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within the AMA District 37/FMF
Big 6 Grand Prix Series, this round
co-sanctioned with the Arizona
Motorcycle Racing Association
(AMRA) at the Crazy Horse Camp-
ground race track. If he wanted to
have any chance of retaining that
number-one plate, he needed to
win, plain and simple.
But when the race started, it
didn't appear he'd be able to do
so.
"I went into the first corner and I
had no front brake and I fell down,"
the AHM/FMF/Seven-backed FX
450 rider said. "I was dead last
and came all the way up into third
[early on the second lap]."
Despite getting hung up by a
few slower riders (a fairly frequent
occurrence for a number of races
during the weekend, due at least
in part to the 1546 entries for the
weekend on a course that was by
some estimates less than three
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
MARK KARIYA
"I
came into today obviously
knowing what I had to do
considering the points
situation—if Zach Bell wins, what
place I have to get to wrap up
the championship—so I came in
knowing exactly what needed to
happen," Trevor Stewart said.
The Johnny Campbell Racing
Honda rider's 24-point lead over
3 Bros./STI Husqvarna's Bell
allowed him a measure of forgive-
ness in that even if Bell were to
win, finishing ninth or better in the
eighth and final round of the AMA
Big 6 West Coast Grand Prix
Series (WCGP) would be enough
to clinch it from the defending
champion.
Bell was also keenly aware
of what he needed to do in the
90-minute, $2000 feature race
ZACH BELL WINS SEASON FINAL,
TREVOR STEWART CLAIMS WCGP
CHAMPIONSHIP
Trevor Stewart and
the JCR Honda team
celebrate his first
WCGP championship
since winning WCGP
Pro II in 2015.
BATTLE
TO
BELL
