Kopp tops AFT Daytona II triple-header with Drane ...

2026 Progressive American Flat Monitor

Spherical Two – Royal Enfield Brief Monitor at Daytona II

KICKER AFT Singles

Friday’s wild KICKER AFT Singles Foremost Occasion noticed the emergence of a maiden winner in Bradon Pfanders. Nonetheless, deep into the competition it appeared that distinction would really go to rookie Jordan Beaulac.

The race-shattering moments got here early and infrequently with Tom Drane and Chase Saathoff including yet one more chapter to their rivalry within the race’s opening levels. Whereas actively disputing the lead, Drane ran up the within of Saathoff and the 2 made contact, leaving Saathoff on the bottom in a reversal of their conflict right here in ‘24.

Saathoff picked up his bike and continued on in the back of the pack, whereas Beaulac picked up the items of the incident to steal away the lead within the melee.

From there the younger Canadian ripped open a spot of greater than a second, with Logan Eisenhard in second and Drane in third.

The race took one other huge flip with slightly below two minutes to go when Saathoff suffered his second fall of the Foremost, this one bringing out the purple flag.

As soon as again underway, Beaulac and Eisenhard jumped again into first and second off the road however made simultaneous errors whereas working the opening lap of the restart, stalling their bikes and splitting the sphere.

Authentic polesitter Tarren Santero got here out of the chaos with lead, adopted intently by Pfanders. In the meantime, Drane discovered himself in fifth, trailing Justin Jones and Trevor Brunner.

A five-way struggle for first performed out for a number of laps with Pfanders finally securing the lead with simply two to go.

An plain Drane then compelled his manner as much as second, creating a possibility for Kage Tadman to seize the ultimate spot on the field whereas following within the Aussie’s wake.

Santero got here dwelling fourth, with 2015 DAYTONA winner Jones fifth. Saathoff by some means made his manner as much as sixth, whereas the unlucky duo of Eisenhard and Beaulac might do no higher than twelfth and 14th, respectively, after earlier trying like a robust guess to land the highest two spots on the field.

The win is the primary of Pfanders’ KICKER AFT Singles profession after beforehand demonstrating front-running on a number of events since making his Progressive AFT debut in 2024.

Bradon Pfanders

“That is unreal, I by no means had an actual, reliable podium, and to do it with a win is insane. My entire household is right here. I obtained to offer (my) little sister a victory lap that’s been promised for 3 years. I can’t thank everyone behind me sufficient. I’m glad I can repay their religion in me.”

On account of his opening week 1-2, reigning champ Drane holds an early benefit within the ‘26 title struggle with 42 factors. Pfanders is second at 33, adopted by Saathoff with 31.

KICKER AFT Singles  – Daytona II Outcomes

KICKER AFT Singles Standings

Mission AFT SuperTwins

One night time after his history-making Mission AFT SuperTwins debut, Kody Kopp raised the bar that a lot increased with an much more convincing repeat efficiency within the Royal Enfield Brief Monitor at DAYTONA II.

Kopp’s outstanding DAYTONA Flat Monitor double victory provides gasoline to an already scorching sizzling Grand Nationwide Championship panorama, laying the early groundwork for 2026.

Foremost Occasion 1

The sequence introduced again the high-stakes, high-intensity Mission Triple Problem format first launched in ‘25 for the second night time of the DAYTONA doubleheader. Underneath these guidelines, three successive Foremost Occasions – a 10-lap dash, a 15-lapper that pays double factors, and a closing 20-lap Foremost which concludes the night time with triple the factors – mixed to find out the night’s general winner.

And with lap occasions within the 17-second vary, that first 10-lap battle instantly threw the contenders into the fireplace.

Reigning Grand Nationwide Champion Dallas Daniels lunged forward of shock polesitter Aidan RoosEvans off the road, however each riders had been instantly overtaken by Davis Fisher.

After a little bit of back-and-forth, Daniels settled in on Fisher’s tail, whereas RoosEvans turned his consideration to heading off Briar Bauman.

All the pieces was reset on lap 6 of 10, nonetheless, when LCQ winner Logan Mcgrane crashed, bringing out a purple flag.

Fisher resumed his benefit off the staggered restart and efficiently held Daniels at bay to the checkered flag. RoosEvans retained his place in third as nicely, leaving the foremost happenings behind the highest three.

Brandon Robinson obtained a flier of a restart, storming across the exterior of Bauman for fourth. Whereas Bauman fought again by way of, Thursday winner Kopp powered ahead, pushing his well past Sammy Halbert after which closing in on Robinson for fifth.

Kopp made good on that menace, overtaking Robinson on the ultimate lap to say a spot inside the highest 5.

In the meantime, Trent Lowe, who was compelled to burn his provisional begin simply to make the Foremost, fought his manner as much as eighth to safe himself a greater beginning place and brighter prospects for the following Mains.

