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3 0th NMA World M in i G rand Prix Las Vegas Motor Spee dWay .- (Le ft) Dan ie l Paluzzi (shown) and hi s broth er Nick e ach pull ed off a win In the Pe e-Wee el asses, (Right) T urbo Reif won the 12S cc Sto ck Pro class. beat T om ac to th e checkered flag. Finishing third w as James Stewart's younger brother Malcolm, followed by Dak ot a Garner , Gra nt Ransdell and Kyle Goerk e. T he Paluzzi brothers k ept it all in the fam ily at Las Vegas. Each of them took ho me the "big trophy : with litt le Daniel " Boone" Paluzzi topping Shane Hall and Zac Be ll in the 50cc (4 -6) Sto ck class for his first -ever National title, wh ile bigger brother Nick nailed do wn top ho nors in the Super Pee Wee cla ss in front of Garner, Micha el M eiterm an , Josh Greco and David Meade. Josh Hill go t th e best of M ini star Zac h O sb ou rn e in th e 80cc ( 7-11) class . Hill's larger size could have co ntr ibut ed to his success at Las Vegas , as the smaller Osbourne struggled in the whoops all week . "We are gonna go home and build th ose wh oops at our farm : Osborne said aft er the 80cc Stock (7 -1 1) race, whe re he fin ished second behind double -class winner Josh Hill. Domin ic Izzi st epped it up at th is year's World Minis, pos ting a coup le of wins in the 65cc (9- 11) class . lzzi, who hail s from M ichigan , spent most of April rid ing on th e West Co ast and took advantage of the numerous practice days at Las Vegas, and was ob viousl y ready to prepa re to do battle. He scored wins ahead of "Flyi ng Pickle " Dustin Pip es and Co lten Ma yn ard in th e 65cc Mod i fi ed ( 9-1 1), and Osbourne and Mathew Lemoine in the 65 cc Stock (9 - 11) cl ass. CN 125 5TK NOV : 1. Richard Farren ( Han) ; 2. Chase Meineke (Yam); 3. Jeff Loop (Hon); 4. Andy Bakken (Yam); 5. Rusty Huddle (Yam ). 125 MOD NOV; I. Rusty Huddle (Yam); 2. Andy Pipes (Kaw); 3. Colten Maynard ( KTM) ; 4 . Trevor Reis (KTM); 5. Tyler Villopoto KTM) . 65 STK (9 -11 ): I. Dominic lui (KTM); 2. loch Osborne (KTM); 3 . Mathew Lemo ine (Kaw) ; 4. Kyle Keylon (KTM): 5. Tylo r Johnson (KTM). 85 STK (0 · 1 1): I. Jos hua Hill (Kaw) : 2. Zach Osborne (Suz) ; 3 . Jose Lewis ( Hon); 4 . Deen Dyess (Suz ); 5. Trey Canard (Kaw). (0- 11) ; 1. Joshua Hill (Kaw); 2. Dean Dyess {Sua): 3 . Domi nic lui (Suz); 4. Cole Seely (Suz); 5. ss Jase Lewis ( Hon). 85 STK ( 12· 13) : I. Davi Mills.ps (Suz); 2. Josh Lichtle (Suz); 3 . Kyle Chisholm ( Kaw) ; 4 . Dennis Janco (Kaw ); 5 . Jarred Browne (Yam) . 85 MOD ( 12- 13): 1. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 2. Kyle Chisholm (Kaw ); 3 . Mike Alessi (Yarn }: 4. Dennis Janco ( Kaw); 5. Jarred Browne (Yam ). 85 STK ( 14- 16): 1. Jimmy Nelso n (Yam ) ; 2 . Kelly Tedde r (Kaw ); 3. Daniel Sani (Hon); 4 . Charlie Las Vegas MotorSpeedway Las Vegas, Nevada Morrison ( Hon); 5 . Josh Grant (Hon). 85 MOD ( 14.1 6) : I. Ji mm y Nelson (Yam); 2. Bob Resuhs:AprillS-ZZ,2DDl 50 STK (0-6): I. Daniel Paluzzi (Cob), 2. Shane Hall (Pol) ; 3 . Zachary Bell (Cob ); 4 . Austin Smith (Pol); 5. Taylor Feller (Cob). 50 MOD (0 ·6 ): 1. Shane Hall (Pol); 2. Zachary Bell (Cob); 3. Cody Thomas (Cob); 4. Daniel Paluzzi (Cob); 5. Taylor Feller (Cob) . i 50 STK (7-8): I. Eli Tomac (Cob) ; 2. Nick Paluzz (Cob); 3. Tyler Moore (Cob); 4. David Meade (Cob); 5. Joshua Greco (Pol). 