ship standings with Gonzalez.
Schwartz was third in the final
Open moto, despite hurting his
back during the race.
"I worked my way up to third,
and I think I just hurt my back
seat-bouncing in the 10 Com-
mandments," said Schwartz. "It
got super stiff, and it was difficult
for me to ride, but Stilez and
Mason rode good and I did the
best that I could."
Another spectacular perfor-
mance during the week came
from Rock River Yamaha's Levi
Kitchen who swept the 250 B
Limited class, parlaying great
starts into a 1-1-1 moto tally to
beat out the 2-3-2 of KTM's Dax-
ton Bennick, who was second
despite breaking his collarbone
two weeks before the race, and
the 4-2-5 of Monster Energy/
Star/Yamaha Racing's Matt
LeBlanc, and Deep South Kawa-
saki's Luca Marsalisi.
In the 450 B class Limited
class, Kitchen topped SmarTop/
Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts
Honda's Luke Kalaitzian and
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Luke Lassiter.
"This is surreal," said Kitchen.
"I've been working a long time
for this, and to go 1-1-1 is a great
feeling. I just got good starts this
week and put it together, and I'm
so thankful."
Kitchen posted the two-fastest
lap times of the week, includ-
ing the Pro classes, and plans
on moving to the A divisions for
future races.
Monster Energy Team Green
Kawasaki's Ryder DiFrancesco
(85cc) went six for six in motos
to claim his seventh- and eighth-
career Loretta Lynn's Champion-
ships.
A foursome of fast riders kept
the pressure on DiFrancesco all
week, including Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Evan Ferry, KTM's
Benjamin Garib of Chile, Mon-
ster Energy Team Green Kawa-
saki's Gavin Towers and KTM's
Jayden Clough; however, the
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Max Vohland swept the
125cc B/C and Schoolboy
Championships.
