23.08.2020

RED BULL KTM’S SHAYNA TEXTER CAPS OFF INDY MILE DOUBLE-HEADER WITH A HARD-FOUGHT PODIUM FINISH IN AFT SINGLES

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Rounds 3 & 4 - American Flat Track Championship - August 23, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team’s Shayna Texter capped off an Indy Mile double-header weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center with an impressive come-from-behind performance to earn her second podium finish of the season in the AFT Singles class. Serving as rounds three and four of the 2020 American Flat Track Championship, Texter’s combined performances on Friday and Saturday have further established her as a championship contender who now sits third overall in the series points.
 
Texter qualified 13th on day one, where she assumed a second row start in Semi #1. She grabbed a top-10 start in the semi and began making a charge through the field by lap three. She got up to fourth with three laps to go but a mistake dropped her back to ultimately secure a sixth-place transfer into the Main Event. In the Main, Texter got a 13th place start and she battled around 12th for most of the race. She put her head down and made a late charge to ultimately lock in eighth for Round 3.
 
On Saturday, Texter came into qualifying with great speed but she wasn’t able to piece together a fast lap during the session and she carried a third-row start position into Semi #2. She made the best of an unfavorable start position, though, as she powered her way up to fourth early on. She mixed it up with the race leaders before taking over the lead on lap five. She continued to battle in podium contention for the rest of the race, claiming a third-place transfer into the Main Event. In the Main, Texter secured a top-five position off the start but a couple of mistakes dropped her back to ninth early on. She once again put her head down and charged all the way through the field, making a last-lap pass to secure the third-place podium position at Round 4. 
 
Texter: “Overall, it was a great weekend and great for points. If we had a couple more laps in that Main Event, we would have been up there fighting for the win. The bike felt great, the team worked hard all weekend and I can’t thank everyone enough.”
 
Next Race: September 4, 2020 – Springfield, Illinois
 
AFT Singles Main Event (Round 3 – Indy Mile I)
1. Brandon Kitchen, KTM
2. Henry Wiles, HON
3. Michael Rush, YAM
OTHER
5. Ryan Wells, KTM
8. Shayna Texter, KTM
14. James Ott, KTM
 
AFT Singles Main Event (Round 4 – Indy Mile II) 
1. Henry Wiles, HON
2. Cole Zabala, HON
3. Shayna Texter, KTM
OTHER
5. Ryan Wells, KTM
13. James Ott, KTM
 
AFT Singles Point Standings (After Round 4)
1. Henry Wiles, 68 points
2. Brandon Kitchen, 65
3. Shayna Texter, 58
OTHER
8. Ryan Wells, 41
12. James Ott, 29
16. Morgen Mischler, 20
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