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shey. As the 20-rider pack ripped off the line for mota two, Hershey and Miller went side by side through the first tum. Miller grabbed the lead and didn't look back. He took the win and the overall. Hershey had to settie for second. Third overall was Craig Glavan, followed by Jeremy Warren. Ohio International Raceway Bowman, Kilgore Perfect at OIR By ROB PETRAs RAVENNA,OH,MAY19 Honda rider Bo Bowman and Suzuki jockey David Kilgore could not have scripted a better day at Ohio Intemational Raceway. Both riders won all their motos and led just about every lap. Bowman, from Berlin Center, Ohio, took his Street Track [, Trail/Pro Action/Scott/pJl Hondas to the overall wins in the LJghtweight and Heavyweight Pro classes. In the first Heavyweight mota, Jared Meister, on a Kames/Midwest Motorsports/ Smith/Sinisalo/Gaerne Honda four-stroke, grabbed the lead and held it for just under one lap. Bowman picked up the pace and pushed his CR250R past. He continued to pull three to five seconds per lap on the rest of the pack. Meister held second, with Suzuki rider Todd Streit coming on strong for third. In mota two, Bowman led from start to finish. Streit was fourth off the line but quickly moved into second. Meister gated sixth but was in third by the second lap. The two racers battled hard for the runner-up position. Streit came out on top and claimed second overall, but Meister was right on his rear fender, waiting for a mistake that never came. Bowman also dominated the Lightweight Pro dass, with a lot of action behind him between Yamaha riders Nick Wylie, Matt Macan and Cory Skinner. Macan and Wylie fought over second in the first mota, with Skinner working up from a bad start. Macan then crashed and retired, and Skinner finished third. In mota two, it was Skinner getting the edge over Wylie for second overall. Kilgore. on a Maxima/Boyesen/Twin Air/Krause/Dunlop Suzuki, won both 125cc B matos, with Yamaha rider Ken Vogt taking second and Honda-mounted Josh Kampa finishing third. Kampa had to come from behind in both motos. Kilgore was the dominant rider in the 250cc B and Extra dasses as well. Looking strong and confident out front, he took six out of six moto wins without much resistance. In the Senior Mini class, Thomas Beckett Jr., on an FMF/FCR/M2R/RK/Excell KX85, took the overall after battling with Ryan Boyer and Andy Sczypta. Boyer had the lead in both motos but drifted back to 3-3 finishes. Sczypta took mota one, with Beckett in tow. Secondmoto action had Beckett taking the win and the overall, holding off Sczypta, who was looking for a way around at every comer. Jay Hershey got the holeshot in the first mota in the Over 25 division on a big YZ426F.Chris Miller, on a Midwest CR250 Honda, was four seconds off the pace. Miller pushed but could not catch the speedy Her- R.sults PiW BEG, l. .....n ANd (KT"), 2. Joy wollen (&a); 3. Trisbn Sprague (KTM); 4. Anthony C&I'OITle (KTM): S. Shane Smallwood (Yom). P/W JR: l.JW\att Toth (Hus): 2. Cal~ Green (KTM); 3. Aaron Bergman (KTM.): 4. Alex Christie (Hus): 5. Juke AlIttls (KTM.). P/W $R: I. Daniel Herrlein (Cob); 2. Danny Lahood (KTM): 3. Nick Anderson (KTM); 4. Cade Clason (KTM); 5. Scott Sukey Jr. (C""). TB 100: 1. COl'}' Turner (Hon): 2. Jedyn WIlls (yam). 65 BEG: 1. Jesae Garland (KTM); 2. Jimmy Kaylor (Kaw): 3. Scott Sukey Jr. (!

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