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ROUND 6 / SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 LINCOLN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS / PANACA, NEVADA P80 OFF-ROAD I AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP in series points and finished a close second for the day, never once letting up on Gallegos, who was eager to claim that top podium step herself. The race came down to the very end with Gallegos coming out on top. "I snuck right in be- hind Ava through the pits at the end of loop one and coming out of them we were literally in a drag race," Gallegos said of pass- ing Silvestri for the lead. "She checked up when it came to the section coming off the road, and I made the decisions to just never let off. It was sketchy, but I felt like I sealed the deal there. "After that I settled into a pace I could sustain and not have too many risks. Then Ava caught me about two miles to the finish, and so I had to do some pretty defen- sive riding, because that girl is just too wild! So, a bit of adrena- line rush the last few minutes of the race, but I'm happy to have held it all the way to the wire!" Gallegos crossed the finish line just 14 second ahead of Silvestri, with Rachel Stout less than two minutes behind in third. CN OVERALL 1. Dalton Shirey (Hus) 2. Zane Roberts (Bet) 3. Otto Pearson (Hus) 4. Joe Wasson (Bet) 5. Jacob Argubright (Hus) 6. Clayton Roberts (GG) 7. Carter Klein (KTM) 8. Corbin McPherson (Hus) 9. Nic Colangeli (KTM) 10. Nick Burson (Yam) Carter Klein finished only 18 seconds behind Clayton, with Corbin McPherson tight on their heels in a very close third. When the dust had settled, the three racers would finish with just over one minute between them. The race saw yet another exciting and extremely tight race (not only for the day, but for the overall points lead) in the Pro Women's class. Britney Gallegos, Rachel Stout and 3-Bros Kilmartin GasGas racer Ava Silvestri have all been within one race of each other for the points lead during the 2022 NHHA season. Com- ing off summer break, Stout was leading by a single point (128 to Gallegos' 127), but the weekend's relentless sand washes, needle- bushes and silty g-outs took their toll. Stout fell back, finishing third for the day giving the points lead to her close competitor, Gallegos. Silvestri is not far behind the two 250cc win of the season. He didn't get the best start and was behind coming into the pits after loop one but charged hard aboard his GasGas MC250 and let the two-stroke carry him through the desert dust to the class win. "I did not pull as great of a start as I had wanted to but found myself right in the mix with Corbin [McPherson] and Carter [Klein] early on in the first loop," Roberts said. "I came into the pits third and felt good on the bike going into the second loop. I made some time up at the beginning of that loop and was able to make the pass into sec- ond. We dropped in a fun rocky canyon halfway through that loop and that's where I was able to make the pass into first! I had pressure from Carter and Corbin the entire race but was able to hold them off and come away with my first Pro 250 win!" Britney Gallegos took a hard-earned win in the Women's class.