Shirey
Crowned!
Hare & Hound
Title Number
Two
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Bros Hatch Racing's Dalton
Shirey claimed his second
Hare & Hound Championship a
round early, at the Lassen MC
National Hare & Hound, Septem-
ber 25, near Reno, Nevada. The
Dry Valley OHV Area lived up to
its name, serving the racers with
a highly anticipated dry and dusty
round seven of the NHHA Champi-
onship, presented by FMF.
Factory Beta Racing and de-
fending NHHA Champion Joe
Wasson went into the race slightly
behind in points and knew he
needed to defeat Shirey in order
to hold onto his hard-earned 2021
title. If he secured a win, the two
would have gone into the final
round neck-and-neck leaving the
championship up for grabs.
The hosting club (the Lassen
MC Diamond Backs) laid-out three
total loops during this single- day
race, which would progressively
get more challenging as the day
went on. Wasson got the jump on
Shirey and the pack from the bomb
run start, kicking off loop one with
what would seem like a smooth
race. Unfortunately for him, he ran
into a mechanical issue around the
midway point and had to pull off to
IN
THE
WIND
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Dalton Shirey clinched the
2022 National Hare & Hound
Championship a round early
after winning in Nevada.
PHOTOS: MARY RINELL
