art over the last 30 minutes.
Yorba said, "Trevor and Zach
were able to get a good gap on
me early on. It's tough to make
up time [here], but I feel my fit-
ness played a factor in making
up some more time at the end of
the race."
All three podium finishers set
such a fast pace that Seeds was
more than five minutes behind
on his Maxxis/GoPro/Answer
Racing KX450F.
CST Tires/Maxima/Fasst
Company CRF250R rider Beau
Baron came from the second
row to fifth overall, his WCGP
Pro II win moving him into the
class points lead over teammate
Mitch Anderson, who had to sit
this one out while recovering
from injury.
Northland Motorsports/
Precision Concepts/Troy Lee
Designs KX250F-mounted Clay
Hengeveld led Pro II for a bit
but couldn't hold off the current
class champ and finished four
seconds behind Baron for sixth
overall.
Pro Ryan Reina and WCGP
Pro IIs Chance Fullerton (who
rode his old YZ125 due to a
problem with his YZ250), Nick
Stover and Jake Alvarez round-
ed out the top 10 overall.
Mark Kariya
IN
THE
WIND
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NICOLETTI COMPLETES JGR SUZUKI SQUAD
T
he Autotrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing Team is now complete after coming to terms with
returning rider Phil Nicoletti. Nicoletti has been with the team since 2014 when he first signed as a
fill-in rider. The 28-year-old, 12-year pro will compete in the 250 class with his new supercross-only deal
with the team.
"I'm looking forward to continuing my racing career
with JGRMX," said Nicoletti. "The crew members and
I have formed a great relationship from our years of
experience. It's exciting to see Suzuki's commitment
to the 250 class, and I fully expect to be battling for
podium finishes every weekend. I got a taste of 250
supercross racing in 2017. With that under my belt, I'm
looking for much more this coming season." CN
Phil Nicoletti signed a 250SX supercross-only
deal to stay with the Autotrader/Yoshimura/
Suzuki Factory Racing Team for 2018.
Maximum Esquivel won Junior
Advanced for the fourth straight round,
gaining a little breathing room over
Jett Lessing who was third on the day
behind Esquivel and Ryder Garcia.
