On the last lap, Deegan made
the pass with two turns to go to
take the win in 450cc Pro Sport.
Star Racing Yamaha riders swept
the top step in the A classes.
his way up through the pack.
Deegan made his way by team-
mate Bennick on lap seven for
second and closed the gap on
Prugnieres.
but it didn't come easy. Ayden
Shive got the holeshot and held
off Deegan for most of the main
until lap five, when Deegan got
by him. Bryce Shelly also got
around Shive, who held onto
third place.
Daxton Bennick, in his debut
race for Star Racing Yamaha,
got by French rider Quentin
Prugnieres for the lead and take
the win in 250cc A. Ben Garib
passed Prugnieres for second
place, and Prugnieres held onto
third. Deegan got a bad start
and was only able to make it up
to fifth place.
In the 450cc Pro Sport main,
Prugnieres got the holeshot fol-
lowed by Bennick. Deegan got
a top-five start and had to work
NOVEMBER 19-16, 2022
GATORBACK CYCLE PARK / GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
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MOTOCROSS I 51ST THOR MINI O'S PRESENTED BY PRO CIRICUIT
Haiden Deegan was the star
of the show this year. The Star
Yamaha rider came away with
five championships and two
Olympiad awards.
Gavyn Welzien earned
the Nihilo Prodigy
Award, which is handed
out to the rider who
accumulates the
highest number of
points in the 50cc class
in both supercross and
motocross.
