Avery Long turned in a break-
out performance at the Ranch,
dominating the B classes with
four moto wins in six races en
route to national titles in the 450
B and 450 B Limited divisions.
Long topped the 450 B Limited
division with an overwhelming
1-1-1 performance and added the
450 B class title with a 2-1-2 tally.
In the 250 B division, KTM
Orange Brigade's Daxton Ben-
nick claimed his first big-bike
Braswell, Towers and DiFran-
cesco each took moto wins in
the 250 Pro Sport class, but
Braswell claimed the overall
and the title after posting a 3-2-1
moto tally, which included an
impressive run-away victory
in the final moto. Towers was
second overall with a 1-4-7, while
NSA Yamaha's Jayden Clough
finished third with a score of 5-7-
2. Unfortunately, DiFrancesco
DNFed the final moto but still
managed to finish 11th overall
Sketchers SLR Honda) outran
Braswell and Phoenix Honda
Racing's Heath Harrison to win
the thrilling final moto, giving him
the overall victory for the division
and the national title. Braswell
was second overall with a 7-1-2
score, while Linville was third
overall with a 2-6-5 moto finish.
Martinez also took the national
title in the 25+ class, going 1-1-2
to beat out SmarTop/MotoCon-
cept's Honda's Mike Alessi's
2-2-1. The only other rider besides
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MOTOCROSS I 2022 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV/MC AMA AMATEUR NATIONAL MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
thanks to second- and first-place
finishes in motos one and two.
Moto scores were chaotic
heading into the final moto of the
Open Pro Sport division, with
DiFrancesco (1-4), Braswell (7-1),
Clough (6-2), NSA Yamaha's
Gage Linville (2-6) and 30-year-
old Cole Martinez (4-3), each
with an equal shot at the overall.
Martinez (Monster Energy
Martinez to win a Pro Sport class
and an age class in the same
year was Jeff Emig, who won the
Open Pro Sport class and the
30+ class in 2003.
Other special award winners
included Top Amateur award win-
ner Avery Long, Top Youth award
winner Casey Cochran, and Top
Vet award winner Mike Brown.
NSA/Rock River Yamaha's
Florida's Caden Braswell came
into the race under the radar,
but everyone knows who he is
now! The GasGas rider was this
year's top rider in the 250 and
Open Pro Sport classes.
