Dean Wilson of San Jacinto, California took a near wire-to-wire win in Moto 1 of the fast
450 A/Pro Sport Class at the Amateur Motocross Nationals at Loretta Lynn’s in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. The MotorcycleUSA-Superstore holeshot award went to Derek Hall, but dropped out of the race after a wreck. Wilson assumed the lead. Clocking laps approximately two seconds faster than the rest of the pack Wilson took a dominate lead early on and continued to expand it throughout the race.
Ohio Native Shawn Rife held second for the first five laps of the race before relinquishing the position to Travis Baker of Temecula, California. Baker was one of three riders who stampeded into top-five spots after starting from the middle of the pack. Baker overcame nine riders to take second ahead of Rife. Georgia’s Sean Lipanovich made a notable advance from 10th to fourth, while Texan Randy Dibartolo rounded off the top five with a climb from 13th.
450 A/Pro Sport Moto 1 Results:
1. Dean Wilson - Kaw
2. Travis Baker - Yam
3. Shawn Rife - Kaw
4. Sean Lipanovich - Hon
5. Randy Dibartolo - Kaw
6. Devin Reed - Kaw
7. Joshua Clark - Hon
8. Derek Rogers - Kaw
9. Cameron Stone - Hon
10. Ryan Eppers - Kaw
In one of the most exciting motos of the day Justin Weeks worked his way up from eighth on Lap 1 to take victory in Moto 1 of the
450 A Class.
Les Smith of York, South Carolina led for the first four laps after taking the MotorcycleUSA-Superstore.com holeshot. Then second-placed Malcolm Stewart muscled his way past Smith aboard another Kawasaki. Smith lost another spot to Weeks’ Suzuki as the Ohio native charged forward. Stewart maintained his spot at the helm for two laps before Weeks was able to find a line that he could stick. Weeks rode to an eight second margin of victory, with Stewart and Smith taking second and third respectively.
Terran Odell of Siloam Springs, Arizona also deserves a hard-charger award for his gritty recovery from 15th on Lap 1 to take fifth behind Shane Durham of Butler, Pennsylvania.
450 A Moto 1 Results:
1. Justin Weeks - Suz
2. Malcolm Stewart - Kaw
3. Les Smith - Kaw
4. Shane Durham - Suz
5. Terran OdellL - Yam
6. Sunny Drake - Hon
7. Nicholas Hayes - Hon
8. Joshua Clark - Hon
9. Garrett Toth - Suz
10. Ryan Eppers - Kaw
Nick Paluzzi took the MotorcycleUSA-Superstore.com holeshot in
450 B Stock, which he used to make a down payment on the Moto 1 win.
Tucker Thrower and Eric Saunders were Paluzzi’s closest pursuers for the first part of the race, then Bryce Vallee and Ryan Zimmer moved up to take second and third, respectively.
Tanner Krahenbuhal then dispatched Justin Starling and Ryan Zimmer to capture third. Starling retaliated on Krahenbuhal and then proceeded to duke it out with Vallee for second. Vallee eventually won the second-place honors as Paluzzi snuck away in the commotion to take a clean victory.
450 B Stock Moto 1 Resutls:
1. Nick Paluzzi - Suz
2. Bryce Vallee - Yam
3. Justin Starling - Suz
4. Tanner Krahenbuhl - Hon
5. Cole Martinez - Yam
6. Jake Loberg - Kaw
7. Jeagher Lafountaine - Hon
8. Alexander Millican - Yam
9. Dakota Tedder - Kaw
10. Myles Tedder - Kaw
In the
450 B Modified, Gannon Audette took the lead, followed by Heath Harrison and Justin Starling. Zack Freeberg put a sustained challenge on Harrison and Starling from fourth, eventually taking Starling’s position in third. However, a mistake by Freeburg allowed Starling to recoop third on Lap 8, while the Kawasaki rider dropped to fifth. Audette, Harrison, Starling take 1st through 3rd.
450 B Modified Moto 1 Results:
1. Gannon Audette - Suz
2. Heath Harrison - Kaw
3. Justin Starling - Suz
4. Bryce Vallee - Yam
5. Zackery Freeberg - Kaw
6. A.J. Catanzaro - Kaw
7. Preston Tilford - Kaw
8. Jeagher Lafountaine - Hon
9. Gared Steinke - Yam
10. Morgan Burger - Kaw
The cavalcade of Noah Mcconahy, Mason Collins, and Pierre-Olivier Lavigne led at the start of the
450 C Class.
Cody Boehmer and Will Posey passed up Lavigne and Collins to take and third, respectively. Blake Barnes came flying out of nowhere to drop Posey to fourth, then passed Boehmer in the sweeper turn to take second behind Mcconahy.
