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a crash last month, was fifth. He
struggled with a "tight back" but
dealt with it the best he could
and pulled off fifth overall, keep-
ing him in the points race for the
championship.
"My back has been re-
ally tight," said Bell. "I can ride
through it a little, but I had to sit
down here to get traction. It's
a bit of bummer, but I'm stoked
I can ride and I'm still in the
points. Hopefully, the back will
get a little better going into Glen
Helen and at least be in the
back of Gary's head."
Sutherlin is still in charge
of the series with 150 points.
Seeds is 17 points back in
second, with Bell just five points
back in third. Robert, with his
three race wins and four non-
starts, is in seventh with 75
points.
In Pro 2, Dante Oliveira cap-
tured his third consecutive win
going away, while Kyle Mercier
took second and Alex Dorsey
third. All were KTM-mounted.
"The ski jumps were a little
sketchy, but it was so fun," said
Oliveira. "I felt great and my
bike worked awesome. I got the
holeshot and pulled ahead every
lap. The single track section was
dusty and whooped out, but it
was fun."
"The motocross section was
awesome," said Mercier. "I
just railed outside and kept my
speed up. My hands just got
beat up that last lap trying to
keep my speed. This track was
super fast and super fun. It was
one of the best ones yet."
In Pro 2 Lights, Clay Hen-
geveld and Austin Serpa battled
for most of the race before
Hengeveld came home with the
victory. Hengeveld has been in
contention for the victory several
times this season before issues
took him out of the running. It
marked the Kawasaki rider's
second victory this season and
he leads the points by 12 ahead
of Cooper Abbott. Serpa was
second on a KTM, followed by
Collin Elliott on a Yamaha.
Serpa had amassed a 15-sec-
ond lead until he pitted and lost
time. Then Hengeveld made
the winning pass. Despite being
dejected for not taking the win,
he still sits third in points in a
numerical tie with Abbott. "I'm a
little bummed out," said Serpa.
"I got the holeshot, ran up front
until I pitted. Then Clay passed
me in the whoops."
Harlen Foley
PRO
1. Taylor Robert (KTM)
2. Eric Yorba (KTM)
3. Gary Sutherlin (Yam)
4. Justin Seeds (Kaw)
5. Travis Damon (Hon)
PRO 2
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Kyle Mercier (KTM)
3. Alex Dorsey (KTM)
4. Matt Maple (Hon)
5. Damon Bush (Yam)
PRO 2 LITES
1. Clayton Hengeveld (Kaw)
2. Austin Serpa (KTM)
3. Collin Elliott (Yam)
4. Jake Alvarez (Hus)
5. Robby Schott (TM)
Clayton Hengeveld put it all together to claim the win in the Pro 2 Lites class.
