laps; third and fourth were right
on my rear wheel. There was
a point where I was like, 'This
might not even be a podium for
me today.'"
But staying out an extra lap
before pitting allowed him to get
a gap on his pursuers, and even
-
tually, he spotted dust from class
leader Davis, who'd led from the
beginning on his Pro Circuit/
Maxxis/ Fly Racing FC 250 and
had a sizeable lead earlier. That
sparked Zeller who theorized,
"It was just a matter of passing
him before the ridges, and I was
able to do that right before we
went up Yamaha Hill, and once I
knew I'd passed him there, I was
like, 'Okay, we can ride this thing
home—we've got it!'"
Though disappointed, Da
-
vis held on for a best-to-date
second in class and fifth overall,
13 seconds behind Zeller, and
followed two seconds later by
Pro Circuit Kawasaki Off-Road
Team's Justin Hoeft.
Simi Valley Cycles Yamaha's
Cody Simpson continued his run
of podium finishes with third Pro
II and seventh overall ahead of
fifth-place Open Pro Mason Sem
-
mens. Pro II points leader Sam
Pretscherer was fourth in class
and ninth overall, the first time off
the podium this season for the
SLR Honda rider. GasGas support
rider Lane Lorenzo rounded out
the top 10 overall and earned fifth
Pro II—the best result to date for
the first-year Pro.
Back to full strength after
being sick before round two,
Mikayla Nielsen put in another
unbeatable performance in Pro
Women on her Progressive/
Southern Powersports/ Maxima
CRF250RX. While the Prairie Dog
hill gave her some fits, she sailed
up like she'd been there before.
Ava Silvestri was runner-up
for the third time this season,
while 3Bros/KnucklesUp Racing
Husqvarna-mounted Dana Raynor
earned her first Pro-class podium.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 1:32:52
2. Dare DeMartile (Bet) 1:33:12
3. Mateo Oliveira (Hus) 1:33:23
4. Cole Zeller (KTM) 1:34:02
5. Dustyn Davis (Hus) 1:34:15
6. Justin Hoeft (Kaw) 1:34:17
7. Cody Simpson (Yam) 1:34:32
8. Mason Semmens (KTM) 1:34:38
9. Samuel Pretscherer (Hus) 1:34:58
10. Lane Lorenzo (GG) 1:38:03
WIND
IN THE
P58
The infamous Last
Dog Standing hill
was utilized. Mikayla
Nielsen had no
problems with it and
claimed her third win
of the season.
