AMA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FLAT TRACK
ROUND 5/JUNE 28, 2014
ALLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS/LIMA, OHIO
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
LARRY LAWRENCE
J
ared Mees is proud of the
fact that he's one of AMA
Pro Grand National's most
versatile racers. He's a threat
to win on just about every track
in the series, but even though
he scored his first career AMA
Grand National at the Lima Half-
Mile and was a two-time winner
at the classic cushion track, the
fact was Mees hadn't won the
race in seven years, since 2007.
It was one he circled on his cal-
endar and said he wanted to win
again. Badly.
Saturday night at the Al-
len County Fairgrounds Mees
checked Lima off his 2014 list.
He won the 25-lap Ohio National
by 2.663 seconds aboard his
Kenny Tolbert-tuned Rogers Rac-
ing/Las Vegas Harley-Davidson/
Blue Springs Harley-Davidson-
sponsored XR750 over Kawasaki
EX650 riders Brandon Robinson
and Bryan Smith. Luck is often
a big part of racing and Mees
caught a lucky break when rival
Sammy Halbert, who was going
for his third Lima win in a row, suf-
fered a blown engine while lead-
ing mid-race.
Afterwards Mees wasn't nec-
essarily conceding that Halbert
had him and the rest of the field
covered, but admitted it would
Jared Mees finally gets another Lima win
SEVEN-YEAR ITCH
