later, his hands full fending off
the hard-charging Stewart and
his Berkeley Yamaha/FMF/Fast-
house YZ450FX.
"I showed a lot of strength
and a lot of speed this time. I'm
not stopping until I get the win,"
Hoeft vowed.
Tied in points coming into the
race, Oliveira now takes sole
command of the points lead over
Martinez, 81-76. Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna's Austin Walton fin-
ished off the podium in fifth after
a pair of runner-up finishes at the
first two rounds and lies third in
points at 66 with Hoeft fourth at
53 followed by Stewart's 49.
After running fourth midway
through, arm problems forced 3
Bros./Hatch Racing Husqvarna's
Dalton Shirey to back off and
settle for sixth (putting him at 49
points as well) ahead of Beta's
Dare Demartile and Lynn.
FMF/RPM Racing KTM star
Mateo Oliveira ran his Pro-II win
streak to three in a row in claim-
ing ninth overall on his Dunlop/
Motorex/Klim 250 XC-F, 13
seconds ahead of SLR Honda's
Jack Simpson (his third-straight
runner-up). 3 Bros./Kilmartin
Racing Husqvarna rider Kai Aiello
was third Pro II and 11th overall.
Elite Off-road KTM pilot Brandy
Richards put on another master
class in Pro Women aboard her
FMF/CST Tires/Fly Racing 350
SX-F. In fact, she was the only
woman to complete six laps like
the faster men, putting her 37th
overall.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL PRO
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Cole Martinez (Hon)
3. Justin Hoeft (Hus)
4. Trevor Stewart (Yam)
5. Austin Walton (Hus)
6. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
7. Dare Demartile (Bet)
8. Tyler Lynn (Kaw)
9. Mateo Oliveira (KTM)
10. Jack Simpson (Hon)
IN
THE
WIND
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The second Pro
section was very
narrow, but that didn't
faze Pro Women
winner—for the
third-straight round—
Brandy Richards who
was the only woman
to complete six laps.
