Saturday Race Report: Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, presented by Lucas Oil
by: Kayla Bolton
Saturday, August 4, 2018 | 10:05 PM
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Saturday Race Report: Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National
Motocross Championship, presented by Lucas Oil
Jordan Jarvis Takes WMX Overall Win
HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. (August 4, 2018) – Today, Friday, August 4, champions were crowned as the week of racing at this year’s AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship came to a close. The last 14 races took place as temperatures and humidity were on the rise, with a total of thirty-five National Championships presented at the end of the day.
Today’s racing action kicked off at 7:30 a.m. with 250 C Limited taking the track first. Tyler Uenaka would have a strong start to the day jumping out into the lead early in the moto. Uenaka would remain first until the checkered flag flew with Luke Fineis 18 seconds behind him. However, after earning 2-1-2 moto finishes Fineis would earn the National Championship.
Ty Masterpool also had a good start to the day after getting out front in the 125cc (12-17) B/C and earning the win, which also earned him the National Championship this year. Levi Kitchen and Preston Kilroy came away with second and third at this year’s AMA Amateur National Championship. The Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C class was also controlled by Ty Masterpool today as he came away with the win going 1-3-1 for the overall.
In the 65cc (7-11) class, Haiden Deegan found himself at the front of the pack once again, and after finishing 18.3 seconds ahead of second Deegan earned the National Championship with a clean sweep going 1-1-1 this week. As the Supermini 1 (12-15) class took to the track it was Nate Thrasher grabbing the lead. Trying to close the gap behind Thrasher was Maximus Vohland, but he was unable to make the pass by the time the checkered flag flew. Thrasher went 1-1-1 to earn his second National Championship of the week.
When the 250 B Limited class hit the track, it was Carson Mumford with a favorable start. After earning the win in the first two motos, Mumford would put his head down and push for a clean sweep on the class. After 10 laps, Mumford would succeed and earn the win and National Championship. Jace Kessler finished second followed by Colton Eigenmann in third on the day. After the moto scores were tallied it was Tristan Lewis and Kayden Palmer taking the top three overall spots in 250 B Limited.
After earning the first two wins in Senior (45+) it was Terry Bostard who was looking to earn his third straight win of the week, however he would have some competition as the third moto came into play. Edward Walston would finish third and fourth in the first two motos but was ready to apply the pressure as the last moto took place. Walston would take the lead on the second lap and never look back, however behind him Bostard was having some trouble and finished the moto in fourth. Bostard would still earn enough points for the overall, followed by Walston and Dennis Bourque.
The Women’s Motocross Championship (WMX) Series took place today, Saturday, August 4 in conjunction with the 37th Annual AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. Jordan Jarvis was the one to beat, after earning the first moto win ahead of Hannah Hodges and Shelby Rolen. Jarvis dominated both motos by grabbing the lead early on in the moto and keeping her focus as she competed to earn the overall win. Hodges and Rolen would round out the overall podium followed by Jamie Astudillo and Samantha Peters in fourth and fifth.
Saturday Race Results:
- 250 C Limited – Luke Fineis
- 125cc (12-17) B/C – Ty Masterpool
- 450 B Limited – Parker Mashburn
- College (18-24) – Joseph Tait
- Supermini 2 (13-16) – Nate Thrasher
- 250 C Jr. (12-17) Limited – Luke Fineis
- 85cc (9-12) – Ryder Difrancesco
- Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C – Ty Masterpool
- 65cc (7-11) – Haiden Deegan
- 450 C – Mikael Savard
- Supermini 1 (12-15) – Nate Thrasher
- 250 B Limited – Carson Mumford
- Senior (45+) – Terry Bostard
- Girls (11-16) – Tayler Allred
- WMX – Jordan Jarvis
Today, Friday, August 4, champions were crowned as the week of racing at this year’s AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship came to a close.
Friday’s archived coverage is now available on RacerTV.com, to view the racing action from day one please click HERE, while complete results from the National Championship can be found HERE.
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About the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the world's largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program. The national qualifying program consists of 57 Area Qualifiers (February through May) and 13 Regional Championships (May through June), hosted at select motocross facilities across the country. The qualifying system culminates in the National Final (first week in August) hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Nearly 22,000 racers attempt to qualify in 35 classes for the 1,470 available positions at the National. Christened "The World's Greatest Motocross Vacation", the National event serves as a launch pad for some of the biggest names in professional motocross and supercross, including Eli Tomac, Ken Roczen, Aaron Plessinger and Justin Barcia. The national program is produced by MX Sports, Inc., a West Virginia-based race production company and sanctioned by AMA. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.
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