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given the chance to qualify in last-chance qualifier s. Most of Friday's 37S ride r> also attended the following night's race, which had more than 1500 spec tat o rs in attendance. The track proved to be chall enging ye t safe , with no maj or injur ies o ccurring throughout th e week end. Wit h a coarse roc k/dust mixtu re , the dirt was excellent and prov ided great traction for ride rs of all skill leve ls. The first race of the evening blasted off, with I 2 riders contesting the Unlimited B class. Tennessee boys ruled the race. Yamaha pilot Andrew Wisdom of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, new out of the gate and smart ly completed his flight in Ilrst place. His Yamaha t ea mmat e Kevin Murphy o f Clarksville, Te nne sse e , finished seco nd , and Suzuki's Ale x Pappas of Greenbrier, Tennessee, claimed th ird . Jeffe ry Coates finishe d fo urth bu t accumu lated enough points to hold on to first place in the series points standings . Orange dom inated the 65cc ( 10- 1I) class, w ith the three to p finisher> all aboard KTMs. Tres Waldroop of Hayesville, North Carolina, claimed the champio nship in first place , with Bre nt Jernigan in second and Coby Coleman tak ing the third pod ium position. T he trio also qu a lified with the top three winning pos itions earlier in the day. Michael Miller d rove all the way from Missouri to compete in the two -day event. After su rviving a recent heart attack and three bypass surgeries, the 42 -year-old Miller managed a fifthplace finish in t he 2S0cc D class, be hind Jeff Jackson, Robert Ardry, Todd Gibbs and Ch uck Arno ld. "I drive 10 hours every year to attend the Shelbyville race . Victory Sports hosts the best event of the year • every year! The track was gre at - very technical but lots of fun," stated Miller, wh o added that the best moment of the weekend was watching his son K race and finish with a smile earlier in the even ing. yle The Shelbyville event award ed the large st Pro purse of the yle series . Top awards in th e I 25cc Pro class went to Suzuki's K Pre sto n, w ho earned first place, ahead of Team Green's Josh Whitmi re in secon d and red rider Scott Graves in th ird. The top 2S0c c Pro honors w ent to Ho nda 's Clinto n Shealy from Ga ines ville , Flo rida ; his Hond a teammate Kris Sw a ney o f Ringgold, Georgia, was second, and Suzuki's Kyle Preston from West erville , O hio, placed th ird . Victory Sports kicks off round one of the Thor United States Motocross Mega Series at Muddy Creek Raceway in Blountville, Tennessee, on March 6 and 7. For more information, check out WW'IN.vietory-sports.com RE SULTS 50 (4 -8) SHA FT: I. Harrison W~st (Cob); 2 . Damon Me sse r (Yam) ; 3. Nic::holas Wakefield; 4. Col t Pimnan (Yam) ; 5. Jon Shields (Yam). 50 (4 . 6): I. Dalton Hall (KTM); 2. Bnndon Hemingway (KTH ); J . Harrison West (Cob); 4. Chase McGee (1CTl1); 5. Christian Thoma< (KTM). SO (4 -8) OIL- IN); I. Und>ey Robinson (KTH ); 2. Da lton Hall (H on); J . Sam Altizer (Hon); 4. Se th Harding (KTM); 5. Chase McGee (1CTl1). SO (7 -8) ; I. Jud"", Wiodom (1CTl1); 2. 0"", Fields (C o b); 3. Jake Stansberry (KTM); 4 . G ilberta lopez (KTH); 5 . 5terl ing Chand,.,. (1CTl1). 65 0 (7-11); I. Anthony CalowoheOOe (!

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