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enough to make a move. Owen took the checkered flag 1.2 seconds ahead of Goerke, with Faith third, Lamay fourth, and Osby fifth. Owen put his TiLUBE/ Jack Link’s/TUF Racing Honda out front yet again to start the final 250AX Class Main Event of the evening, followed closely by Osby and Team Babbitt’s/Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki, presented by AP Design, rider Gared Steinke in third. Osby latched on the rear fender of Owen, applying heavy pressure and keeping the gap at less than a second for the first nine laps. Despite Owen pushing while in the lead, Osby was able to match his lap times until
a bobble on Lap 10 allowed Owen to open a small gap. As the leaders approached lapped traffic, Owen used them to his advantage and comfortably navigated the final six laps, eventually taking the checkered flag for a championship-leading 12th Main Event win by 2.1 seconds over Osby. Steinke rode strong the entire 15- laps to hold onto third,
with Go>e>rke fourth and his teammate Chris Blose fifth.
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