SUPERCROSS
12TH ANNUAL RICKY CARMICHAEL DAYTONA AMATEUR SUPERCROSS
MARCH 7-9, 2021
DAY TONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAY TONA BEACH, FLORIDA
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Ivan Aldama Jr. finished fourth
on a KTM, with Crocket Myers
rounding out the top five on a
Yamaha.
"I had such a terrible day
yesterday and I'm so glad I was
able to come out here in the
finals and get a win," said Best.
"This is such a stacked event,
everyone is fast, so I just went
into the finals thinking about
myself and not worrying about
the competition."
Orange Brigade KTM's Ca-
den Braswell took an impressive
win in the Schoolboy 2 (12-17)
class, beating out DiFrancesco
and KTM's Ayden Shive.
The highly competitive Su-
permini 1 (12-15) went to Team
Green Kawasaki's Krystian Jan-
Jordan Bowen, who took wins
in the 450 C and 250 C Junior
(12-17) classes.
Logan Best proved to be best
in the Schoolboy 1 (12-17) divi-
sion, the Triangle Cycles North
Yamaha rider passing Noah Ste-
vens (KTM) on the second lap
and then holding off Yamaha's
Justin Allen to take the lead.
Best, who struggled during
qualifying races on Sunday,
looked in top form on Monday
as he stretched his lead to a
comfortable margin by the end
of the race.
Bryce Shelly (KTM) moved
into second place with an inside
move on lap four, dropping Allen
(Yam) to third, and from there
the top three were set in stone.
"All the gates are kind of
rough, so it was difficult picking
a good one, but I got off to some
good starts today, which is key
for this track," said Cochran.
KTM riders Agustin Bar-
reneche and Jude Smerlick were
second and third in the Super-
mini 2 (13-16) class, while Luke
Fauser and Thomas Wood were
second in third in the Mini Sr 1
(12-14) division, both on KTMs.
Other riders claiming more
than one win included New
Hampshire legend Tony Larus-
so, who claimed championships
in the Senior 40+ and in the
Senior 45+ classes; Landon
Gibson, with titles in the 85cc
(10-12) Limited and the 85 (10-
12) divisions; and Georgia rider
Illinois' Krystian
Janik won
the highly
competitive
Supermini 1
(12-15) class.
