VOLUME 58 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 19, 2021 P35
memory with Team Green/Mon-
ster Energy/Fly Racing KX250-
mounted Chance Hymas leading
the first 30-plus minutes.
Unfortunately for him, he even-
tually ran across some barbed
wire that stopped his bike—but
only after it had whipped his
back leaving him with several siz-
able lacerations.
FMF/Maxxis/RPM Racing
KTM's Mateo Oliveira took over at
that point and led the rest of the
way aboard his AEO Powersports/
DA8 Training/Klim 250 XC-F.
Coming from the second row, he
broke into the top five overall about
40 minutes in and reached fourth
overall by the time he got the white
flag. He finished six seconds
behind Hoeft with Bell fifth.
Defending class champ Tallon
LaFountaine of the SLR Honda
squad had a respectable day
with his runner-up finish, good
for sixth overall on his Skechers/
VP Racing Fuels/Alpinestars
CRF250RX.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Austin Walton continued his
comeback from last year's injury to
a promising fifth Pro and seventh
overall followed by Purvines Rac-
ing's Tyler Lynn and 3 Bros./Hatch
Racing Husqvarna's Dalton Shirey.
Two-time series champ Trevor
Stewart rounded out the top 10
after a big get-off on his Team
Green/Pro Circuit/Fasthouse
KX450X in the fastest part of
the deep sand. "It rang my bell a
little bit," he admitted. Having run
third in the early laps, he took
it positively when compared to
his 2020 campaign when he got
16th at the opener yet rebounded
to end up second in points.
Mark Kariya
A large field of Pro II racers lined up with
Mateo Oliveira (831) taking command about
40 minutes into the 90-minute feature race.
After going undefeated in
Pro Women last year, Brandy
Richards signaled her intent
to repeat that feat with an
uncontested victory at Mesquite.
