Press Release

Congratulations to EKS BRAND racer Henry Wiles

Near record heat hit Round Three of the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com and Lucas Oil as the Series resumed at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. The Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association built a very challenging TT track inside the beautiful multi-purpose arena.

As challenging as the track was, the results were familiar. Don's Kawasaki's Henry Wiles captured his fourth win on the Springfield TT and his 21st Grand National victory, tying him with Joe Kopp for 13th on the all-time win list.

"I knew I had to get a good start because it was really hard to pass. We had a good heat race result so I had a good starting position", said Wiles. "I was able to get the hole shot, but I knew someone was there for a while. I just kept telling myself, 'go faster, go faster,' pretty soon they weren't there."

"It feels great to get back on top of the box here. Springfield is one of our big events and it's always great to get a win in front of these fans."

The margin of victory at the checkered flag was 3.693 seconds.

It was a typical Wiles TT performance. 

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