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Progressive AFT to Unleash the Mission Triple Challenge During Day One of the Lima Half-Mile Doubleheader

 Brandon Robinson (44) at the Lima Half-Mile during the 2024 Progressive AFT season  [Photo: American Flat Track/Tim Lester] DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 12, 2025) – Progressive American Flat Track announced pre-season that the brand-new Mission Triple Challenge will make its highly-anticipated debut when the series rolls into the Allen County Fairgrounds for the Lima Half-Mile on Friday, June 27, and now it’s time. The innovative three-race format now headlines Round Six at the Lima Half-Mile I event.  Three Races, One Night, Infinite Drama  The Mission Triple Challenge compresses a night’s worth of heart-pounding battles into a rapid-fire triple-header that ratchets up the distance—and the stakes—each time the lights go green. Mission Foods will award escalating bonuses to the winners of the opening two races in the SuperTwins class. The winner of Race 1 will receive $2,500, and the winner of Race 2 will take home $5,000, bumping the total bonus up to $7500 compared to the already impressive $5000 awarded to the winners of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge “dash-for-cash” utilized at the non-Triple Challenge rounds. 
*Top-17 points scale shown. Overall event standings are determined by combined points; ties break according to Race 3 finish. Championship points are awarded based on the event’s final classification.  Why Fans Shouldn’t Blink  Non-stop action: Three independent launches, three chances to recover or run the table. Strategy on the fly: Crew chiefs and riders must balance sprint aggression with long-haul stamina as race lengths climb 50 percent, then 100 percent. Meaningful every lap: Points in all three races count, multiplying the value of early momentum and late-race heroics. Flat track racing is all about laying everything on the line, and the Mission Triple Challenge amps that mentality up to eleven. Lima’s famed pea-gravel cushion is the ultimate playground for a format that rewards creativity, courage, and sheer speed—packing a full season’s worth of drama into one electric Friday night. Lima Half-Mile Schedule Highlights – Friday, June 27 (All Times ET) 2:00 p.m. – Gates open to ticketed fans 6:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies 6:50 & 7:05 p.m. – Mission Triple Challenge Race 1 (Singles & SuperTwins) 7:40 & 8:00 p.m. – Race 2 9:00 & 9:35 p.m. – Race 3  Catch every second live on FloRacing, with a one-hour highlight show to air on FOX Sports the following week.