Racing continued at the 35th Annual Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, presented by AMSOIL, Friday, with the first 21 riders receiving their National Championship accolades on the penultimate day of racing at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.
In the Schoolboy 2 (13-16) division, Jordan Bailey remained focused and rode a smooth race under heavy pressure from Garrett Marchbanks Bailey scored a big win ahead of Marchbanks and Tanner Stack.
The first National Championship of the week fell to Ryan Surratt in the College (16-24) class, and Jett Reynolds scored a seventh National Championship. Michael Stryker was able to swipe the Junior 25+ National Championship after Robbie Reynard, who appeared set to take the title, suffered a catastrophic engine failure on the last lap of the Junior 25+ moto.
Chase Sexton found himself mired deep in the pack at the start of the 250 A class moto. Running 24th on lap one, Sexton overcame a minor crash to move all the way up to second place before the end of the moto. That worked in Bradley Taft’s favor, and Taft went on to win the moto and claim the 250 A National Championship with 1-2-1 moto scores.
The Senior 45+ class produced serious action right from the drop of the gate as Terry Bostard and Jay Wagner engaged in an epic battle. Bostard led the race early, but Wagner executed a perfect block for the lead right before the famed 10 Commandments section. Bostard stalled his bike and struggled to get going again, falling was outside the top 20. With only a few laps remaining, Bostard fought his way back to the front by passing Wagner in the same exact turn where the two had come together, and Bostard was able to eek out the win and claim the 45+ National Championship.
Multiple lead changes among four riders was the order of the day in the 250 B class. Jordan Bailey grabbed the early lead in the race, but Mitchell Falk launched past Bailey to take over the top spot on lap two. Falk later collided with Dylan Walsh, and Falk was slowed by apparent damage from the clash. Bailey then moved up to trade the lead with Walsh. Meanwhile, Jake Masterpool steadily crept into the lead battle, and Masterpool ultimately made the passes he needed to in order to earn the moto win, but Bailey claimed the 250 B National Championship.
The second Open Pro Sport moto saw Sean Cantrell pull the holeshot while Chase Sexton suffered a major setback when he crashed hard over the tunnel jump. Meanwhile, Bradley Taft was off to a terrible start in the moto, running outside the top 30. Sexton charted back into contention for the win, and while Cantrell was able keep him at bay for five laps, Sexton eventually took the lead and held it until the checkered flag flew. Cantrell and Lorenzo Locurcio finished second and third respecitvely. Sexton’s win puts him in the driver’s seat for the National title, as he has claimed two moto wins with the final moto yet to be run.
The third and final moto Women’s moto saw Kylie Fasnacht take the win, but Brandy Richards played it safe and scored the Women All-Star (16+) National Championship. Jordan Jarvis emerged as the Women 14+ National Championship.
The third and final moto racing action resumes today.
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