ROUND 2 / OCTOBER 17, 2026
FORD IDAHO CENTER / NAMPA, IDAHO
OFF-ROAD I AMA ENDUROCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
P80
just 0.157 of a second with one
lap to go. Arave's final lap took
1:42.823 and dropped him from
second to fifth. Damon Ellis
moved into second and finished
5.852 seconds behind Johnson,
with Noah Kiewicz third and
Dexter Swart fourth.
Barger also won Junior, mov-
ing ahead of Clarkson on lap
four of the six-lap final. Clarkson
had led from the start, but a
1:11.919 lap cost him the posi-
tion. Clarkson brought the gap
back down over the final two
laps, finishing 5.484 seconds
behind Barger. Cayden Hatcher
took third, followed by Surry and
Ellis. The Junior overall went to
Barger ahead of Clarkson and
Hatcher.
Max Gerston mounted a late
charge to reclaim second on lap
five and crossed the line 1.708
seconds behind Eppelmann.
Ricky Russell completed the po-
dium in third, with James Flynn
and Matthew Green rounding
out the top five.
Makana Barger led all six laps
to win the Intermediate final by
7.056 seconds. Karver Grover
took second on lap two and held
it to the finish. Cole Clarkson
had been second before losing
time on that lap and dropping to
seventh. He recovered to third by
lap four, finishing ahead of Ethan
Surry and Mason Rutledge.
Landon Johnson led through-
out the Novice final, though Coo-
per Arave had the gap down to
to third in the standings with 40
points, just seven behind Walker.
With two rounds in the books,
the championship battle is tight-
ening considerably, and Hart's
return to the top step of the
podium adds another dimension
to what is shaping up to be a
competitive title fight.
Max Eppelmann charged
from fourth on the opening lap
to capture the six-lap EX Expert
final victory. Round one-winner
Niko Piazza set the early pace,
leading the first three laps, but
Eppelmann steadily worked
his way forward, moving into
second before taking command
on lap four. Piazza's challenge
unraveled shortly after, as he
slipped back to sixth.
Hart (center),
Walker (right)
and LeBlond
celebrate their
top three finishes,
respectively.
