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part opened the door for Peters
to move into first place at the
end of the race.
Honda rider Cullin Park took
third, Teasdale fourth and Hicks
fifth.
On Saturday, the 250 Pro
main was another impressive
showing by Peters. He finished
the race the same way he start-
ed and that was in first place.
Zachary Butkiewicz (KTM)
shot out the gate with his best
start of the series but was un-
able to hang on for too long. A
battle for the second and third
broke out, involving Teasdale,
Park and Dustin Winter (Ya-
maha). Alessi, who started the
race in seventh place, got on the
gas and worked his way into the
second spot on the second-to-
last lap. Park rounded out the
final podium spot.
In a repeat of Friday night's
450 Pro main, Alessi would start
the race in the front of the pack,
but Peters was able to take the
lead back—a little sooner this
time—passing Alessi on the
fourth lap. Peters and Alessi
rode solid, and the top two
spots went unchallenged for the
remainder of the race.
Park held the third spot
throughout the main, withstand-
ing constant pressure by Hicks
and Winters.
Peters has a commanding
lead in the championship in
both classes, but the races for
second and third are close. In
the 250 class, Park holds a slim
two-point lead over Bitterman,
with Alessi another eight points
back in fourth.
In the 450 class, Alessi is
second but by only a point over
Park. Another nine points back
in fourth is Bitterman.
In the overall championship,
Peters is alone at the top with
312 points, followed by Alessi
with 251 and Park with 243
points. Teasdale (213) and Bit-
terman (209) round out the top
five. CN
Mike Alessi (800) is
getting stronger with
each round but hasn't
been able to finish
ahead of Peters just
yet. He's currently
second in the overall
championship.
