Dan Bewley burns up Poland/Gorzow SGP, wins Sprint race, podiums (3rd) in main event
Dan Bewley kicked things off at the Events.com FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Gorzow – on Saturday at Edward Jancarz Stadium with his first SGP Sprint race victory of the season, bringing ‘er home as the field’s top qualifier. Bewley then parlayed that early afternoon speed into the main event finals and a well-deserved 3rd place podium finish in the main event.
With the four Speedway GP World Championship points in the Sprint race – ahead of Monster Energy teammates Freddie Lindgren (2nd) and Jack Holder (4th) – coupled with his 16 3rd place points (20 total points) from the main event, Bewley launched himself from 5th place overall (heading into Gorzow) to 4th place overall in the season standings, just six points back of 3rd place overall Lindgren (87-81).
Said Bewley: “Track was fun. Few runs, few holes. I really enjoyed it to be honest. Feel I was pretty quick all day. Four more rounds plenty of chances to get back on the box, but all in all I’m happy to be on the podium tonight. Always a lot of fun at Gorzow, DJ was on the gas. Hot weather and just a blast on the track.”
Starting out with an unlikely zero-point effort in the opening heat race, Bewley quickly turned things around with back-to-back-to-back three-point efforts in his next three heats. He then won the LCQ to transfer to the main. Added Bewley: “I’ve topped the heat score chart here before, but I have never made the final. That was a little monkey off my back.”
Lindgren would also qualify for the Gorzow SGP main event, via an LCQ victory, and rode away from Round 6 of the series with 14 race points and an additional three points for finishing 2nd in the Sprint race.
Monster Energy results, Gorzow SGP
Round 6
3rd – Bewley
4th – Lindgren
9th – Holder
Sprint Race
1st – Bewley
4th – Lindgren
Overall Season Standings (Round 6 of 10)
3rd – Lindgren (87 points)
4th – Bewley (81 points)
5th – Holder (77 points)
Up next
FIM Speedway GP takes a week off before returning to action, Saturday, July 5th, for Round 7 of the series – the Virkvarn FIM Speedway GP of Sweden – Malilla – at Skrotfrag Arena. For further information, including the season race schedule, racer bios and timely results, link to: www.fimspeedway.com
