Mission Triple Challenge to Debut at AFT Lima Half-Mile Doubleheader

Press Release | June 12, 2025

The new Mission Triple Challenge race format will debut at the Allen County Fairgrounds for the Lima Half-Mile on Friday, June 27.

Brandon Robinson at 2024 Lima Half-Mile
Brandon Robinson (44) at the Lima Half-Mile during the 2024 Progressive AFT season. Photo by Tim Lester, Courtesy of American Flat Track

This is a press release from AFT…

Daytona Beach, FL (June 12, 2025) – Progressive American Flat Track announced pre-season that the brand-new Mission Triple Challenge will make its highly-anticipated debut when the series rolls into the Allen County Fairgrounds for the Lima Half-Mile on Friday, June 27, and now it’s time. The innovative three-race format now headlines Round Six at the Lima Half-Mile I event.

Three Races, One Night, Infinite Drama

The Mission Triple Challenge compresses a night’s worth of heart-pounding battles into a rapid-fire triple-header that ratchets up the distance—and the stakes—each time the lights go green. Mission Foods will award escalating bonuses to the winners of the opening two races in the SuperTwins class. The winner of Race 1 will receive $2,500, and the winner of Race 2 will take home $5,000, bumping the total bonus up to $7500 compared to the already impressive $5000 awarded to the winners of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge “dash-for-cash” utilized at the non-Triple Challenge rounds.

2025 AFT Mission Triple Challenge Points chart
*Top-17 points scale shown. Overall event standings are determined by combined points; ties break according to Race 3 finish. Championship points are awarded based on the event’s final classification.

Why Fans Shouldn’t Blink

Non-stop action: Three independent launches, three chances to recover or run the table.

Strategy on the fly: Crew chiefs and riders must balance sprint aggression with long-haul stamina as race lengths climb 50 percent, then 100 percent.

Meaningful every lap: Points in all three races count, multiplying the value of early momentum and late-race heroics.

Flat track racing is all about laying everything on the line, and the Mission Triple Challenge amps that mentality up to eleven. Lima’s famed pea-gravel cushion is the ultimate playground for a format that rewards creativity, courage, and sheer speed—packing a full season’s worth of drama into one electric Friday night.

Lima Half-Mile Schedule Highlights – Friday, June 27 (All Times ET)

2:00 p.m. – Gates open to ticketed fans
6:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
6:50 & 7:05 p.m. – Mission Triple Challenge Race 1 (Singles & SuperTwins)
7:40 & 8:00 p.m. – Race 2
9:00 & 9:35 p.m. – Race 3

 

For more information, visit www.americanflattrack.com

 

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