best so far this season. Far from
being disheartened by his team-
mate's runaway performance,
he pointed out, "our lap times
are actually pretty dang close.
We're riding the same exact
bike—same motor, same gear-
ing, everything—and I've got 45
pounds on him, so his bike's go-
ing to be a little bit faster, but it's
no big deal. We're going to keep
working; this is the closest we've
been, [especially] coming from
fifth place [off the start]."
With a break in his sched-
ule, FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing
KTM's Dante Olivera made the
trek from Northern California for
only the second time this season
and finished 33 seconds behind
Stewart for fourth, one spot
better than he'd placed at round
two.
SRT/3 Bros. Husqvarna's
Dalton Shirey came in fifth with
FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing
KTM's Eric Yorba sixth as he
recovers from knee injury. Beta's
Chance Fullerton claimed sev-
enth ahead of Purvines Racing
Yamaha's Tyler Lynn, the Pro II
winner for the second time this
season. His Pro-class teammate
Justin Seeds and Pro II runner-
up Ciaran Naran aboard his
SRT/3 Bros. Husky rounded out
the top 10 overall.
JCR Honda's Tarah Gieger
wrapped up the Pro Women's
championship with her fourth
consecutive class victory after
starting the season with two
runner-up finishes.
Mark Kariya
PRO
1. Zach Bell (Kaw)
2. Blayne Thompson (Kaw)
3. Trevor Stewart (Hon)
4. Dante Oliveira (Hus)
5. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
6. Eric Yorba (KTM)
7. Chance Fullerton (Bet)
8. Tyler Lynn (Yam)
9. Justin Seeds (Yam)
10. Ciaran Naran (Hus)
IN
THE
WIND
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Before the start of the
feature race, the Purvines
Racing Yamaha squad paid
tribute to fallen teammate
and Ridgecrest resident
Cody Kurtz who would've
been 19 on race day.
