#20 at 20 WINS DAYTONA!
Matt won his first AMA Pro Racing Grand National at the March 16th Daytona Short Track. After qualifying in 3rd, and positioning himself on the pole for the third Expert heat race, Matt passed John Lewis on the last lap of the heat race to win. He got the initial holeshot in the 25 lap main event and was edged off the groove going into turn one and immediately dropped to 4th place down the back straight. He battled back into 3rd and held that position until the final turn of the main. Matt positioned himself for another Daytona Podium after finishing 2nd to Lewis on Thursday, March 15th. He had just about reconciled himself to a 3rd when he watched Lewis pass Mees on the final lap, and with a final turn to go, Mees attempted a pass on Lewis, only to blow the tiny black groove, allowing Matt to sneak up the inside and take the win by a bike length. At 20 years old, Matt is one of an elite group of flattrack riders to win the coveted Daytona Short track race. He is the 156 th Pro racer to ever Win a Grand National Race. Matt has been a true privateer since 2010, riding his personally owned 2010 Honda CRF 450, and Dad's 2008 Honda 450. He has several great product sponsors and two individual sponsors who have stepped up to help monetarily- but 95% of his singles program costs have been covered by Matt. He is dedicated, hard working, focused, and hoping for many more wins!
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From the racer himself:
First off, thanks for stopping by to visit my website. You can learn all about me by checking out my THE RACER HIMSELF page, as well as my ACCOMPLISHMENTS page to learn more about all my hard work and to see my resume. Check out my sponsors who are helping me get to the top this year. Look through photo albums and sign in my guest book. If you want to contact me, go to my CONTACT MATT page. My cell # and email are located there. I will update our Team news and race results under RACE REPORTS so you don't miss out on the action. If there are any questions, or if there's anything you'd like to know, feel free to ask.
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