the end, finishing well ahead of
Stewart.
After a couple of tough out-
ings in Delano and Havasu,
Stewart was exceptionally happy
to get back on the podium. "I am
a little under the weather this
week, so it was nice to be able to
land on the podium," he said.
Stewart made it two Purvines
Yamahas on the podium.
LaFountaine slipped back to
fourth at the finish, while Oliveira
rounded out the top five.
Bell dropped out after lap
three.
Hoeft holds a 10-point lead
over LaFountaine in the 450cc
Championship. Oliveira and Tyler
Lynn are just a few points back.
Honda-mounted Tinkler-Walk
-
er out-dueled Yamaha rider Jack
Simpson to win the Pro 250cc
class. Tinkler-Walker led the first
part, Simpson the middle part,
and Tinkler-Walker the important
part—at the end. Tinkler-Walker's
adjusted race time was good
enough to claim second over
-
all, as well, which includes the
450cc riders.
Simpson took second place,
while 3-Bros. Husqvarna pilot
Kai Aiello took third, a spot Jake
Alvarez (RPM/FMF KTM) was
comfortably holding down when
he suffered a mechanical on the
final lap and needed a tow back
to the pits. Alvarez was credited
with fourth in class.
Simpson leads the Pro 250
Championship with 91 points,
followed by Aiello with 74.
Tinkler-Walker and Alvarez are
tied for third with 68 points each.
Travis Damon (Honda) and
Tristun Alvarez (KTM) put on a
show during Saturday's 125cc
Pro race. The two racers battled
back and forth with Damon eek
-
ing out the win.
Damon leads Alvarez by just
two points in the class champi
-
onship.
Kaitlyn Jacobs (RPM/FMF
KTM) led wire-to-wire in the
Women's Pro race. Her only rival,
Lauren Woods, kept Jacobs hon
-
est throughout the race.
Jacobs leads Woods by just
seven points in the champion
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ship.
Hayden Florez stretched out
his lead in the ProAm Champion
-
ship after recording his first win
of the season. Consistency has
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Cole Martinez was second in Blythe.
