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HENRY MILLER
250 SX / 17TH
IMAGE / LANGSTON WORDS / ARMSTRONG DESIGN / WILSON
>> The Rochester, MN rider of Henry Miller earner his first professional career two digit number in 2016 with 3 main even appearances, includ- ing a career best 12th in Foxborough. Since then Henry has turned into a into a main event contender. 2017 has had it’s ups and downs for the sophomore but it has defiantly been a step in the right direction. The #81 found support within the Triggr Yamaha racing crew this season and has made 5 out of the 7 main events so far with two more rounds remaining. Henry has also betters his best career finish with an 11th in Indy, AND already has 5 more points this year than he did all of 2016. With two rounds remaining Miller can defiantly better his stats and call the 2017 season a success. The night of racing started a bit chaotic for the Yama- ha rider as he found himself battling for a qualifying position to the main event throughout the entire duration of the heat race. After holding onto the final transfer position from start to finish in the heat race @h_miller81 got tangled up with Rock River Yamahas Lorenzo Lucurcio on the final lap at the tail end of the whoop section. The pair got sent to the LCQ. Miller had a terrible gate pick but his Triggr Racing Yamaha got the best jump off of the gate in the last chance qualifier and it looked as Henry was going to round the first turn in the lead. Henry sadly got pushed to the outside and was pushed to 4th. A third of the the way around the track 2nd and first place riders came together and made a huge pileup. Miller narrowly made his way through the carnage to place himself in 2nd. Lorenzo and Henry met up once again in the late stages of the LCQ but the two racers played it cool on their way to the main event. The Ya- maha rider of Miller didn’t get the jump in the main event like he did in his lcq as he came around the first corner in nearly last position. Sadly a few mistakes later Miller found himself doing damage control. Miller crossed the finish line in 17th.
102 GRITMOTO • APRIL 2, 2017