DAYTONA BEACH, FL – October 12, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – This is it. The historic 2022 Progressive American Flat Track campaign will conclude in high-stakes style with this weekend’s Mission Volusia Half-Mile Finale I & II presented by Daytona Dodge and Zo CBD at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida, on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15.
Following a season of twists and turns, there remains much drama yet to play out in the Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle title fight. Just 22 points separate the top four contenders with 100 points still in play, providing each of them realistic pathways to this year’s crown.
Reigning champion Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) enters the showdown with a 16-point advantage, making him the favorite to once again claim the throne. He also comes in with the knowledge that he has just a small margin for error lest he leave himself vulnerable to being usurped by any of the three leading challengers.
First among them is second-ranked Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), who has more than lived up to the hype in his maiden premier class season. An already an all-time great rookie effort could be made all that much greater if it ends with the #1 plate in hand.
Daniels’ plans could be either helped or hindered by the presence of his Estenson Racing Yamaha teammate, JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), who is only two points further back and still very much within striking distance himself. Beach leads the class in race wins with four and two more may very well be required to have any hope of winning it all. Only one rider can claim the championship, but if Daniels and Beach are arguing for position on track in front of Mees, that only increases their respective odds.
While two-time champion Briar Bauman (No. 3 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) saw his title hopes dimmed with his 16th-placed DNF last time out, they remained alight. Should Bauman twice repeat his victorious performance at the ‘22 opener held at this very same venue, he is guaranteed to leap past both Daniels and Beach. More crucially, he would then be poised to steal the title away from Mees should the champ twice repeat his season-opening fifth.
Meanwhile, riders as gifted as Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750), Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750), and Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Latus…
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