How to Watch & What to Watch: Arai Bridgeport Half-Mile presented by Drag Specialties

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – June 22, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – FloRacing is the live streaming home of Progressive American Flat Track. Complete coverage of this Saturday’s Bridgeport Half-Mile at Bridgeport Speedway will kick off with the day’s first practice session at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT). Sign up now and catch every second of on-track action live at http://flosports.link/aft. 

FOX Sports coverage of the Bridgeport Half-Mile, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Saturday, June 23, at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT). 

Event Rewind: Orange County Half-Mile Main Event Highlights

Daniels Leads the Grand National Championship Battle into Bridgeport 

Progressive American Flat Track returns to New Jersey for the second-ever Bridgeport Half-Mile.  Read More

Regarding the Predictive Power of Past Results

Consider the following quick and dirty shorthand formula for predicting how a rider may perform at any given race:

1. Recent form, i.e. “momentum”
2. Discipline adeptness
3. Historical success at the venue in question

For example, here’s that checklist applied to Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) heading into this weekend’s Bridgeport Half-Mile:

1. Daniels has the points lead, a perfect podium record on the season, and is only days removed from a dominant victory… check.
2. Daniels is the only rider in the field to have podiumed at every Half-Mile since the start of the ‘23 season, including a dominant Half-Mile win scored last weekend… check.
3. Daniels won last year’s inaugural Bridgeport Half-Mile in a spectacular, final-lap showdown… check.

So, it’s a done deal then, right? Reserve that man a spot on the top of the podium…

Then again, let’s run it through on a race in which we already have the results to compare. How about reining Grand National Champion Jared Mees (No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750) going into this past weekend’s Orange County Half-Mile?

1. Mees entered with four consecutive podium finishes, including a win at the previous round… check
2. Mees is the sport’s all-time winningest Half-Miler… check
3. Mees was absolutely dominant in last year’s Orange County Half-Mile, the series’ first stop at the venue in decades… check

In fact, this is how last year’s contest was described in the post-event press release:

“The combination of Mees’ immense ability, experience, and support provided the…