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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida: The 250 East riders are just getting started with the second race of their season.
First Kawasaki winner in Daytona since 2021.
Seth Hammaker crashed in qualification and his heat, but he lined up for the feature and grabbed the early lead.
Jo Shimoda may feel he has something to prove after losing the lead controversially in Texas. He slotted into second.
Drew Adams finished the first lap in third.
Pierce Brown took fourth from Cole Davies on Lap 3.
Davies took the position back one lap later. Less than a second separated third from fifth.
At the halfway point, the top five settled into a rhythm
Nate Thrasher was sixth with last week's third-place finisher Daxton Bennick seventh.
With six minutes remaining on the clock, Davies took third from Adams.
Davies closed the distance on Shimoda on Lap 7.
The leader, Hammaker, and Shimoda picked up the past with three minutes on the clock. Davies lost a second.
Adams retired on Lap 8. That moved Brown up to fourth and Thrasher to fifth.
Shimoda crashed in the sand with a little more than a minute on the clock.
Davies moved into second with Brown third as Shimoda dropped to fourth.
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First Kawasaki winner in Daytona since 2021.
In Race Notes
Seth Hammaker crashed in qualification and his heat, but he lined up for the feature and grabbed the early lead.
Jo Shimoda may feel he has something to prove after losing the lead controversially in Texas. He slotted into second.
Drew Adams finished the first lap in third.
Pierce Brown took fourth from Cole Davies on Lap 3.
Davies took the position back one lap later. Less than a second separated third from fifth.
At the halfway point, the top five settled into a rhythm
Nate Thrasher was sixth with last week's third-place finisher Daxton Bennick seventh.
With six minutes remaining on the clock, Davies took third from Adams.
Davies closed the distance on Shimoda on Lap 7.
The leader, Hammaker, and Shimoda picked up the past with three minutes on the clock. Davies lost a second.
Adams retired on Lap 8. That moved Brown up to fourth and Thrasher to fifth.
Shimoda crashed in the sand with a little more than a minute on the clock.
Davies moved into second with Brown third as Shimoda dropped to fourth.
Continue reading...
