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Larry Tr evin o, Ka wasak i-m ounted Rick Welch, and T om Denchel Ford Suzuk i rider Fre d Mendoza . Th alh eim er never look ed back ed as he led from start to finish, followed by Welch and hard-ch arging Suzuk i ride r Rob Majors. In m ota tw o , Thalhei m er again rocket ed into th e lead , but A the na, O regon's Suzu k im ou nt ed Co ry Hardy kept him ho nest early o n . We lc h sta rte d in thi rd b ut d isposed of Har dy mi dw ay throug h lap fou r. Tha lheimer to ok the mota win, but not before Welc h made it a littl e close fo r second. Har dy fi nished a stro ng th ird . In t h e f irs t 2 5 0 c c Junio r mota, Th a lheim er once again absc o nded with t he ho leshot. Yama ha rider J erem y Welch from Ya k ima , Washi ngto n , and Spo r ts Cycle Suzuki sta r John Stewart followed in close pu rsui t. It wasn 't lo ng before Tha lhe imer and Welch pulled away fro m the res t of the fi eld . Welc h was beg in ning to show some aggressive m o ves , an d he was ju st i nc hes away fro m T ha lheimer turn after turn. With t w o laps to go, Welch m ade an im pressive m ov e over th e 65- foot Pro dou ble and m ad e th e pa ss, m ovin g Th al hei m er ba ck to second . We lch bega n to buil d a le ad and w as ready to ta k e t h e c h eck ered flag , b ut with o n e j ump an d t wo turns to go he went down, g iving the lead and th e win to a very surp rised T ha l he i m e r . St ew a rt to ok seco n d, wh ile Honda rid er Ky le James ca m e from a rnl d pa c k sta rt to fin i sh a strong th ird . W e l ch rec overed to nai l do wn fourth. In m ota t wo, Welch and Th al heim er wer e out front aga in . Suzuki j ockey Jo sh Cockrum bol ted in to th ird on th e st art . As Welch was ridi ng a fl awl ess race out front , Th alheim er was conte nt with second, as he wa s going for th e ove rall win . Welch took th e checkers, and Thalhei mer ca me in a distant second. Cockru m was third, and Hond a ride r Au stin Svang re n from Ken new ic k, Washington , wa s fourth. O ne of th e m ost enjoya ble cla sses of th e da y to watch was t he 250cc Nov ice cla ss. So me of th e riders can surp rise the fa ns wit h so m e eye-p o p p i ng mo ves . In m o t a o n e , Yamaha rid er Je ff B otefuhr from Irrigon, Ore go n, j umped out to the lead, but Bri an Kuk es, o n his Les Schwa b tire-shod Hond a, went from a seven th-place start to second in j ust under half a lap , and the race w as on as Botefuh r and Kukes pull ed awa y from t he pack. On the final lap , Kuk es m ade his m ove, setting Botefuh r up on a double j ump and ma k ing the pl c ture-perfect pass to take the m ota win. Bote fuh r and Yam aha's Tim Wheatl ey rou nd ed out the top three. In m ota tw o , Ku k es aga in ca me from a fi fth -p lace sta rt and slo wly picked off riders one by one fo r th e m ota and ove rall win. Results P{W OIL-INJ : I. Zache Bodi (Yllm); 2. Jimmy Gifford ry (Y~ m); 3. Chandler Fortun e (Yllm ). P/W (4· 6): I. Cody Evanson (Hus); 2. Tyler Vanl.lmdt (Pol); 3. Hunter Evanson (Hus). P/W (7-8): 1. Trevor Ivey (Co b) ; 2. Scot Sheedy (Pol) ; 3. Ty Fumk (KTM) . P/W OPEN: 1. Trevor lvey (Cob); 2. Scott Sheedy (Pol); 3. Cody Evanson ( Hus). 60 (1 .8 ) : I. Tre vor lve y (KTM ) ; 2. Tanner Os.....old (Kow); 3. Brice Green (Kaw). 60 (9- 11): 1. Landon Carrrer (Cob); 2. Alec Watts (K