BY MARY RINELL
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MJSMOTOPHOTOS
D
alton Shirey (3-Bros Hatch
Husqvarna) scored a hard-
earned win at The Muley Run
H&H, round six of the 2022 AMA Na-
tional Hare & Hound Championship,
presented by FMF. The race, co-sanc-
tioned by the Silver State Trailblazers
MC and MRAN, was a single-day event
staged at the Lincoln County Fair-
grounds and spanned nearly 80 miles
of harsh desert terrain.
The win increases Shirey's Pro
points lead over current champion,
Factory Beta rider Joe Wasson, by 32
points. With only two more rounds left
of the eight-round series, the win puts
Shirey in a good position to secure
his second-ever championship.
"I saw Joe [Wasson] got fourth—kind
of sucks for him—but I'm really happy for
myself because it helps me a lot with
the points situation," said Shirey. "So,
I'm glad that worked out for me."
NHHA desert racers are coming
off a short summer break, however,
Shirey didn't take any time off, as he
spent his time training and racing,
which included the Best in the Des-
ert's (BITD) Vegas-to-Reno.
"I didn't have much of a summer
break because I was really focused on
Vegas to Reno," Shirey said. "It was my
first time 'ironmaning' it, and so I was
on the bike for six hours and 40-some-
thing minutes of pure racing; 408-ish
miles straight. I was really focused on
that and doing a lot of prep going into
it, so it kind of made my summer break
go by fast. So, coming into this race I
had put in the work to get myself best
as I can to get the win today.
ROUND 6 / SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
LINCOLN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS / PANACA, NEVADA
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OFF-ROAD I AMA HARE & HOUND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
DALTON SHIREY STRETCHES OUT
POINTS LEAD IN NEVADA
SHIREY MASTERS
MULEY RUN
