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When it came time for the
round one for the 450 Pros, it
was clear that the other competi-
tors were ready to give Peters
all they had to win the event.
Kobusch took the early lead for
the first few laps before Peters
was able to pass him in a turn
and take the lead for the next
several laps, and it started to
look like he was going to run
away with it. But on the final turn
before the white flag, Kobusch
passed Peters and battled the
last lap before going on to win
the main. This marked Kobusch's
first main win in a pro class and
ended Peters' winning streak.
Round two kicked off with the
qualifying races for the 250 Pro
class. The first heat of the quali-
fier was won by Hicks, followed
by Marquier and Lamay. Peters
won the second heat, followed
by Alessi and teammate Har-
rison. The final heat of the 250
Pro qualifying race was won by
Clark, with Kobusch coming in
second and Bitterman third.
The second qualifying event
was the 450 Pro class. Hicks
won the first heat followed by
Lamay and Harrison. Kobusch
won the second heat, followed
by Alessi and Nate Mason. Pe-
ters won the final heat in front of
Clark and Bitterman.
The round two main races were
up next, and Bitterman pulled
out to an early lead for the first
three laps, before Peters pulled
ahead and cruised to the top of
the podium in the 250 Pro main
class. Bitterman ultimately fell to
fifth place after Hicks and Ko-
busch worked their way up from
the middle of the pack to finish in
second and third, respectively.
Bitterman pulled out to an
early lead again in the 450 main
before Peters took over on the
third lap. Hicks started the race
in fifth place and worked his way
up to second by lap four, and
from there it was a tight battle
between Hicks and Peters for
first place. On the final turn be-
fore the finish line, Hicks tried to
cut inside Peters to take the win,
hitting Peters' bike during the ef-
fort, causing them both to briefly
stop. Peters was able to narrowly
escape with the win, a 10th of a
second ahead of Hicks.
CN
Friday
250 Pro
1. Kyle Peters (Hon)
2. Michael Hicks (KTM)
3. Lance Kobusch (Hon)
4. Izaih Clark (Hon)
5. Heath Harrison (Hon)
450 Pro
1. Lance Kobusch (Hon)
2. Kyle Peters (Hon)
3. Izaih Clark (Hon)
4. Chase Marquier (Yam)
5. Ben Lamay (KTM)
Saturday
250 Pro
1. Kyle Peters (Hon
2. Michael Hicks (KTM)
3. Lance Kobusch (Hon)
4. Chase Marquier (Yam
5. Kyle Bitterman (GG)
450 Pro
1. Kyle Peters (Hon)
2. Michael Hicks (KTM)
3. Lance Kobusch (Hon)
4. Kyle Bitterman (Hon)
5. Chase Marquier (Yam)
Amateur standout Lance
Kobusch, who has been held
back by injuries ever since
turning pro, captured the first
pro win of his career when
he won the 450 main Friday
night in Colorado.