Strong Second Place Finish for Wyman in Daytona Season Opener

Daytona Beach (March 17) – Revolution Performance rider Kyle Wyman rode
to a solid second place finish on Friday in the AMA Pro Vance & Hines
Harley-Davidson series opener at Daytona International Speedway. Wyman
nearly bested the 11-rider lead pack and earned his twelfth-career
XR1200 podium result.

“It was a crazy race,” said Wyman. “There was a huge pack of us all
strung together, and the drafting made it impossible for anybody to
break away. I just wanted to try to put myself in the right place at the
right time on that last run to the stripe.

“Hats off to my Revolution Performance/Millennium Technologies guys,
because they assembled a great motorcycle for me,” Wyman added. “Along
with Ballistic Performance Components and Spyke’s Harley-Davidson, we
all kind of came together to assemble this program last minute, but the
strength of our team was reflected in our results. I love coming to
Daytona, and it feels really good to score another podium finish.”

Wyman, a two-time winner of this event, rode strategically throughout
the 7-lap final. With riders swapping positions at every turn, he found
himself in every position between first and tenth at different times in
the race. He eventually finished a mere 0.075 seconds behind winner
Tyler O’Hara, just missing short of a third consecutive victory at Daytona.

“Coming out of the final chicane on the last lap, I was in seventh
place,” Wyman said. “That’s right where I wanted to be. With only seven
laps to figure things out, I knew time was of the essence, and over the
course of those laps I had figured out that I wanted to be in the
fifth-to-seventh range there to give myself the best shot at victory.

“Everything seemed to be playing in my favor, and I grabbed the lead as
we tipped into the tri-oval, but Tyler came around me with just a few
feet to spare. It was a really close finish. I want to personally thank
each and every rider in that pack for playing it safe, because a lot of
things can go wrong when we’re riding that close at 150mph. It was a lot
of fun.”

Wyman currently sits second in the overall Harley-Davidson points
series, yet has no plans of competing in any additional rounds. He is
seeking sponsorship to continue.