Jared Mees did all he could do to maintain his No.1 plate but it was not enough.
Bryan Smith got his Howerton/Crosley Special wound up and rode to a determined second place.
Briar Bauman survived a rough night that saw him involved in crashes and restarting on the back row, to fight through adversity of all kinds, to do what he had to do to win the championship by getting on the box, which he did in true Champion form.
