ROUND 8 / OCTOBER 30-31, 2021
BUFFALO BILLS RESORT & CASINO / PRIMM, NEVADA
P68
OFF-ROAD I AMA NATIONAL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP
aboard his Monster Energy/Lava Propane/
Skechers CRF450RX, continuing his im-
proved consistency since returning from the
ISDE in Italy last month.
"Just using different lines, [being] smooth
and a gear high, and really focusing on work-
ing with the bike instead of just smashing it
like motocross or Supercross where we rev
the [heck] out of it," Martinez said.
"I'm hungry. I feel like a had a win last week-
end and I made a mistake in the pit scenario. I
want to try to close this championship [chase]
down. It's going to be tough; we've only got
a couple races left and that's a big gap, but
anything can happen."
Martinez took the checkered flag 13 sec-
onds clear of Stewart with Oliveira 42 sec-
onds farther back on his Red Bull/Motorex/
Thor-sponsored 450 XC-F.
Oliveira downplayed rumors of him being
less than 100 percent, saying, "It plays into
it a little bit, but these guys are riding super-
Though an infrequent
visitor to the series,
Kyle Heald owned
the NGPC Super Mini
class, winning for the
second time in his
second start of the
season.
A reinvigorated Trevor
Stewart recovered from
a bobble off the start
to grab the early lead,
though eventual winner
Cole Martinez (34) soon
repassed him, the pair
going back and forth in
the first laps.
