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"I pulled the holeshot and from
there was able to ride my race,
the guys behind me had some
battles and it allowed me to do
my own thing," said Oliveira.
Dante Olivera stayed in first
the entire race but not without a
hard push from Slam Life Rac-
ing Honda rider Cole Martinez.
The duo of Oliveira and Martinez
checked out from their competi-
tors with the two far ahead from
the rest of the pack. Martinez
slowly reeled in Oliveira leading
up to a last-lap battle that kept
the crowd on their feet while
watching them come into the
infield right behind each other,
Martinez just barely unable to get
the pass around him.
"I really wanted to get the win
here in Primm," said Martinez,
"that would have been three in a
row here for me, but it's cool we
have more races to go."
Third place had some last-lap
theatrics as well, with Austin
Walton going down in the pro
section, allowing Trevor Stewart
to pass him on the final lap.
Stewart ran a great pace on
his new ride with Purvines Rac-
ing Yamaha and was able to put it
on the podium.
In 250 Pro, Mateo Oliveira,
like his brother, took the win in
dominant fashion. "We both got
off to a holeshot and led every
lap, which is pretty ideal to get it
rolling like that," said Mateo.
Mateo took off from the start
line and put on a blistering pace
that kept him far ahead of his
competitors.
Straight from Down Under,
Jack Simpson, racing for SLR
Honda, landed second place in
what was his first Rocky Moun-
tain ATV-MC WORCS Pro race.
"I struggled to find my lines the
first two or three laps but after
that, I started to close the gap
but just didn't have enough time.
I'm fairly new on this bike and
this type of racing so I'm happy
to be where I am right now," said
Simpson.
Mateo Oliveira topped the
250cc Pro class.
