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He completed the 43-mile first
loop in 57 minutes, 44 seconds, giv-
ing him a one minute and 10-sec-
ond cushion over Wasson, with
Roberts 19 seconds further back.
"I just kept saying to myself,
'smooth, smart and fast,' " Shirey
said.
Shirey stretched his lead over
the 41-mile second loop and took
the checkered flag after 2:08:03
of racing. Wasson was two min
-
utes and five seconds back for
second and Roberts was another
one minute and twenty-six sec-
onds behind to maintain third on
the day.
The 2021 champ, Wasson, and
his Motion Pro/Pirelli/Fly Racing
Beta 480 RR held a solid pace all
morning, and he was satisfied
with the outcome.
"I didn't get a good start and
made it pretty tough on myself
the first loop," Wasson said. "By
the time I got into second place,
Dalton had already put a little bit
of a gap on us. I kind of got up
(Right) The 2021
Pro Women's
champ, Britney
Gallegos, had
to work her way
through the
pack to unseat
2022 champ
Rachel Stout
for the Winter
Classic win,
Stout holding on
for second and
Ashlee Gage
third.
(Left) Armed
with a new
contract and
more support,
Clayton Roberts
claimed the third
Pro 250 victory
of his career,
finishing sixth
overall, with
Canadian Kade
Tinkler-Walker
second and
early leader Nic
Colangeli third.
