Marquez and this time had Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) for company, as well as VR46 Academy mate Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team). Pecco wasn’t able to improve on his first attempt on his second outing, but Alex Marquez did. The #73 set the first 1:30 lap time of the weekend to move the goalposts in Q2. A 1:30.811 was the new time to beat if someone else wanted Dutch GP pole position.
And it was beaten. Quartararo was absolutely mega in that final split and the 2021 World Champion was back on provisional pole by 0.028s, because Pecco was able to beat Alex Marquez’s effort too. This meant Marc Marquez was now off the front row for the time being, despite also finding time on his latest attack.
And in terms of the front row and pole position, that was that in Assen. No more improvements were being made and that meant Quartararo was back on pole – what a job from El Diablo as he becomes the third rider in history to achieve 20 poles with Yamaha after Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. Decent company.
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Marc Marquez spearheads Row 2 in P4 and is joined by Bezzecchi and Morbidelli, as rookie Aldeguer earns P7 on the grid, having come through Q1. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) will start from P8 ahead of lead KTM Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), with Maverick Viñales (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Fernandez and Zarco making up Row 4 for the Dutch GP.
Coming UP: Tissot Sprint at the Cathedral
Quartararo back on pole, Bagnaia somewhat back, Alex Marquez strong again and Marc Marquez off the front row for just the second time in 2025… We’re set up good and proper for this afternoon’s Tissot Sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix. Let’s go racing at the TT Circuit Assen.
Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) claimed top honors on what proved to be a huge night for Estenson Racing in a historic Lima Half-Mile I, Round 6 of the 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing.
Daniels was in serious need of a victory at the Allen County Fairgrounds. Nearly four months removed from his last victory and having witnessed Mission AFT SuperTwins title rival Briar Bauman (No. 3 RWR/Parts Plus/Latus Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R) win the last three races in succession, the preseason Grand National Championship favorite came into Lima, Ohio, desperate to shift the momentum back in his favor.
The debut of Mission Triple Challenge basically guaranteed an evening of drama and excitement as the two squared off for supremacy. It was the first time the entire field would face an all-new format that featured three successive Main Events – the first a 10-lap sprint, the second a 15-lapper that paid double points, and a decisive 20-lap Main to round out the evening with triple the points – the results of which combined to determine the evening’s overall winner.
Promising on paper, the concept delivered in practice.
Main Event 1
The Mission AFT SuperTwins evening opened in barn-burning fashion, with Bauman, Daniels, Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R), and Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Suzuki GSX-8S) running four wide whenever they weren’t intersecting lines.
However, that demonstration of controlled chaos was brought to an abrupt halt due to an early fall by Ben Lowe (No. 25 Mission Foods/Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07) that brought out the red flag.
Daniels took full advantage of the race reset, sprinting away to collect a quick 23 points toward his evening’s combined tally. He was followed home by Bauman, who snuck past Robinson on the last lap.
Bromley picked up fourth ahead of Max Whale (No. 18 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650).
Main Event 2
Lessons learned, Main Event 2 was a contest of shifting lines and shifting strategies.
While Daniels and Bauman tangled for the lead in the opening stages, Robinson simultaneously shot past both and looked to make a break.
At that point, Main Event 1 winner Daniels appeared to be best positioned to prevent that eventuality, while Bauman seemed to be doing everything in his power just to cling on in third.
But in actuality, he was simply doing his homework. When Bauman finally unleashed the line he worked out while out of the sight of Robinson and Daniels, he gobbled up the gap and ran around the outside of both of his opponents, grabbing the lead for good with six laps remaining.
Daniels took notes and dropped Robinson back to third by the time they reached the checkered flag.
Bromley and Whale backed up their earlier fourths and fifths with identical results in Main Event 2.
Main Event 3
A lightning quick start for Daniels meant precious little when both Bauman and Robinson stormed past in one fell swoop.
While the three broke free from the pack almost from the jump, Bauman continued that charge forward, turning the contest into a one-man show for a time.
However, after Bauman teased a potential fourth consecutive premier-class victory by edging that advantage up near a second, Daniels reeled him back in.
Just when the Estenson Racing ace closed in for the strike with just five of 20 laps remaining, Bauman’s machine seemed to suffer from a slipping clutch. That allowed Daniels to effortlessly blast past and power his way to a third overall victory in 2025.
With nearly five seconds padding on Robinson, Bauman was nearly able to nurse that advantage to the flag but instead found himself tracked down and overhauled in the race’s final corner.
Still, Bauman’s earlier 2-1 results were strong enough to fend off Robinson in the overall tally, holding onto second in the combined order despite his final-lap disappointment in Main Event 3.
