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OFF-ROAD 2018 AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ROUND / NOVEMBER 3, 2018 FORD IDAHO CENTER / NAMPA, IDAHO P84 EnduroCross Championship. Beta's Morgan Tanke finished third in the race and the champi- onship. "I put a lot of effort into this se- ries this year and it's the last Na- tional Championship I had to win before I won all the major off-road series titles in the United States," said Martinez. "Last week I was thinking back to how much I've put into this sport and every series I've committed to; I've come away with the number-one plate. So, I'm very happy about that. "Coming into the first round this year I won and then I struggled a few races, so I went down to KTM's track and I just put in a lot of work with Antti [Kallonen, team manager] and the team. They pushed me really hard and we got it done. I'm very happy to win those last three rounds and get this title." Martinez won the championship with 122 points over Shelby Turner who earned 116. Tanke was third with 91. Allie Dorsey and Monique Johnson rounded out the top five for the season. CN Super EnduroCross Main 1. Cody Webb (KTM) 2. Colton Haaker (Hus) 3. Ty Tremaine (Bet) 4. Kyle Redmond (Hus) 5. Ty Cullins (Bet) 6. Geoff Aaron (GG) 7. Cory Graffunder (Hus) 8. Max Gerston (Bet) 9. Noah Kepple (GG) 10. Cooper Abbott (KTM) a three-point lead over Shelby Turner (AE Racing) in the Wom- en's class. Turner was the two-time defending champion and, if she won the race, she would tie the points and take the champion- ship with the final race finishing position being the tiebreaker. Martinez took the lead at the start of the main event, but Turn- er made a block pass to take the point about halfway through the first lap. Martinez then passed Turner back on the next lap with a similar block pass in the same corner leading into the Matrix. A lap later, both riders had trouble in the wood pit and were bar to bar as they both pushed their bikes to get going. Martinez came out with the lead and held the position for the remaining two laps to take the win and her first Forty-six-year-old Aaron finished the race in sixth to cap off a solid season that ended up with him earning fifth in the championship, just a single point ahead of Cullins. For Aaron, a former main event winner who has raced most of the Endu- roCross events since the first one in 2004, this was his best season in several years. SRT-Husqvarna's Cory Graf- funder finished seventh in only his third race back after a serious ankle injury. Beta's Gerston finished eighth in only his second race back from a hand injury. Noah Kepple finished ninth after battling with a large group of riders for the fifth spot. Cooper Abbott rounded the top ten on his RPM Team Maxxis KTM. Kacy Martinez (FMF KTM) came into the Boise final with Kacy Martinez (496) took the Women's-class win and the championship.