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Blose continued to drop back and ultimately crossed the line in seventh. When the overall results were tallied, Owen, thanks to his added bonus point from the Head 2 Head Challenge, and Faith sat tied atop the charts for first. However, by virtue of his better finish in the second Main Event Owen (3-2) earned the tiebreaker and, in turn, the overall win. Faith dropped to second (1-3), with Goerke rounding out the overall podium in third (4-1). Steinke finished fourth (5-4), while Blose was fifth (2- 7). With a tie in points collected for the night, Owen and Faith remain separated by 17 points in the 250AX Class standings. Goerke solidified his hold on third, now sitting 26 points out of the lead. The first Western Regional AX Lites Class Main Event of the season saw Yamaha rider Dylan Bolinger capture the holeshot over Harrison and Powerband Racing & Suspension KTM’s Brandon Gourley. Harrison applied pressure on Bolinger for the lead immediately and successfully made his way around the Yamaha rider on Lap 4. Once out front, Harrison was able to pull away, but the battle for the podium continued. After starting fifth, Team Babbitt’s/GPF/Monster Energy Kawasaki/MMCR’s Ryan Breece mounted a charge to the front. He fought his way past Gourley into third on Lap 5, and then moved into second past Bolinger on Lap 8. Harrison held a comfortable lead of more than four seconds by the time Breece moved into second and carried it through to the finish for his third Main Event win of the season. A hard-charging Breece did well to close the deficit to under three seconds at the end but ultimately settled for second. Bolinger held on to finish third. The runner-up finish
put Breece atop the Western Regional standings after one round. He holds a one-point lead over Bolinger, while Driven MX Racing KTM’s Jared Lesher, who finished fourth in the Main Event, sits third, two points out of the lead.
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