Fourth-place in the race went to Declan Bender (No. 70 Memphis Shades/Corbin/OTB Racing Yamaha MT-07), who closed out a stirring debut with On the Box Racing by running down the on-form Bromley late in Main Event 3.
However, like Bauman, Bromley was rewarded for his consistent performances with a fourth-place overall finish.
By contrast, Bender’s overall result of eighth didn’t reflect the strong impression he made in Main Event 3, as his combined tally still put behind fifth-placed Whale, sixth-placed Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Progressive Insurance Honda Transalp), and seventh-placed Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke).
Daniels said, “The second and third Mains were just super tricky for us. The track was like nothing I’ve ever seen at Lima before – super brushed off and you kind of had to go in and bump the cushion.
“I was matching Briar there for a little bit. I’m not sure if he had a problem or something, but I had a really good line in Turns 3 and 4. I had to kind of go slower to go faster, which has just never been the case here before. So it took a little bit to adapt and, you know, Briar has been on it all season. He’s won the last three races. He’s been kicking our butt. So it’s good to stop the bleeding.
“It’s going to be a hell of a season battling with him and the rest of these guys.”
AFT Singles presented by KICKER
Meanwhile, Daniels’ teammate, AFT Singles presented by KICKER title favorite and defending Lima Half-Mile winner Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), earned his first victory of the 2025 Progressive AFT season.
But despite boasting blistering speed right from the opening practice, Drane was forced to battle for it over the course of three epic Main Events.
Main Event 1
The evening’s first 10-lap sprint was a two-rider affair from the start, with Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) scoring the holeshot and Drane immediately putting him in his sights. The two jostled for position for several laps before the Australian ultimately seized control and broke free at the front.
The battle for third was even more heated. Initially led by Chad Cose (No. 49 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450), he later gave way to the freight train that was Chase Saathoff (No. 88 RWR/Parts Plus Honda CRF450R), Tarren Santero (No. 75 Mission Roof Systems Honda CRF450R), and Evan Renshaw (No. 65 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450).
Saathoff, who started eighth and finished third, and Renshaw, who started 12th and finished fifth, not only scored strong points hauls toward their combined tally but improved their chances by earning better starting positions for Main Event 2.
Main Event 2
Saathoff’s improved starting slot did indeed put him in the mix in the early going of Main Event 2. But once again, the race gradually took shape as a Drane vs. Brunner rematch.
This time around, however, the Turner Racing pilot had something for his Estenson Racing Yamaha-mounted rival. Once in front, Brunner put up a fierce defense of the position, changing lines and refusing to close the throttle when Drane slid up alongside and pushed him up near the fence.
Saathoff stayed close enough in third to watch the fight in front of him, while Santero scooped up a second fourth on the evening, with rookie sensation Kage Tadman (No. 288 Roof Systems/Old Oak Ranch KTM 450 SX-F) rounding out Main Event 2’s top five.
Main Event 3
Even a less-than-ideal start wasn’t enough to prevent Drane from getting his revenge, both in the third and final Main and the round’s overall result.
The Aussie fell back to fifth at the start while Brunner and Saathoff locked horns for first. A quick red flag resulted in a staggered restart, at which point Drane immediately pounced on Saathoff and then quickly dispatched Brunner as well.
Drane refused to relent, opening up an advantage of more than five seconds en route to the checkered flag.
All of Brunner’s hard work was derailed when his Honda expired with less than five laps to go. Despite a 2-1 run in the Main Events 1 & 2, the triple points paid out for Main Event 3 cost him dearly as he was ultimately shuffled all the way down to sixth in the night’s combined results.
Santero took full advantage of Brunner’s misfortune, outdueling Saathoff to leap up to second in the Main and overall.
Meanwhile, Saathoff turned three thirds into a combined third. Next in Main Event 3 and the overall order were rising stars Renshaw and Tadman, placing fourth and fifth, respectively.
Meanwhile, another highly touted rookie, Walker Porter (No. 100 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), showed well in his pro debut. Porter regularly pushed up near the top five and tallied finishes of 8-9-8 to finish seventh in his first attempt at the Progressive AFT level.
Afterward, race winner Drane said, “It was really good. We were fast all day. I knew what I had to do, and once I got past Trevor, I just had to put my head down and keep going. It’s unfortunate that he broke.
“Back home, we do something similar. We’ve got five heat races. So for me, it was no problem. I just had to chip away at it, and then ride that last one like it was the Main because of the points.
“Thank you to my whole Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team. If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t be here winning tonight. And I’m so thankful for them.”
Next Up:
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