Kenny Coolbeth Jr. ran away with the second night of flat track racing in Daytona. Photography by Shan Moore
Daytona Beach, Florida – (March 13, 2015) Kenny Coolbeth Jr. showed the youngsters how it’s done at round two of the 2015 AMA Grand National Championship at the Daytona Beach Short Track just outside turn one at the legendary Daytona International Speedway.
The event – the at DAYTONA Flat Track – which was sponsored by Harley-Davidson GNC1 presented by Vance & Hines main event, and sponsored by Bruce Rossmeyer’s Daytona Harley-Davidson, was the Zanotti Racing Honda rider’s first win of the young season, although it was also his second win at the facility in as many years, beating Honda’s Brandon Robinson by 6.474 seconds.
“This is truly an amazing feeling that I have right now and I can’t thank my team enough for helping me get to where I am today,” said Coolbeth.
Robinson jumped out to the early lead, holding the top spot until the second lap when Coolbeth snuck underneath in turn four.
Robinson, riding his No. 44 T.J. Burnett Farms Honda, was able to held off a late charge by Fredericktown Yamaha’s Sammy Halbert.
Fourth went to Zanotti Racing Honda’s Henry Wiles, who was forced to make up for a poor start, and in the came out on top of a three-way battle dor the position ahead of Hart Racing Honda’s Briar Bauman and Don’s Kawasaki’s Jeffrey Carver Jr.
The rest of the top10 looked like Robert Pearson (Yam), Jake Constantine (Hon), Chad Cose (Hon) and Johnny Lewis (Hon).
In the GNC 2 class, RLJ Racing/Honda’s Justin Jones claimed his first AMA Pro Flat Track GNC2 victory 2.695 seconds ahead of Parkinson Brothers Racing Honda’s Davis Fisher, while Scott Powersports Yamaha’s Dalton Gauthier rounded out the podium.
2015 Daytona Short Track 2
AMA Pro Flat Track GNC1 Results
1. Kenny Coolbeth (Hon)
2. Brandon Robinson (Hon)
3. Sammy Halbert (Yam)
4. Henry Wiles (Hon)
5. Briar Bauman (Hon)
6. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Kaw)
7. Robert Pearson (Yam)
8. Jake Constantine (Hon)
9. Chad Cose (Hon)
10. Johnny Lewis (Hon)
AMA Pro Flat Track GNC2 Results
1. Justin Jones (Hon)
2. Davis Fisher (Hon)
3. Dalton Gaithier (Yam)
4. Andrew uker (Hon)
5. Brandon Wilhelm (Hon)
6. Shwn McNary (Hon)
7. Jason Monaco (Hon)
8. Ryan Wells (Hon)
9. J.R. Addison (Hon)
10. Hayden Gillim (Kaw)
