OFF-ROAD
ROUND 9 / OCTOBER 12-13, 2019
JOHNSON VALLEY OHVA / LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
P70
KENDA/SRT AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
eral positions to have any hope of
reversing their positions—a daunt-
ing task on what could be consid-
ered home turf for Argubright.
Third for much of the race,
he inherited second when early
leader Dalton Shirey pulled to the
side of the trail, the effort having
expended the under-the-weather
3 Bros./SRT Husqvarna rider,
triggering stomach issues.
"Yeah, it was kind of a bummer
today," Motul/Kenda/Fly Racing
430 RR-mounted Wasson said.
"I gave it my best and came in
with a positive attitude, and it just
didn't happen for us, but we're all
happy and healthy and will live to
fight another day.
"It's been a lot of work. It's
been six, eight years [chasing
the championship profession-
ally]," Argubright said. "I'm just
so relieved! The last three races,
I was down in points, and I was
real nervous this week."
He was down by exactly 10
points going into the Check
Chase, and Wasson knew that
the odds were against him. He'd
have to beat Argubright by sev-
A good start put
Argubright in
second, with title
rival Joe Wasson
behind him.
