24 National Champions crowned at Loretta Lynn's
Sunday 05 August: As the penultimate day of racing comes to a close in the 2012 Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by Amsoil, 24 National Champions were crowned and several others received top honors in their respective classes. Jen Kenyon reports for MX Sports.
In
addition to leaving the Loretta Lynn Ranch with a coveted National
Championship, riders who topped their class also went home with a
Specialized p.series bike, and of course, the Red Bull Sword
championship trophy.
Almost all of the day's race action was noteworthy for one reason or
another, but arguably the best racing of the day came from Yamaha's
Cooper Webb and Honda's Shane Mcelrath in the 250 B Stock final. Heading
into Moto 3 the two riders were tied with one race-win apiece, and
after a hard fought battle to the end, it was North Carolina's Webb who
claimed the class championship over a very tenacious Mcelrath. Both
riders have a shot at winning another title tomorrow in the second half
of the moto finales.
With a heavy lineup of front-runners in the Junior 25+ class, the final
moto was highly anticipated and spectators from all ends of the ranch
lined the fences to watch The-Greatest-of-All-Time Ricky Carmichael grab
his tenth Amateur National Championship title. It wasn't without a
little bit of pressure by 8-Time Amateur National Champion Robbie
Reynard, who clinched the eighth title in the Vet 35+ class earlier in
the day. Reynard caught and passed Carmichael on the opening lap of the
25+ Moto 3, where he led the G.O.A.T for a couple laps before fading
back a bit, ultimately finishing eight seconds behind for second. Mike
Sleeter put in a notable ride to finish third in the race and fourth
overall, just behind Andrew Matusek in third.
Utah's Pierce Brown
made history for Cobra today by securing the company's first-ever US
National title in the 65cc division. Brown swept the 65 (7-9) Stock
class, beating out California's Stilez Robertson and Michigan's Jace
Kessler. California's Conner Mullennix took home the (10-11) Stock class
championship, beating out Moto 3 winner Kobe Heffner and the third
place of Carson Mumford.
North Carolina's
Jordan Smith clinched the Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C class championship
with a 2-1-4 score over California's Ryan Surratt. Surratt secured a
hard-fought win in Moto 3, which gave him the edge over Georgia's Colton
Ford for second overall.
Other notable finishers on day four include Masters 50+ champion Gary
Semics, who swept all three motos in the process. Florida's Jazzmyn
Canfield also went 1-1-1 to take her second consecutive victory in the
Girls (9-11) division, ahead of Jordan Jarvis from Clayton, North
Carolina.
Georgia's Zach Bell
aced all three motos of the 250 A class, taking the championship title
over California's Dillion Epstein. Bell went on to take third overall in
the Open Pro Sport class after winning Moto 3, which also happened to
be his final amateur race before hitting the pro ranks next weekend at
Southwick.
The final day of
racing kicks off Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. with the 250 C Stock
class. Following the conclusion of Saturday's racing, the top ten
finishers in each of the 36 National championship classes will be
invited to the Awards Ceremony at 4 p.m. at the Amsoil Arena.
Congratulations to Friday's National Champions:
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250 C Mod
Garrett Schnepp
American Canyon, C
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51 (4-6) AMA 1 Stock
Ryder Difranceso
Bakersfield, CA
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Super Mini 1 (12-15)
Adam Cianciarulo
Port Orange, FL
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Vet 35+
Robbie Reynard
Oklahoma City, OK
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51 (4-6) Stock Limited
Codee Samples
Maypearl, TX
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Open Pro Sport
Jesse Wentland
Elk River, MN
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Mini Sr (12-14) Mod
Justin Hoeft
Castaic, CA
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51 (4-6) Shaft Drive Stock
Braxton Brown
Lowell, OH
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Schoolboy 1 (12-16) B/C
Jordan Smith
Belmont, NC
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250 B Stock
Cooper Webb
Newport, NC
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450 C
Cody Herzog
Scappoose, OR
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College B/C (16-24)
Gregory Gehrer
Wichita, KS
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85 (9-11) Mod
Jordan Bailey
Orlando, FL
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65 (10-11) Stock
Conner Mullenix
Santee, CA
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Senior 45+
Doug Dubach
Tustin, CA
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250 A
Zach Bell
Cairo, GA
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450 B Stock
Matt Bisceglia
Weatherford, TX
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Masters 50+
Gary Semics
Salem, OR
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51 (7-8) AMA 2 Stock
Jaiden Taylor
Lansing, MI
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65 (7-9) Stock
Pierce Brown
Sandy, UT
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85 (9-11) Stock
Jordan Bailey
Orlando, FL
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Girls (12-15)
Brandy Richards
Lake Havasu City, AZ
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Girls (9-11)
Jazzmyn Canfield
Deltona, FL
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Junior 25+
Ricky Carmichael
Havana, FL
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The 2012 Red Bull AMA
Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by Amsoil wraps up
Saturday, August 4 at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.