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WIND IN THE P48 air for the first time all race. Pear- son rolled through pit three in second, handing it off to another Pearson, Otto, with the younger Pearson taking the reins for the next few pits. Lynn handed his CRF450X off to Campbell, who set out to regain the time and positions they had lost. Past win - ners Hayden Hintz and Jacob Ar- gubright, who started last off the line, worked their way up through the dust and into fourth overall by pit three. Out front, Naran enjoyed clean air and set a rapid pace through Goldfield and into Tonopah, but Campbell was the rider on the move, making up time in each section. By pit five in Tonopah, Campbell closed in on the back of Pearson, and an unexpected wheel change for the Husqvarna team cost them time in the pits and a position on course, allowing Camp - bell to ride into second with sights set on the Hero team up front. At pit six, near the halfway mark, Naran maintained the lead, but Campbell continued to close. However, the JCR squad performed their maintenance pit stop here, changing out front and rear wheels before putting Tyler Lynn back on the bike. In less than a minute, the N304 CRF450X was back on track and chasing dust with the N26 bike in tow a few minutes back. By the next pit, Lynn was nearly in the dust of the lead bike. With little time to spare, the Hero Rac - ing team skipped wheel changes to maintain their lead position and run their rally-style tire as far as they could go. From the halfway point on, the JCR bike sat in the thick of the dust waiting for a mis - take or an opening to try a move, but the Hero Racing squad never faltered. Coming into the final 100 miles of the race, Arturo Salas and company built up just enough of a lead to change their rear wheel at pit 11 at Top Gun and make it out just in front of Campbell. The de - fending series champions crossed the line 57 seconds ahead of the JCR team to ultimately win by nearly three minutes with the credited start differential. Axel and Otto Pearson finished a lonely third overall, 11 minutes behind second place and 10 min - utes ahead of the Hayden Hintz and Jacob Argubright team, who finished fourth in class and fourth overall on their Dirt Bike Test/1- 800-Dent-Doc Honda CRF450X. Fifth overall and Open Pro went to Jake Keller and Seven Diaz. Other notable results include Brian Roberts claiming the Iron - man Pro win, Matt Grant and team winning the Open Expert division and finishing first overall expert, Dick Wilk's team win- ning the 60+ Expert class, Kim- berly Loppnow's team topping the Women's class, and Adam Devargas winning the Ironman Amateur division and placing first overall amateur. Next up for BITD racers is the season finale in Laughlin, Nevada, for the Laughlin Desert Challenge on October 17-18. CN Overall (Top 5, Unofficial) 1. Shane Logan (Hon) 2. Preston Campbell (Hon) 3. Axel Pearson (Hus) 4. Hayden Hintz (Hon) 5. Jake Keller (KTM) Brian Roberts took the Ironman Pro win. Kimberly Loppnow won the Women's class.