Mission AFT SuperTwins – Daytona II Race One Outcomes

Foremost Occasion 2

Momentum from Foremost Occasion 1 carried over for the aforementioned pair of rising stars. Beginning on the within of Row 2, Kopp continued his aggressive push up the order, first forcing his manner underneath Daniels after which doing the identical to Bauman to climb into second on the race’s opening lap. One lap later, the Latus Motors Racing ace slipped previous Foremost Occasion 1 winner Fisher to take the lead and promptly escape on the entrance.

Lowe, too, picked up the place he left off. Ranging from the skin of Row 2, Lowe adopted Kopp by way of the sphere, shifting into second on lap 3. From there, the American Honda-backed Lowe was the one rider who might even maintain Kopp trustworthy – ending slightly below a second again – whereas a discipline filled with confirmed premier-class heroes was left to tangle for third.

Daniels and Bauman crossed one another up for place on multiple event earlier than the Estenson Racing star obtained a agency maintain on fourth. As soon as there, he reeled in third-placed Fisher. However but once more, he was unable to discover a manner by way of on the stripe.

Bauman held on for fifth, adopted by Robinson, Henry Wiles, and Halbert.

Mission AFT SuperTwins – Daytona II Race Two Outcomes

Foremost Occasion 3

Kopp hustled his Harley-Davidson XG750R into the lead in the beginning of the third and decisive Foremost with Lowe and Fisher in shut competition.

Whereas these three streaked away on the entrance, Daniels was shuffled right down to eighth, trailing Brandon Worth, Halbert, Robinson, and Bauman, along with the main trio.

For a second, Kopp really appeared susceptible. He was displaced by each Fisher and Lowe in fast succession with 16 of 20 laps remaining. Nonetheless, fairly than get discouraged, the heralded premier-class rookie regrouped, adjusted, and retaliated.

He reclaimed his place out entrance with 11 laps to go and continued to construct upon his benefit, taking the checkered flag with a wholesome 1.195-second margin ultimately.

That distance was really Daniels, who made a attribute cost late. This time, he lastly discovered a well past Fisher, slipping by way of on the ultimate lap of the ultimate Foremost. That transfer additionally noticed him edge forward of Fisher within the mixed outcomes with Kopp (5-1-1) ending first, adopted by Daniels (2-4-2) and Fisher (1-3-3).

Whereas Robinson handed Lowe late in Foremost Occasion 3, Lowe (8-2-5) wound up fourth within the mixed order, adopted intently by Robinson (6-6-4). Title hopeful Bauman (4-5-7) was credited with sixth general.

In consequence, Kopp leads the championship chase following the opening two rounds with an ideal 46 factors. Defending champ Daniels ranks second at 38, adopted by Fisher with 29.

Kody Kopp

“I knew what I needed to do, and I do know what I’m able to – that’s all I’ve obtained to say. I work my butt off for this, and that is what I need to do for my life. To have this chance with George Latus, Bob Lanphere, Dave Zanotti, Michelle Disalvo… this entire group has been unreal to work with.”

Mission AFT SuperTwins – Daytona II Race Three Outcomes

Mission AFT SuperTwins Triple Header Total

TBC

Mission AFT SuperTwins Standings

AFT AdventureTrackers

The 2026 AFT AdventureTrackers opener was a check of persistence, willpower and toughness. The contenders had been clearly caught off guard by the altering observe situations in the beginning of the Foremost Occasion, with William Harris, Austin Luczak, and sophistication champion Dan Bromley all crashing whereas nonetheless on the race’s opening lap.

Bromley’s fall was significantly brutal and prevented him from re-entering the fray within the restart.

Extremely, with all of the riders tiptoeing their manner round as they looked for grip, the 2 who pushed the toughest had been remounted crashers Harris and Luczak.

Harris labored into to the lead early and held it till almost the very finish, with Luczak combating his manner by way of with simply seconds to go on the clock.

Whereas Luczak and Harris accomplished the BMW 1-2, Matt Beland made a late cross on Michael Hill to finish the rostrum.

AFT AdventureTrackers Standings

Royal Enfield Construct. Prepare. Race. (BTR)

Emma Gottsch completed off her DAYTONA double in Friday’s Royal Enfield Construct. Prepare. Race. (BTR) Foremost Occasion. Gottsch was once more the category of the sphere, breaking away to safe her third profession win on the venue after going 1-2 in final yr’s opener.

She was adopted to the flag by Julia Hess and Madicela Rodriguez to finish a repeat of the earlier night time’s podium.

Royal Enfield Construct. Prepare. Race. Standings

Subsequent Up

America’s Authentic Excessive Sport will head north for the Yamaha Atlanta Brief Monitor at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia, on Saturday, March 21.