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WIND IN THE P40 of each other, with Walton taking the second-place position and Campbell rounding out the po- dium with his third-place finish. The Pro class is not the only one that had a close points gap going into round three. The Pro Women's class had just one point separating first from second place, with returning champion InnTeck racer Rachel Stout pulling away from the pack in first. Ty Woolslayer was sitting a single point down from Factory Beta Racing's Britney Gallegos but felt very confident coming into the weekend. "I live 45 minutes away from here, so this is basically my backyard." Woolslayer said, "I was behind Rachel for the first few miles and was able to make a pass, and from there, I didn't see anybody else in my class for the rest of the time. I had a few tip-overs but nothing major. It was a pretty clean day overall." Sneaking past Stout mid- loop one and holding on to her second place all the way to the finish was a newcomer to NHHA, Meg Griffiths, who surprised everyone, including herself, when she managed a second-place finish in her first-ever hare & hound at the last round in Idaho. Griffiths had some suspension issues causing her front end to chatter, so she was fighting that the entire 100 miles at the last race and was happy to have fixed that problem coming into round three. "I got the bike way more dialed for this round, so it was way safer; I kept the rubber side down and just rode my best throughout the whole race." Even though she admittedly did not have her best race, Stout remained strong and kept push - ing hard, earning her the final step on the Pro Women's podi- um, holding onto her lead in the championship points standings. Pro 250s have been led all year by the Australian Husqvarna facto- ry-supported racer Sam Pretscher- er, who has taken the class by storm, having topped the box in all three rounds of NHHA, including Cherry Creek, thus far. Even more impressive is that Pretscherer had just gotten back from a short trip home the day prior to racing. With his body still on Aussie time, he traversed the sagebrush flats and juniper-covered hills as if he'd never left the desert. "I wouldn't say I enjoyed the snow; it was cold and kind of sucked," he said. "It wasn't too bad; it was just cold, really. Still, it was pretty awesome being able to ride through the snow." Finishing a very close sec - ond was DC Kawasaki Racing's Chance Fullerton, who's had a dif- ficult start to his season but was understandably thrilled to be able to put it all together this round. A Utah local, McQuin Hair took the final step in the Pro 250 class, bringing with him a whole fan club to cheer him on and a lot of smiles the whole way to the podium. The next Hare & Hound Nation will be back in Jericho, Utah, in two weeks. Mary Rinell OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Zane Roberts (Bet) 2. Austin Walton (Hus) 3. Preston Campbell (Hon) 4. Joseph Wassen (Bet) 5. Sam Pretscherer (Hus) 6. Chance Fullerton (Kaw) 7. Daemon Woolslayer (Yam) 8. Jason Harris (Hus) 9. McQuin Hair (KTM) 10. DJ Weber (KTM) Rachael Stout topped the Women's Pro class.