DAYTONA FLAT TRACK
Halbert Win
DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MAR. 4 - Sammy Halbert showed why he was the 2009 over-all high point rider here in Daytona at round #1 of the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Series....he leads 2010!
Flat Track events have been held in Daytona Beach for more than 30 years. Flat Track racing during Daytona Bike Week was first held at Memorial Stadium, which was located near Daytona State College. In the late 1980s, the event moved to the newly constructed Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium. This year the race was held on the new Daytona Flat Track located at the World Center of Racing just outside NASCAR turn one.
Sammy was not the fastest man at Daytona until the Expert Singles Main event when he took his Yamaha YZF450- to the front on the new race track. Joe Kopp took the lead off the start with Halbert looking for a way to the front. After seven laps Halbert made his move on Kopp to take the lead.
"It means so much," Halbert said. "It's great to see this dream come true and put Yamaha on top of the box where it belongs."
Arai fastest qualifier was Josh Koch with Joe Kopp having the fastest heat race and the Expert Dash was won by Johnny Lewis.
Carver
In the Pro Singles final, Jeff Carver started the season with a win over James Rispoli and Stephen Vanderkuur. 2009 Pro Singles National Champion Brad Baker and JD Beach went down on the first start having to restart the main from the fourth row. Baker finished a strong fifth with Beach seventh. Beach is double duty as a road racer and flat tracker during Daytona Bike Week.
Round #2 takes place tonight.
Wednesday Results
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2010 GNC Schedule
March 3
DAYTONA® Flat Track
(Daytona Beach, Florida) ST
March 4
DAYTONA® Flat Track
(Daytona Beach, Florida) ST
May 1
Yavapai Downs
(Prescott Valley, Arizona) M
May 29
Illinois State Fairgrounds
(Springfield, Illinois) TT
May 30
Illinois State Fairgrounds
(Springfield, Illinois) M
June 5
Gas City I-69 Speedway
(Gas City, Indiana) ST
June 19
The Red Mile
(Lexington, Kentucky) M
June 26
Allen County Fairgrounds
(Lima, Ohio) HM
July 10
I-96 Speedway
(Lake Odessa, Michigan) HM
July 17
Castle Rock Fairgrounds
(Castle Rock, WA) TT
July 31
Calistoga Fairgrounds
(Calistoga, California) HM
August 7
Hagerstown Speedway
(Hagerstown, Maryland) HM
August 14
Beulah Park
(Grove City, Ohio) M
August 22
Peoria Race Park
(Peoria, Illinois) TT
August 28
Indiana State Fairgrounds
(Indianapolis, Indiana) M
September 4
Illinois State Fairgrounds
(Springfield, Illinois) ST
September 5
Illinois State Fairgrounds
(Springfield, Illinois) M
September 11
Canterbury Park
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) M
September 18
Knoxville Raceway
(Knoxville, IA) HM
October 9
Yavapai Downs
(Prescott Valley, Arizona) ST
October 10
Yavapai Downs
(Prescott Valley, Arizona) M
ST-SHORT TRACK
TT- TT
HM - HALF MILE
M - MILE