VOL. 53 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 22, 2016 P67
Beta's Ty Cullins had another
strong ride to take fourth, the
best-ever finish for the teenager.
Tremaine rounded out the top
five on his KTM and combined
with Brown's 10th place finish,
he was able to move past the
ageless veteran for third in the
championship.
Kepple capped off the season
with a solid sixth-place finish.
Geoff Aaron finished seventh
this win. A few little things went
wrong this year and I let the
championship slip away. Colton
was so solid and I couldn't chip
away at his points lead this year.
I'm really happy I got a convinc-
ing win tonight and look forward
to carrying the momentum into
next season."
The battle for the final podium
spot was intense and Graffunder
managed to take the position.
(Left) Cory Graffunder had a
season-high third. (Right) Ty
Tremaine wrapped up the Junior
title for the third year in a row.
the lead. Haaker led across the
line on lap one, but then Webb
took the lead on lap two, and
the two championship contend-
ers stayed close for a few laps
before Haaker started to go into
championship conservation
mode, which seemed to con-
tribute to a few mistakes. That
allowed Webb to stretch out a
solid lead to take a comfortable
win, his third of the season.
Two small crashes by Haaker
kept the championship battle
interesting as he needed at least
a seventh-place finish to lock up
the title but in the end, Haaker
held on for second to earn the
championship with a nine-point
cushion.
"Winning the championship is
awesome even though I crashed
a few more times tonight than I
wanted to," Haaker said. "Re-
ally, nobody would expect me
to come out here and charge
with so much on the line, but
I'm always trying to push myself,
and I did that tonight. It's what
pushes me and it worked out for
the championship even though
going hard had me crash a few
more times than I wanted."
"I was determined to try and
lap everyone," Webb said. "I felt
good tonight and Colton was
starting to crack under pressure
a bit, and I was ready to make a
statement to end the year with
