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into the third and deciding moto,
while Kessler (1-3) had four.
Kessler held the early lead in
moto three, but, after an intense
battle that produced at least four
lead changes, Yoder took the
lead for good (and the title) when
Kessler tipped over.
"The first 10 or 15 minutes I was
pushing as hard as I could; Jace
was putting me through a test, for
sure," said Yoder. "I did what I had
to do to stay close, and obviously I
made mistakes and he made mis-
takes. That was one of the gnarli-
est races I had this week."
The 450 B race saw Yamaha's
Matt LeBlanc take the title with
a 1-1-2 performance over Levi
Newby's (Husqvarna) 2-2-3. Austin
Black won the final moto, but a
DNF in the first moto left the Su-
zuki rider out of the title picture.
The 250 B class saw Yamaha's
Mason Gonzales take the title
with a 1-2-1 moto performance.
Suzuki's Hunter Yoder (2-1-2) and
Hunter Yoder (3-4-3) went 2-3
overall, respectively.
Forty-seven-year-old Yamaha
Ambassador Mike Brown proved
he's still got what it takes by outrun-
ning 30-year-old Darryn Durham
(Yam) to win the Junior 25+ divi-
sion. The former 125 National Mo-
tocross Champion returned also to
sweep the 40+ race over Kawasa-
ki-mounted John Grewe. Grewe
used a 1-1-1 moto performance to
win the Vet 50+ class ahead of
Suzuki's Barry Carsten (2-2-2).
Husqvarna's Nick Romano
won both of the Mini Sr. titles.
He went 1-1-3 to win the Mini Sr
1 (12-14) and 1-4-1 to win the Mini
Sr 2 (13-15) classes. KTM's Mark
Fineis gave Romano a run for his
money in the final Mini Sr 2 moto,
but went down on the last lap, as
Romano cruised in for the win.
Jazzmyn Canfield clinched the
Women National Championship
with a 1-1-2 score, yielding only to
Triangle Cycles Yamaha team-
mate Jordan Jarvis (2-2-1) in the
final moto. The Women's class
was a hugely competitive class
with Utah's Tayler Allred (KTM)
rounding out the podium with a
4-3-5 score.
Jordan Jarvis will join Brandy
Richards and Becca Sheets on
this year's Women's Trophy Team
at the International Six Days in
Portugal in November.
Shan Moore
Jett Lawrence was flying
in 250 Pro Sport, but a
mechanical cost him the title.
