the American Honda-backed
Turner Racing effort. Gauthier
didn't seem overly rusty follow-
ing a two-season stint aboard
twin-cylinder equipment that
ended prematurely due to injury,
claiming a third-place finish
straight out of the gate on the
CRF450R.
While Kopp didn't quite real-
ize the goal of a rookie win in
'21, a pair of newcomers hinted
they might just pull it off in '22.
Gauthier's teammate, Chase
Saathoff, and Briggsauto.com/
Martin Trucking's Tyler Scott put
themselves near the top of the
leaderboards at every available
opportunity and then went bar-
to-bar in the main event, tussling
over third.
That tussle turned into a tum-
ble after the two made contact,
forcing the red-flag stoppage.
Despite being forced to start
from the back of the pack after
falling, Saathoff still managed to
slash all the way up to seventh.
PRODUCTION
TWINS
Royal Enfield's popular Build.
Train. Race. program got the
night's main events off to a
strong start with an entertaining
scrap that saw Moon Motors-
ports/Royal Enfield's Jillian De-
schenes overtake S&S Cycle/
Royal Enfield's Jaycee Jones for
the win in the final corner.
It was then up to the Mission
Production Twins to set the tone
for the season as a whole with
ROUND 1 / MARCH 11, 2022
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FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
Kody Kopp claimed his
first career victory in the
Singles main event.
