and came around the last lap with
Dalton right behind me because
I crashed second-to-last lap but
had to put the hammer down in
the last lap."
Dalton Shirey piloted his 3
Bros./SRT Husqvarna to third
overall for his first podium of the
season after pushing his way
through from a mid-pack start.
Shirey got around defending
champion Trevor Stewart on the
last lap to steal the final podium
spot, his feat all the more impres-
sive considering he'd finished on
the podium the day before at the
National Hare & Hound in Idaho.
But JCR Honda rider Stewart still
managed to take a step forward
in the points by finishing in front
of his nearest championship rival,
Justin Seeds, who rounded out
the top five aboard his Purvines
Racing Yamaha.
Clay Hengeveld thoroughly
wrung out his KX250F to claim
the Pro II victory, running down
3 Bros./SRT Husqvarna's Ciaran
Naran for the class win. Naran
held on for second ahead of
Tyler Lynn (Purvines
Racing Yamaha),
but Naran will hold
on to his red plate in
the 250cc Pro class
as he still heads the
championship.
In the Women Pro
division, Tarah Gieger
had her hands full
dealing with a hard-
charging Lauren
Woods, who made
a late-race charge
to nearly take the
win. Despite a crash
in which she was
momentarily stuck
under her JCR Honda, Gieger got
up to finish only seconds ahead
of Woods, and extend her lead in
the Women Pro championship.
"I'm glad it's over. I'm glad I sur-
vived!" Gieger said with a laugh.
"This place is super fast and riding
a 250F, you kind of give up a lot
out there. Pretty much the whole
track you're fighting an uphill battle
against those bigger bikes. But
overall the bike worked really well.
The team pitted really good and
I'm happy with the result."
Jean Turner
OVERALL:
1. Zach Bell (Kaw)
2. Blayne Thompson (Kaw)
3. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
4. Trevor Stewart (Hon)
5. Justin Seeds (Yam)
6. Derek Kelley (Hon)
7. Ryan Surratt (Kaw)
8. Clay Hengeveld (Kaw) Pro II
9. Ryan Reina (Kaw)
10. Mason Ottersberg (Bet)
IN
THE
WIND
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Blayne Thompson
held on for
second behind his
teammate despite a
late-race crash.
A fourth-place
finish was
enough to allow
Trevor Stewart
to extend his
points lead.
