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[Pearson], and I didn't get him until,
like, 15 miles before the end. I tried
my hardest and tried to minimize the
points damage."
Getting second to Wasson in
2:07:04 meant he slipped five points
further behind with three rounds left,
though he's still optimistic. "I think
the next rounds will play to my favor,"
Argubright said. "I felt really good here,
the best I've felt [here]. I was able to
charge the whole time. There just
wasn't anything technical, so it was
hard to be faster than someone. It was
a complete sprint for two hours be-
cause it was [not very technical] so not
a lot separating everyone. I'm going to
work on my starts."
As for Pearson, the defending race
champ ended up third in 2:07:53
aboard his Precision Concepts/Berk-
ley Yamaha/O'Neal Racing YZ450FX.
"I've had a few injuries over the sum-
mer, too, from the last national, so I've
been recovering from that," he
revealed. "I've been riding a lot
the last couple weeks and feel-
ing better, so I knew I'd do well
with a [good] start. Obviously,
I got a good start—pulled the
holeshot; me and Tyler Lynn
were side by side. I was able
to get him, but Joe and Jake—
hat's off to them—they rode like
champs today. They were just
better than me, honestly."
Lynn finished fourth, 1:09
behind Pearson, with Beta's
Chance Fullerton fifth.
Beta support rider Zane
Roberts and his Six Five O
Racing/Sierra BMW & Beta/
Klim 250 RR topped Pro 250
for the fourth consecutive
round to extend his points
lead over Economy Floors/
Steadmans Yamaha's Daemon
Woolslayer, 170-130.
Roberts claimed sixth overall
ahead of Purvines Racing Ya-
maha's Nick Burson with Wool-
slayer eighth overall. STI/3
Bros. Husqvarna's Ryan Smith
and Garrett Off-Road Racing
KTM's Kadin Guard rounded
out the top 10 overall.
Mark Kariya
Overall
1. Joseph Wasson (Beta)
2. Jacob Argubright (Kaw)
3. Axel Pearson (Yam)
4. Tyler Lynn (Yam)
5. Chance Fullerton (Beta)
6. Zane Roberts (Beta)
7. Nick Burson (Yam)
8. Daemon Woolslayer (Yam)
9. Ryan Smith (Hus)
10. Kadin Guard (KTM)
Despite the dust,
Brandy Richards added
another triumph in
Women Pro.
Local favorite Otto
Pearson dominated
the Youth National,
taking the overall
and Big Wheel win
for the fourth time
this season.
