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concluded. Final Pro/AA points saw Oliveira on top with 186 points (including three wins) with Roberts the runner-up at 164. Fourth overall on adjusted time after the first lap, Smail and his Team Green/JMR Suspension/ FXR KX250 were expected to be further up at the end but found it difficult to make up time and finished two and a half minutes back of Roberts. "I knew we were losing a bunch of time in the early going," he said. He followed defending class champ Ryder Thomaselli for a while. Smail soon got around Thomaselli with Dahners close behind. Though they exchanged spots briefly after pitting, Smail got the upper hand. "When he pitted, I could break away. Then after that I was pretty happy with my riding," he said. Never pleased with anything but a win, Dahners had a pre-race shock replacement to get his heart rate going. During the race on his Dunlop/Americool Heating and Air Conditioning/Moose Rac- ing 250 XC-F, he said, "The course was all hard! It was six miles of good single-track, lots of techni- cal, and I think nailing your bike setup was important. I'm not sure if we had some clutch problems or our rim lock was spinning, but the bike had a little drag towards the end." Thomaselli and his 395 Motor- sports/MX Trophies Husqvarna rounded out the Pro 250 podium, and was fourth overall, followed by Airoh GasGas-mounted Lane Lorenzo, FMF RPM Racing KTM rider JJ Concannon, all of them Pro 250s and the last ones to fin- ish on the lead lap. Maloney Training Facility KTM's Ryan Watts completed his 200cc B career as the top B rider overall, ripping around the course with the seventh-fastest time of the day. (He'd completed a sweep of all seven Big Wheel wins the day before.) Travis Poole triumphed in Open A aboard his Rever KTM, finishing eighth overall, followed by 250cc A winner Leed Lulis on his Dunlop Husky, with Zach Hatton second in 250cc A and 10th overall on his Fly Racing Yamaha. Justin Herman wrapped up the Pro Vet 35+ Championship by winning for the fourth time this season on his LPS Suspension/ Dotty's Repair Yamaha over Liqui Moly Beta Off-road Team Man- ager Brian Marok. In the morning race, local favorite Britney Gallegos re- turned from a concussion-forced two-year layoff to lead new Pro Women champ Ava Silvestri in a tight battle most of the way. However, a crash on the final lap cost Norman Racing Husqvar- na's Silvestri a couple spots, and Gallegos received a post-race penalty for a rule infraction. That gave Ashlee Gage and her Can- yon Excavation/Let's Ride KX250 her first victory in four years. "I got a little bit lucky. It doesn't feel like a win, but I'll take it!" she said. "It's been a long time since I've been on the middle of the box. It was time." Silvestri got up from her last- lap tipper to finish nine seconds behind Gage with FMF RPM Racing KTM's Rachel Stout, the defending class champ, third and Gallegos fourth. Mark Kariya OVERALL (Top 10) 1. Zane Roberts (Bet) 2:31:46 2. Layton Smail (Kaw) 2:34:16 3. Jaden Dahners (KTM) 2:36:06 4. Ryder Thomaselli (Hus) 2:40:04 5. Lane Lorenzo (GG) 2:42:27 6. JJ Concannon (KTM) 2:49:42 7. Ryan Watts (KTM) 2:32:36 (7 laps) 8. Travis Poole (KTM) 2:34:15 9. Leed Lulis (Kaw) 2:34:34 10. Zachary Hatton (Yam) 2:35:54 WIND IN THE P60 Justin Herman felt right at home in the Colorado trails, notching his fourth Pro Vet 35+ triumph and wrapping up the class championship.