50 MOD (7· 8) : I. Eli Tomac (Cob) ; 2. Grant Ransdell ( KT M ); 3. Nick Paluzzi (Cob ): 4. Jo shua Greco (Pol); 5. Justin Starling (Cob). s /pw (6 -9) : I. Nick Paluzzi (Cob) ; 2 . Dakota Gamer (Cob); 3. Michael Meiterman (Cob ); 4 . Jo shua Greco (Pol): 5. David Meade (Cob). 65 STK (6· 8) : 1. Chris Thies (KTM); 2. Eli Toma c (KTM) ; 3 . Dakota Garner (Cob ) ; 4 . Brett Downey (Kaw) : 5. Tyle r Moore (KTM). 65 MOD (6- 8) : 1. Eli Tomac (KTM); 2. Malcolm Stewart (Kaw) ; 3 . Da kota Gamer ( Cob ); 4. Grant Ransdell (KTM); 5. Kyle Goerke (Kaw ). 65 MOD (9- 11): I. Dominic lui (KTM) ; 2. Dustin Kiniry ( S uz); 3 . Bryan Zacha ry ( Hon ); 4 . Charlie Morrison (Han ); 5 . Daniel Sanl ( Hon). 85 OPEN MOD : I. Davl Mill saps (Suz); 2. Bob Kiniry (Suz) ; 3 . Mik e Alessi (Yam ); 4. Josh Llchtle (Suz); 5. Kyle Chisholm (Kaw). $ /MlNI (0-1 6) : I. Ji mm y Nelson (Yam ); 2. Bob Kiniry (Suz): 3 . Davi Millsaps (Suz); 4 . Kyle Chisholm (Kew): 5 . Riley Kuroskr (Kaw). 125 STK BEG : . Shawn Burk ( Hon); 2 . Jeff Ashmore (Yam ); 3 . Matthew Williams (Yam); 4 . Jonathon McCormick (Yam) ; 5 . Jimmy Anderson (Yam) . n e _ s Haughelstine (v ern ): 5. Ryan Abrigo (Ka:w). 125 STK PRO : I. T urbo Rei f( Ho n) : 2. Billy Lan inovich (Ya m) ; 3. Ryan Mor ias (Ya m ); 4 . Chris Young (Suz); 5. Evan Laughridge (Suz). 125 MOD PRO : 1. Billy Lenlncvich (Yam ); 2 . Kevin Johnson (Yam) ; 3 . Eva n Laughridge (Suz); 4 . Chris Wheeler (Suz) ; 5. Chris Young (Suz). 2S0 STK NOV: I. And y Bakken (Yam) : 2. Bryan Wa tson (Yam ) ; 3 . J oey Gonza les ( Hon) ; 4 . David Jensen (Yam ); 5 . Jim Chambe rlin (Yam) . 2 S0 MOD NOV: 1. Brya n Watson (Ya m) ; 2 . Bobby Steffan (Yam); 3. And y Bakk en (Yam ); 4. J im Chamberlin (Yam ); 5 . David Jensen (Yam ). 250 STK INT: 1. Jesse Casillas (Yam) ; 2 . Steven Haughelstlne (Ya m) ; 3 . T im Weigand ( Hon) ; 4 . Rory Sullivan ( KTM) ; 5 . Ryen Sipes (tcew) . 25 0 MOD INT: I. Jesse Cesllles (Yam) ; 2. Ryan Sipes (Kew): 3 . Cole Siebler (Suz); 4 . T im Weigand (Hon); 5. James Ma", hall (Kaw ). 250 STK PRO : I. Bi lly Laninovich (Yam ) ; 2. Tur bo Reif ( Hon ); 3. Chris Wh eeler ( Suz) ; 4 . Evan Laughridge (Suz); 5. Kevin Johnson (Yam ). 250 MOD PRO: 1. Billy Lenlncvlch (Yam); 2 . Eva n Laughridge (Sua): 3 . T urbo Reif ( Han); 4. Kris Papworth ( tcew): 5. Sean Tho rnton (Hon) . 125 MOD BEG: I. Jeff Ashmor e (Yam); 2. Shawn 30. OPEN B: 1. Todd Gou ld (Suz); 2 . Geo ff Burk ( Hon); 3 . Jimm y Anderson (Yam) ; 4 . .Jc nethcn McC ormick (Yam); 5. Anthony Gallemore (KTM) . Waiters (Yam); 3 . Randy Comm ans (Yam) ; 4 . Steve (Left) Zack Osborne didn't get a w in, but he was always near the front of the 65cc (9 -11 ) classes. (Right) Jesse Casillas finished second t o Stewart three ti m es, bu t he did pull off wins In both the 250cc Stock and Modified Intennediate classes. cue Bakken ( Yam); 3. Cory McDaniel ( Yam ); 4. Bruce Prochnavy (Kaw); 5. Brad Alasid (Yam ). 125 BTK INT: 1. James Stewart ( Kaw); 2. Jesse Casillas ( Yam); 3 . Tim Weigand ( Hon ); 4 . James Ml!Irshall ( Kaw); 5. Nick Adams (Yam ). 125 MOD INT: 1. Ja m es Stewart (K aw); 2. Jesse Casillas (Yam) ; 3. Dona ld McGourty (Yam); 4. Ryan Sipes (Kaw ); 5. Nick Adams (Yam). 125 OPEN NONPRO: 1. James Stewart (Kaw) ; 2. Jesse Casillas (Yam ); 3. Nick Adams (Yam ); 4. Steven Stultz (Yam); 5. Mark Mescrop (Hon).

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