450 C Moto 1 Results:
1. Noah Mcconahy - Hon
2. Blake Barnes - Kaw
3. Cody Boehmer - Hon
4. Will Posey - Hon
5. Brad Allison - Hon
6. Michael Mcaninch - Ktm
7. Dillon Toomer - Kaw
8. Pierre-Olivier Lavigne - Hon
9. Mason Collins - Suz
10. Aaron Lampi - Suz
Blake Baggett bagged himself the Moto 1 win in the
250 A/Pro Class on Tuesday at Loretta Lynn. The rider from Grand Terrance, California started the race in eight and made his way to fifth by Lap 3. He then captured fourth from Cody Robbins as the North Carolinian fell two places on Lap 5. Two laps later he dropped Les Smith of York, South Carolina from third.
The 250 A/Pro Sport Class was the most exciting race of he day, both for the spectator and Blake Baggett who worked his way up from 14th at the MotorcycleUSA holeshot line to first overall when he passed Taylor Futrell at the finish line, winning barely a wheels length.
Jason Anderson of Edgewood, New Mexico tragically then crashed out of first on Lap 9 of the 10-lap race, which handed the lead over to Taylor Futrell of Clinton, North Carolina and moved Baggett into second. On the last lap Baggett wrestled away the honors from Futrell by just under four-tenths of a second.
250 A/Pro Sport Moto 1 Results:
1. Blake Baggett - Kaw
2. Taylor Futrell - Hon
3. Les Smith - Kaw
4. Tommy Weeck - KTM
5. Cody Robbins – Kaw
6. Travis Baker - Yam
7. Tyler Sjoberg - Kaw
8. Sunny Drake - Hon
9. James Decotis - Suz
10. Drew Yenerich – Yam
The
250 B Modified class bore witness to an outstanding performance by Eli Tomac of Cortez, Colorado. The Honda rider finished 28 seconds ahead of second-placed Grant Ransdell of Milner, Georgia in a near wire-to-wire win.
Lance Vincent took the MotorcycleUSA-Superstore.com holeshot award, but Tomac quickly overpowered him for the lead. Vincent soon slipped a couple more positions as Grant Randsell and Justin Summers assumed to runner-up places. As Tomac increased his lead Jason Brooks and Zackery Freeberg joined Randsell and Summers in the fray for podium positions.
When the dust cleared, the fight left Tomac with the clear win followed by Ransdell and Summers in the hotly-contested second and third spots.
250 B Modified Moto 1 Results:
1. Eli Tomac - Hon
2. Grant Ransdell - Yam
3. Justin Summers - Kaw
4. Zackery Freeberg - Kaw
5. Jason Brooks - Yam
6. Dakota Tedder - Kaw
7. James Justice - Kaw
8. Lance Vincent - Hon
9. Bryce Stewart - Yam
10. Justin Henderson - Yam
Brad Allison took the holeshot in the
250 C Modified Class only to fall in the off camber section of the track. Jesse Pierce assumed the lead while Timothy Thorn and John Tortorigi jockeyed for the second and third positions. As Pierce began to pull away Allison was also gaining ground, recovering to fourth.
Meanwhile, Conner Elliot had passed Tortorigi and began to challenge Thorn for second. Pierce ultimately stayed in the lead for the win, with Elliot and Thorn take second and third behind him.
250 C Modified Moto 1 Results:
1. Jesse Pierce - Suz
2. Conner Elliott - Yam
3. Timothy Thorn - Kaw
4. Brad Allison - Hon
5. Chris Carrillo - Hon
6. Cody Rowe - Yam
7. Christian Young - Suz
8. Aaron Lampi - Suz
9. Tracy Morgan - Yam
10. Sean Sattanno – Hon
Keith Johnson (Kawasaki) rode from wire-to-wire to win the
Vet 35 Plus Moto 1. The Carver, Massachusetts rider finished ahead of Michael Treadwell’s Kawasaki and Kevin Walker’s Yamaha, both of whom maintained their respective second and third places throughout the race.
The Vet 35 class was full of talent and Keith Johnson led race from start to finish besting Mike Tredwell and Kevin Walker.
John Grewe made a phenomenal recovery from a poor 13th-place start to capture fourth from Donald Baker on the final lap to put two more Kawasaki riders in the top-10.
