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for third and held it there to the end, crossing the finish line a few seconds ahead of Shirey. "My goal was to keep it on two wheels and give it all I got, and I couldn't be happier with where we are today," Demartile said. Yamaha rider Trevor Stewart finished a distant fifth after start- ing the race in seventh. In the Pro 250 race, 3Bros Kilmartin Racing Husqvarna's Kai Aiello took the early lead but surrendered the point position to Mateo Oliveira during the second lap and second place to SLR Honda rider Jack Simpson of Australia on the next lap. Oliveira controlled the 250 race the rest of the way, maintain- ing a cautious lead over Simpson throughout all 14 laps. At one point, Oliveira had a 48-second advantage over Simpson but let it get down to just under 10 sec- onds by the finish. "I was able to settle in after making those passes and was able to hit my marks," Oliveira said. "[That allowed] me to be smooth for most of the two hours." Aiello finished distant third and was the last 250 rider on the lead lap. It was Aiello's first WORCS podium. "I went down in the creek which shuffled me back," Aiello said of his race. "Jack [Simpson] passed me, and then the guys behind me caught up, which made for a hectic middle of the race but was able to smooth it out." Thomas Dunn (Yamaha) and Shane Logan (KTM) rounded out the top five in the Pro 250cc class. Arizona's Collier Martinez dominated the Pro-Am race. He started fourth, had the lead by lap two and went on to lap the entire Pro-Am field. Mason Deecunzo (KTM) of Las Vegas and Connor Eddy (KTM) filled out the podium. Elite Racing KTM's Brandy Richards ruled the Women's Pro class. She led every lap and finished five minutes ahead of her nearest class rival, FMF/RPM/ KTM's Kaitlyn Jacobs (KTM). Richards also finished third over- all in the A-class field. For Jacobs, she was making her 2022 WORCS debut after recovering from a shoulder injury. 3Bros Kilmartin Racing Gas- Gas' Lauren Woods was third. Connor Moore PRO 450 1. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 2. Austin Walton (Hus) 3. Dare Demartile (Bet) 4. Dalton Shirey (Hus) 5. Trevor Stewart (Yam) PRO 250 1. Mateo Oliveira (KTM) 2. Jack Simpson (Hon) 3. Kai Aiello (Hus) 4. Thomas Dunn (Yam) 5. Shane Logan (KTM) IN THE WIND P44 Brandy Richards won the Women's Pro class.