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Defending series champ Joe Wasson ran the number-one plate aboard his LiquiMoly Beta/ Evans Coolant/Fly Racing 480 RR one final time en route to fourth, placing him second in final series points behind Shirey, 211-145. Roberts was third at 138. S.W. Roberts Construction GasGas-mounted Clayton Rob- erts placed fifth overall, mak- ing him the Pro 250 winner for the second time. He fought the entire race to keep Carter Klein and his Korr/3 Bros. KTM at bay. Though Klein was runner-up on the day, he took the class cham- pionship from current plate-hold- er Corbin McPherson who was third in class and seventh overall on his Kenda Husqvarna FC 250. Klein earned the 2022 Pro 250 Championship with 215 points to McPherson's 185, Roberts third with 174. Gustin Motorsports YZ250- mounted Brian Whiteside fin- ished eighth overall followed by Open Pro Brody Honea aboard his High Sierra Fire Protection KX450 and Modified Machine Works YZ250 rider Tucker Hop- kins, the fifth Pro 250. The Pro Women's Champion- ship went down to the wire with just a handful of points separating Rachel Stout, defending champ Britney Gallegos and Ava Silves- tri. Basically, whoever did best at the 100s National would claim the title. Gallegos and Stout went back and forth in the day's most hotly contested race, but in the end, it was Stout earning the champion- ship with a winning ride to 23rd overall aboard her Full Factory Offroad/Ryno Power/Fly Racing KTM 350 XC-F. "I stressed over it for weeks," Stout said. "Mentally, I knew I was capable of it if I was able to ride my own race and just did the best that I could. I did a lot of mental prepping. I did ice baths every night, day and night staying out in the cold just trying to get my mind right." Gallegos had a slight advan- tage in the rocks, but found she'd guessed wrong on suspension settings on her Colorado Recy- cling/Elite Offroad/Fly Racing Husky FX 350. Having set it up for rocks, Gallegos found that Stout had the edge in the more plentiful whoops; no matter how hard she tried in the technical sections, Stout would pull away in the faster going. A crash re- portedly gave Silvestri a hole too deep to dig out of and she had to accept third in class. The final points saw Stout edge Gallegos, 204-203, with Silvestri settling for third at 194. Mark Kariya OVERALL 1. Dalton Shirey (Hus) 2. Zane Roberts (Bet) 3. Jacob Argubright (Kaw) 4. Joe Wasson (Bet) 5. Clayton Roberts (GG) 6. Carter Klein (KTM) 7. Corbin McPherson (Hus) 8. Brian Whiteside (Yam) 9. Brody Honea (Kaw) 10. Tucker Hopkins (Yam) IN THE WIND P58 The Pro Women raced each other fiercely but epitomize friendly rivalry as seen here with third-place Ava Silvestri (left) and 2021 champ Britney Gallegos (right) assisting new champ Rachel Stout in a podium burnout.