IN
THE
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Billy Janniro accepts the AMA Speedway number-one
plate for the eighth time.
JANNIRO WINS
EIGHTH AMA
SPEEDWAY
TTITLE
B
illy Janniro captured his eighth
AMA National Championship dur-
ing the final round of the AMA Speed-
way National Championship Series at
Fast Fridays Motorcycle Speedway in
Auburn, California, September 16.
With this championship, Janniro
broke a tie with Mike Bast, who
won seven AMA Speedway National
Championships in the 1970s.
Janniro finished out the champion-
ship with 72 points, followed by Max
Ruml with 65 and Broc Nicol with 52.
Gino Manzares, Luke Becker, Dillon
Ruml, Aaron Fox, Austin Novratil,
Gage Geist and Eddie Castro com-
pleted the top 10. CN
NO WEBB
FOR MEC
Y
amaha's Cooper Webb won't be
suiting up for next month's Monster
Energy Cup in Las Vegas because of a
thumb injury.
Webb injured the thumb during prac-
tice at the USGP of America in Florida
and will require surgery.
"I'm extremely bummed that I will miss
out on the Monster Energy Cup, I've had
success in the past at that event, and I
was really looking forward to racing the
new 2018 YZ450F under the lights in Las
Vegas," Webb said. "I will be getting sur-
gery today [September 20] on my thumb
to speed up the healing process and
make sure that I'm 100% for the 2018
season. Anaheim is the main priority right
now, and I will be doing everything in
my power to make sure I'm healthy and
focused when the gate drops. Thank you
to my awesome fans and sponsors for
sticking behind me, and I will be ready to
go come January!" CN
An injured
thumb will keep
Cooper Webb
front competing
at the Monster
Energy Cup.