Vet 35 Plus Moto 1 Results:
1. Keith Johnson - Kaw
2. Michael Treadwell - Kaw
3. Kevin Walker - Yam
4. John Grewe - Kaw
5. Donald Baker - Kaw
6. Dennis Bourque - Hon
7. Richard Prather - Yam
8. Chad Pederson - Suz
9. Edward Walston - Yam
10. Kevin Cozadd - Suz
The
Senior 40 Plus Class rolled off the gates at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the first class to race on the opening day of the Air Nautiques/AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships.
Doug Dubach - better known as The Doctor - road two classes on Tuesday, the Senior 40 Plus and the Senior 45 Plus.
Riding with the #1 plate, Doug Douback charged off the gate to take the MotorcycleUSA-Superstore.com Holeshot Award. On the first lap Mike Treadwell was on Douback’s heels, but crashed, which allowed Doubach to ride on to take an uncontested win.
Senior 40 Plus Moto 1 Results:
1. Doug Dubach - Yam
2. Michael Treadwell - Kaw
3. John Grewe - Kaw
4. Trampas Parker - Yam
5. Earl May - Kaw
6. Mike Blair - Hon
7. Don Bisceglin - Yam
8. Barry Mccarty - Kaw
9. Allen Alford - Yam
10. Gary Lussier - Kaw
Dubach easily won both of his races on Tuesday, dissecting the competition along the way and taking home two of the MotorcycleUSA Holeshots Awards.
DRD’s Doug Dubach took the MotorcycleUSA-Superstore.com Holeshot Award in the
Senior 45 Plus Class. Dubach was followed by Earl May and Raymond Niebel throughout the race to take 1-3. 1989 Blackwater 100 Champ Tim Coombs was left back in 18th.
Senior 45 Plus Moto 1 Results:
1. Doug Dubach - Yam
2. Earl May - Kaw
3. Raymond Niebel - Kaw
4. John Camelio - Hon
5. Rick Wright - Suz
6. Fred Nette - Hon
7. Jack Lambert - Yam
8. David Spizman - Hon
9. David Kirk - Yam
10. Marcus Ricketts - Kaw
Masters 50 Plus Moto 1 Results:
1. Craig Pickett - Hon
2. Johnny Borders - Kaw
3. Matt Tedder Sr - Kaw
4. Gene Nighman - Kaw
5. Donny Banks - Hon
6. Rory Huntoon - Hon
7. Stephen Lapointe - Kaw
8. Jeff Stetinrock - Yam
9. John Delgrasso - Suz
10. Danny Wirt – Hon
Bradley Frace of Weatherford, Texas set the fastest lap of the ultra-competitive
Schoolboy 1 (12 – 16) B/C Class on Lap 4 to secure the lead from North Carolinian and fellow Honda rider Kyle Peters. Peters went on to defend second from Gerogia’s Joey Savatgy, who had charged all the way from 12th on Lap 1 to claim third.
New Jersey’s Luke Renzland led the opening lap of the race; however the Yamaha rider dropped four placed to round off the top-five behind Jacob Hayes, another North Carolinian.
Schoolboy 1 (12 – 16) B/C Moto 1 Results:
1. Bradley Frace - Hon
2. Kyle Peters - Hon
3. Joey Savatgy - Unknown
4. Jacob Hayes - Kaw
5. Luke Renzland - Yam
6. Justin Bogle - Kaw
7. Dillan Epstein - Kaw
8. Eric Goodson - Kaw
9. Austin Burns - Suz
10. Mccoy Oldenburg – Hon
In
65 (7-11) Modified Class Drake Degaynor took the lead after grabbing the holeshot, but could not fend off the position from Sean Cantrell and Kade Walker. As Drake continued to drop to sixth, Cantrell and Walker were in the midst of raging battle for the front. Walker finally overtook Cantrell, but a misstep my Walker allowed the charging Joey Crown to steal first. Crown was about three second up from the procession of Walker, Cantrell, and Buddy Wentworth when he rode off the map.
65 (7-11) Modified Moto 1 Results:
1. Kade Walker - Ktm
2. Sean Cantrell - Cob
3. Buddy Wentworth - Kaw
4. Brandon Gourley - Kaw
5. Trevor Krum - Ktm
6. Justin Dunn - Ktm
7. Jake Pinhancos - Ktm
8. Jerry Robin - Ktm
9. Drake Degaynor - Ktm
10. Austin Forkner - Oth
Alexander Frye had a nice lead coming out of Lap 1 of the
85 (9-11) Modified Class. The Huntington, Maryland rider was followed by Stephen Gretchen and Mitchell Harrison, with Patrick Lods, Mark Worth and Logan Mcconnell running 4-6th. As Frye kept his thumb on the lead Mark Worth swept from fourth to second-place, with Gretchen in third. Hunter Hilton then moved into fourth with Jeremy Hand and Blake Green in fifth and sixth.
