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M LEBLANC
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>> Matthew LeBlanc absolutely nailed the holeshot with
a perfectly timed slip of the finger across his clutch. He sprinted out to the lead on his KTM Orange Brigade machine as he put a massive gap on Nikko Capps over the course
of the opening lap. LeBlanc was riding with unrivaled confi- dence and speed as he continued to stretch his gap at the front of the field. At the start of the third lap, he was so far ahead that he was dropping down into the gator pit at the same time that Capps was coming over the finish line. LeB- lanc took the white flag with absolutely no pressure on the final lap. The Louisiana native looked so comfortable out on track that it appeared as if he was on a warm up lap when he came around to grab the checkered flag. He had to navigate through a couple of lappers as he took the twisty descent into the gator pit, but it was only a minor obstacle on his way to another flawless victory on the week.