From Jen Kenyon for MX Sports
HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. Day four of the 32nd Annual Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by AMSOIL wrapped up its second set of motos on Friday
at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. The day was a
jam-packed full of racing as 20 National Champions emerged after three
hard fought motos on the most prestigious amateur motocross platform in
the country - Loretta Lynn's.
Just
before the champions began to be crowned, the remaining classes ran
through their second set of motos before an additional 16 champions will
be crowned on Saturday
afternoon. Michael Mitchell (16) kicked off the day with a Moto 2 win
in the Vet B/C (30+) class, marking his second straight win in the
class. Moto 2 runner-up Chad Murphy (54) had an impressive ride but an
unfortunate DNF in the opening moto will keep Murphy from challenging
the title.
Dean
Spangler (25) topped the Two-Stroke B/C (16+) division with Josh
Cartwright (51) close behind. Spangler has gone 1-3 so far, while
Cartwright sits with a 15-2 score and everyone's favorite rider Jerry
Robin sits 1-5 with one moto left to go on Saturday.
Tyler
McSwain extended his two-race winning streak in the 450 B class and
things are looking good heading into tomorrow's finale.
Luke
Renzland (34) led every lap in Moto 2 of the 450 A class, despite Jace
Owen's early pressure for the lead. Renzland eventually pulled a gap on
Owen where he finished over 20 seconds ahead in the second moto.
Renzland and Owen sit tied in points as they head into the final moto on Saturday.
Austin
Forkner (21) got out front early on in Moto 2 of the Super Mini 2
(13-16) class but Mitchell Harrison never let the leader out of his
sight as the two battled for the top spot. Forkner remains undefeated in
the class after two motos.
All
week long it's been a head-to-head battle between Ty Masterpool and
Aiden Tijero (87) but this time it was all about the #95 as Masterpool
bested his opponent to capture his second straight win in the 65 (7-11)
class.
Keith
Johnson (16) grabbed his second moto win of the Senior (40+) class
ahead of Trampas Parker with a 4-2 moto score and John Grewe with a pair
of third place finishes.
Things
were looking good for Jace Owen in Moto 2 of the 250 A class but a big
crash on Lap 4 left Owen unable to finish the second moto. In the
meantime, a battle ensued between Shane McElrath (27) and Matt Bisceglia
(95) for the lead position. In the end, McElrath was able to hold off
Bisceglia to take the Moto 2 win and put an end to Bisceglia's
undefeated record so far at the Ranch.
The final moto of the epic battle between McElrath and Bisceglia will take place Saturday afternoon beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern live on NBC.
The
first National Champion crowned for 2013 was 250 C winner Tauan Brenner
(24). Brenner captured the overall with a moto score of 6-4-2.
Heading
into the final moto of the Vet (35+) class, professional motocross
icons Timmy Ferry and Robbie Reynard were tied for points with one win
apiece. The highly anticipated Moto 3 showcased an epic battle between
Reynard and Ferry as the duo finished only three seconds apart for the
National Championship.
The
Mini Sr (12-14) class produced three different winners over three motos
but only one rider emerged victorious at the end of the week and that
was Joey Crown (35) with a moto score of 2-3-1.
Chase
Sexton (51) put forth a strong finish in the Mini Sr. (12-14) class to
earn second overall with a 4-4-2 moto score. Moto 2 winner Cameron
Cannon (17) rounded out the overall podium with a 5-1-4 score for the
day.
Jalek
Swoll (35) captured the 85 (9-11) Limited championship with 2-1-2
finishes all week. Although Garrett Marchbanks (82) posted more moto
wins than anyone, he took in second overall with a score of 1-5-1.
Mackenzie
Tricker (28) put it on cruise control in the final moto of the Women
(14+) class, where she took fourth place in the moto en route to her
first-ever Loretta Lynn's amateur championship with a 1-1-4 moto score.
Kaitlyn
Morrow (65) won the final moto in the Women's class to boost herself
into second place overall, finishing the week with 2-8-1 scores.
Ryan
Surratt (51) won the Schoolboy 2 (13-16) championship with a pair of
firsts and one third throughout the moto set. Tristan Charboneau (16)
came in second with 3-4-2 and Jarek Balkovic (55) rounded out the podium
with 2-5-8.
450
C champion Derek Valenzuela (94) had an impressive week at the Ranch,
taking the National title with a moto score of 1-1-2. Nathan Piper
landed the Moto 3 win and with 4-13 scores in the first two, Piper
secured second overall for the week.
Levi Bolton (42) went 1-2-3 for the 51 (4-6) Shaft Drive Limited championship.
Daxton Bennick (23) swept all three motos en route to the 51 (4-6) Special Limited
championship.
Moon Gerrits posted 6-2-2 scores to grab the second overall position
and Levi Leatherman finished a consistent string with 3-3-4.
Casey
Cochran (60) finished the week on a high note as he captured the Moto 3
win in the 51 (4-6) Limited class en route to the National
Championship. Noah Gordon (41) won the first moto of the week and then
went 5-2 to secure second overall. Haiden Deegan (38), son of FMX
superstar Brian Deegan, rounded out the overall podium with 8-1-3
finishes.
Jett Reynolds (79) was unstoppable all week long, first capturing all
three moto wins in the 51 (7-8) Limited class. Reynolds then swept the
65 (7-9) Limited class to become the first rider this year to post six
total wins between two classes.
The
duo of Aiden Tijero (87) and Ty Masterpool returned to action in the 65
(10-11) class as they finished first and second in the class. Tijero
bested Masterpool this time with 4-1-1 finishes, but Masterpool put in a
hard fought set of motos with 2-2-3 finishes for the week.
Aaron
Plessinger (57) had an impressive run in the 450 B Limited class
sweeping all three motos of the week to capture his first National
Championship of 2013. Plessinger currently sits undefeated after five
motos and he looks to extend his streak tomorrow in the final moto of
the 250 B class.
Mitchell Harrison (2) posted a 1-2-1 moto score to capture the Super Mini 1 (12-15)
class championship.
Matt
Bisceglia went undefeated in the Open Pro Sport class but it was a hard
fought battle from the #27 of Shane McElrath, who led most of Moto 3.
McElrath slated a 3-3-2 score to finish second overall in the class,
while RJ Hampshire (33) grabbed third with 2-4-3 finishes.
Garrett
Marchbanks (82) captured the 85 (9-11) championship with a 3-1-1 finish
for the day and Moto 1 winner Carson Mumford (22) finished close behind
in the final moto to grab second overall with 1-4-2 finishes.
Although
Josh Cartwright wasn't able to secure a moto win in the College B/C
(16-24) class, his moto score of 3-3-2 was enough to capture the title.
Michael Barnum's 20th
place
finish in the opening moto gave him eighth overall but the two-time
moto winner proved his skills amongst the competitive field.
Trampas
Parker and John Grewe had an epic battle in the final moto of the
Senior (45+) class where ultimately Grewe came out on top. However,
Parker topped Grewe's 2-2-1 finishes with a moto score of 1-1-2.
Kevin
Foley topped the Masters (50+) class for the National championship
despite a second place finish behind Davis Hand in the final moto of the
day.