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"I ended up on my head after
the first lap and thought my
race was over," said Del Fante.
"I got back up and tried to run
smooth, smart laps. Overall it
was a really good day, and I
got on the podium. I'm getting
more comfortable with the sand.
We're making progress."
Fourth went to Brock Reveal
(Yamaha) and fifth to Mason Ot-
tersberg (Sherco).
Defending champ Robby Bell
was hoping to gain some ground
on Sutherlin in the champion-
ship, but he too dropped out
of the race with a mechanical
during the fifth lap while running
fourth. Justin Wallis' bike was
another victim of the sandy track.
Eric Yorba, a regular in the
WORCS Championship, did
not attend the race after having
injured his back earlier in the
week.
Despite the DNF, Sutherlin
still leads the championship
by 15 points over Seeds, with
Bell slipping back to third. He
trails his teammates, Seeds, by
10 points. Damon is fourth, six
points behind Bell.
In Pro 2, Dante Oliveira won
his second consecutive race
and padded his points lead in
the process. Oliveira hasn't
finished lower than second all
season. He has won three races
this year and finished second
three times. Oliveira dominated
the race, leading every lap and
holding off Kyle Mercier at the
finish. Alex Dorsey was third.
In Pro 2 Lights, Cooper Ab-
bott scored his second straight
win. Abbott had a great start and
recovered from a crash in the
scoring chute to net the victory
with a last-lap pass. Jake Alvarez
battled Abbott to the finish, but
settled for second, followed by
Clay Hengeveld.
Harlen Foley
PRO:
1. Justin Seeds (Kaw)
2. Travis Damon (Hon)
3. Michael Del Fante (Yam)
4. Brock Reveal (Yam)
5. Mason Ottersberg (Shr)
6. Clayton Gerstner (Yam)
7. Gary Sutherlin (Yam)
8. Robby Bell (Kaw)
9. Justin Wallis (Bet)
Travis Damon
went for the
Pro-class win,
but came up
half a second
short.