Blake Green made the next charge to overtake Gretchen for third. Green then dueled for position with Worth. With two laps to go Green secured second. Frye, Green and Worth for the metals.
85 (9-11) Modified Moto 1 Results:
1. Alexander Frye - Ktm
2. Blake Green - Kaw
3. Mark Worth - Kaw
4. Stephen Gretchen - Suz
5. Hunter Hilton - Yam
6. Donny Brown - Yam
7. Tristan Charboneau - Yam
8. Jeremy Hand - Suz
9. Rookie White - Suz
10. Jon Ames - Kaw
Adam Cianciarulo rode to a win in the
85 (12-13) Stock Class after a hard-fought battle for supremacy with Justin Hill and Jesse Materpool. The 12-year-old from Port Orange, Florida took the lead on Lap 1 and held it for the majority of the race. Hill managed to briefly capture the helm, but went down and had trouble restarting his bike. By the time the Yoncalla, Oregon rider had started his bike Thomas Covington had already slipped past to take the bronze medal behind Masterpool.
85 (12-13) Stock Moto 1 Results:
1. Adam Cianciarulo - Kaw
2. Jesse Masterpool - Suz
3. Thomas Covington - Kaw
4. Justin Hill - Yam
5. Colton Ford - Ktm
6. Daniel Baker - Ktm
7. Max Tannenbaum - Suz
8. Cody Chisholm - Yam
9. Cole Heath - Yam
10. Jordon Smith - Suz
Zack Bell took the early lead in
Super Mini 2 (14-16) followed by Kodi Kamm in second and Jeremy Martin in third. Kamm was dropped to fourth as Martin and then Dillan rode past.
By Lap 5, Bell was riding a lonely race 14 seconds ahead of Martin, with Nichols a little bit further back. The top-three riders would hold their places till the finish.
Super Mini 2 (14-16) Moto 1 Results:
1. Zachary Bell - Kaw
2. Jeremy Martin - Suz
3. Colt Nichols - Kaw
4. Dillan Epstein - Kaw
5. Jace Owen - Suz
6. Kody Kamm - Ktm
7. Garret Eckman - Suz
8. Dakota Alix - Cob
9. Matt Inda - Kaw
10. Vann Martin – Hon
Junior 25 Plus Results:
1. Jon Boruff - Kaw
2. Kevin Walker - Yam
3. Keith Johnson - Kaw
4. Nicholas Vaughn - Kaw
5. Josh Mast - Kaw
6. Vernon Mckiddie - Hon
7. Jeremy Cook - Suz
8. Derek Rose - Hon
9. Austin Raubs - Hon
10. Clinton Shealy – Yam
Girls (11-15) Moto 1 Results:
1. Amanda Maheu - Yam
2. Serratia Gonzalez - Ktm
3. Christina Older - Suz
4. Brinsley Dyess - Kaw
5. Taylor Higgins - Hon
6. Amanda Brown - Hon
7. Kaitlyn Morrow - Yam
8. Nicole Evjen - Suz
9. Tiana Falls - Ktm
10. Tayva Strom - Suz
51 (4-6) AMA 1 Stock Moto 1 Results:
1. Stilez Robertson – Cob
2. Cameron Davis - Cob
3. Gauge Keith - Cob
4. Ethan Mann - Unk
5. Jackson Thomas - Cob
6. Blake Odum - Ktm
7. Dilan Schwartz - Cob
8. Jace Kessler - Cob
9. Justin Cokinos - Cob
10. Zack Claeys - Cob
T51 (4-6) Stock Shaft Drive Moto 1 Results:
1. Chase Yentzer - Yam
2. Vance Stiers - Ktm
3. Brandon Coates - Yam
4. Gage Linville - Cob
5. Cody Russell - Yam
6. Chandler Randall - Yam
7. Conner Lawrence - Yam
8. Timmy Smith - Yam
9. Larry Reyes Jr - Yam
10. Lukas Lewis - Yam
51 (7-8) AMA 2 Stock Moto 1 Results:
1. Jordan Bailey - Cob
2. Carter Halpain - Cob
3. Jonathan Lee - Cob
4. Tristan Lewis - Cob
5. Michael Hicks - Cob
6. Dawson Driscoll - Cob
7. Drew Drennan - Cob
8. Tyler Bowling - Cob
9. Jett Janowski - Cob
10. Brock Papi - Cob
