MOTOCROSS
AMA AMATEUR NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP AT LORETTA
JULY 31-AUGUST 4, 2018
LORETTA LYNN RANCH / HURRICANE MILLS, TENNESSEE
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winners Darin Downs (TN), Chad
Wages (MD), and Taylor Painter
(TX) all suffered inconsistent
scores. In the 45+ class Califor-
nia's Terry Bostard went 1-1-4 for
the title, dropping the last moto
to overall runner-up Ed Ralston of
North Carolina.
There were three Women's
classes at Loretta Lynn's, includ-
finished third behind Grewe and
Carsten.
The Vet 30+ and Senior 45+
classes do not allow past pro
riders with AMA Supercross/Pro
Motocross points to enter, clear-
ing the way for true sportsmen to
challenge one another for titles.
Florida's Kenny Day took the 30+
class with 3-3-2 scores, as moto
the last Senior +40 moto, which
he went into with 2-2 scores, then
struggled to finish sixth.
Grewe's win and fourth-place
finish marked his 42nd and 43rd
starts at Loretta Lynn's. The
all-time record is held by Tallahas-
see, Florida's Earl May, who's
47th start came this year in the
Masters +50 class, where he
Jalek Swoll (30) and
Pierce Brown battled all
week long. Brown won
three motos and set the
fastest lap time of the
week (one minute, 51
seconds) but Swoll took
both class titles home
with him to Florida.
