NEWS // DUCATI TAKES FIRST EVER AMA FLAT TRACK WIN

Joe Kopp rode his Lloyd Brothers Motorsports Ducati to victory in last weeks Yavapai Downs Mile in Prescott, Arizona. Kopp, a Washington native, was able to use the draft to pass Sammy Halbert’s Halbert Family Harley-Davidson XR750 to take the win by a mere .024 seconds after 20 laps, ending a streak of 134 consecutive victories by Harley-Davidson in Grand National Twins racing.

The last non-Harley victory in a Grand National Twins race was on August 8, 1998 when Rich King won the Joliet Half Mile on a Honda. The last non-Harley win on a mile took place on September 5, 1993 when the late Ricky Graham won the Springfield Mile, also on a Honda.

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Yavapai Downs Mile // Race Results:

1. Joe Kopp (Ducati)
2. Sammy Halbert (Harley-Davidson)
3. Kenny Coolbeth Jr. (Harley-Davidson)
4. Jared Mees (Harley-Davidson)
5. Chris Carr (Harley-Davidson)
6. Jake Johnson (Harley-Davidson)
7. JR Schnabel (Harley-Davidson)
8. Robert Pearson (Harley-Davidson)
9. Don Taylor (Harley-Davidson)
10. Luke Gough (Suzuki)

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Editorial: Justin W. Coffey