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finish matched his career-best
from round six, his excellent
start a major factor, of course.
He said, "I stayed behind Jake
all the way up the bomb, just
getting roosted. I guess I was a
little slow to pass him and it took
me 25 miles. Zane got around
both of us right after the end of
the bomb. We kind of separated
from there and I just rode the rest
of the race by myself pretty much
after I got around Jake."
Having ridden only a handful of
races this year while shifting fo-
cus to rallies, Argubright proved
his 2019 championship was no
fluke, his speed in the early go-
ing more than competitive.
"I'm on my practice bike which
has a lot of hours on it, but she
pulled through—it was awesome!"
he exclaimed before admitting,
"I had no expectations. I haven't
been training and I'm going to a
rally [in Abu Dhabi] next Thurs-
day. Honestly, I just wanted seat
time. I knew I would drop the
anchor and I did, but I felt really
good. It was good for my soul.
I'm happy where I'm at."
Fourth out of the pits, round
eight's Pro 250 winner Carter
Klein wasn't able to make it two
in a row after crashing on the
more technical second loop
which explored an area that was
recently reopened.
Instead, it was KTM of Aspen
Husqvarna-mounted Clayton
Gerstner who battled from ninth
at the pit to fourth overall and the
Pro 250 triumph in a last-ditch
effort to claim the title. He had
to win while class points leader
Corbin McPherson would have to
finish fifth or worse.
But Garrett Off-road Racing
Husqvarna rider McPherson did
what he needed to do and rode a
measured race behind Gerstner
and S.W. Roberts Construc-
(Above) Second to Morgan Tanke-
Colon was more than enough for
Britney Gallegos to defend her
Pro Women title. (Left) Corbin
McPherson was more than satisfied
with third Pro 250 and sixth overall,
which clinched the title for him.
