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Ian Trettel, shown here on his RM85, won the Junior Cycle 65cc Modified (9-11) class. He finished fourth in both the 85cc Stock and Modified (Through 11) classes. Nicco Izzy won the 85cc SIIock (12-13) c.... and finished third in the Modified event. Also, he finished an impressive second overall to Mike Alessi in the 85cc Open _nt. with many of the riders duct-taping their numbers on makeshift numberplates on top of their helmets to allow scorers to score them accurately. Speed was the name of the game in first moto of the 250cc Stock Pro class, as Suzuki-mounted Derek Costella narrowly pulled the holeshot over Honda-mounted Cory Francis. Costella led the entire moto, but the real battle in the first moto was between Honda riders James Marshall and J.J. Pecsok, as Marshall reeled in Pecsok on the second lap to take over second after Francis had fallen behind. When the checkered flew, it was Costella, Marshall and Pecsok finishing first through third, respectively. Honda-mounted Chad Ward and Kawasaki-mounted Shane Doughty rounded out the top five. The second moto was pretty much a repeat of the first, with Costella taking the holeshot, but this time Pecsok and Marshall were right on his tail. Costella, Pecsok and Marshall held their positions until the last lap and finished in the same order as the first, Costella taking the overall. Marshall's solid 2-2 performance was good enough for a second-place payout, followed by Pecsok's 3-3 for third. Ward and Doughty had to settle for fourth and fifth, respectively. The first moto of the 125cc Mod Pro class began with lots of action, as Marshall's hopes for a title seemed to all but disappear when he went down in the first corner after the long back straightaway and dislocated his shoulder. The first-lap leader was Yamaha-mounted Ward, of Falkville, Alabama, followed by Suzuki's Costella. Ward stalled his YZ in the first corner after the finish line, allowing Costella to move into first place, followed by Hemet, California's Daton Beavers on his Suzuki, and Kawimounted Teddy Maier. With only two laps to go, Maier reeled in Beavers on the back straight to take over the top spot, but that lead didn't last long as Beavers passed Maier in the back section of the track. When the checkers came out, it was Beavers and Costella, who overtook Maier before the finish. Aaron Smith and Bobby Garrison rounded out the top five. Yamaha rider Garrison pulled the holeshot in the second moto as Ward, Doughty and Maier battled for position. Garrison and Ward swapped positions several times throughout the race. At one time, it was a threeway battle for first place with Garrison, Ward and Maier all out front banging bars. When the checkers came out it was Maier who took the win. Maier's 3-1 score was only good enough for second place, though, as Derek Costella topped the 250cc Stock Pro class. Beavers' 1-2 landed him the title. Garrison's 5-5 gave him third place, followed by Doughty's 7-4 and Smith's 4-9. The Pee Wee riders were out in force, with two divisions in the Pee Wee 50cc Mod (7-8) class. KTM and Cobra gave each other a run for their money in this class, with Cobra taking seven of the top 10 places; however, KTM topped the podium, as Blake Dungey took home the title with a perfect 1-1 score in the division races and first in the runoff. Cobra riders Gavin Trettel, Joey Peters and c Zachary Bell finished out second through fourth in that order. Caden Hadley, who is somewhat known for doubling the triple at the Salt Lake City Supercross earlier this year, rounded out the top five on his KTM. In the 65cc Stock (9-11) event, three divisions had a total of 95 riders. The starts were wild, the gates were full, and the racing action was super. Two Suzuki hopefuls, Ian Trettel and Eli Tomac, got stuck in the mud in a big pileup right out of the gate, which ended their hopes for a title in that class. Cody Robbins was on fire aboard his KTM as he made his way to the top of the podium, followed by Kawasaki riders Michael Hall, Rodolfo Fernandez, Michael Leib and Blake Wharton, who finished second through fifth, respectively. Suzuki's Trettel came back with a vengeance in the 65cc Modified (911) class, taking the win with apparent ease. Terren O'Dell tore it up on his Kawasaki to take home the second-place trophy, followed by Suzuki-mounted Tevin Tapia for third. Austin Howell and Wharton rounded out the top five. O'Dell also had a stellar performance in the 85cc Stock (0- 11) class by grabbing the holes hot and never looking back. The first lap looked like a Kawasaki freight train, with Fernandez and Wharton right behind O'Dell. Wharton stalked Fernandez but never passed him. The checkers came out with O'Dell leading the pack, followed by Fernandez, Wharton, Ben LaMay and Trettell. O'Dell's 2-1 score plus the win in the main gave him the title. Fernandez went in with a 3-2, and that plus a second-place finish in the main were good enough for the second-place trophy. A third in the main, plus a 6-3 score for Wharton placed him just out of the top five with a sixth-place finish. LaMay's 1-4 in the division races, plus a fourth in the main were sufficient for a third-place finish overall. Trettel and Leib rounded out the top five. The 85cc Modified (12-13) action was loaded with 84 riders in three divisions. When all was said and done, Zach Osborne, from Abingdon,