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MotoAmerica - Pittsburg Internaional
Mesa captures his first Supersport win of the season and Dreher breaks dry spell to win Junior Cup championship at Pitt race
Tytlers Cycle Racing/Grave Motorsports Kawasaki rider Stefano Mesa notched his first Supersport victory of the season and the second of his career. Mesa also earned the pole position on his Ninja® ZX™-6R for both of the weekend’s races, so clearly, Pitt Race is a very good track for the Colombian. It was also Mesa’s 29th birthday.
Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki rider Avery Dreher returned to his winning ways at Pitt Race. Starting from pole position, the Florida-based rider battled throughout the 10-lap race all the way to the checkers, where he notched the win by .036 of a second. Bad Boy Racing’s
Avery Dreher won his sixth race of the season on Sunday and after later finding out his closest competitor in the championship points was disqualified, Dreher was crowned with the 2023 MotoAmerica Junior Cup championship!
Stefano Mesa
“The whole weekend, we’ve been very fast off the get-go. I think, after race two in Brainerd, we found a little something on the bike. We’ve been dealing with a lot of challenges, but I think we finally hit the nail on the head. My hats off to the team. They gave me a great bike since we rolled it out of the truck."
Supersport Class Race 1 Results (Round 8 of 10)
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3
RIDER
Stefano Mesa
Xavi Fores
Tyler Scott
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki Ninja® ZX-6R
Ducati
Suzuki
Supersport Class Race 2 Results (Round 8 of 10)
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3
RIDER
Tyler Scott
Xavi Fores
Stefano Mesa
MOTORCYCLE
Suzuki
Ducati
Kawasaki Ninja® ZX-6R
Junior Cup Class Race 1 Results (Round 8 of 10)
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RIDER
Avery Dreher
Rossi Moor
Alessandro Di Mario
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
KTM
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
Junior Cup Class Race 2 Results (Round 8 of 10)
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RIDER
Avery Dreher
Alessandro Di Mario
Hayden Bicknese
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
Supersport Class Points Standings (Round 8 of 10)
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2
3
RIDER
Xavi Fores
Tyler Scott
Stefano Mesa
POINTS
312
226
213
MOTORCYCLE
Ducati
Suzuki
Kawasaki Ninja® ZX-6R
Junior Cup Class Points Standings (Round 8 of 10)
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2
3
RIDER
Avery Dreher
Hayden Bicknese
Max VanDenBrouck
POINTS
195
143
138
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
Kawasaki Ninja® 400
Pro 1 Class Points Standings (Round 4 of 9)
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2
3
RIDER
Grant Baylor
Josh Toth
Ryder Lafferty
POINTS
101
87
87
MOTORCYCLE
Kawasaki KX™450
GasGas
GasGas
MX2 Class Points Standings (Round 9 of 19)
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2
3
8
15
RIDER
Jago Geerts
Andrea Adamo
Kay de Wolf
Kevin Horgmo
David Braceras
POINTS
319
318
307
201
79
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
KTM
Husqvarna
Kawasaki KX™250
Kawasaki KX™250
Monster Energy Supercross
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City SX
Jo Shimoda
“ We have made a lot of progress since I came back to racing from my shoulder injury earlier this year and we almost earned another podium tonight. It’s tough when you don’t get a start at the very front in the East/West Showdown races because it’s so competitive in the class. I had good speed and kept pushing to the end but couldn’t quite close the gap. Next we go to the Pro Motocross season and will be ready to fight for the championship.”
Carson Mumford
"I was unfortunately toward the back from the start and really had my work cut out for me to earn a top-10. With the East/West Showdown format, there are just so many good guys out there that you have to be on point the whole way through. I think we’ve made good progress as a group and, even though I joined the team a little behind the eight ball, I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished in this short time. I’m super grateful to the whole Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki squad and, as my butt patch said, this has been a ‘Dream Job’ for me.”
Chris Blose
“I was in the mix for the early portion of the race but just fell back toward the end. It wasn’t my best night of the season, but there are still plenty of positives to highlight from this year as a whole. It’s been great to race with the support of the Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team and I’m really thankful to Mitch [Payton] for this opportunity. I only had a few days on the bike before we started racing and still, we managed to finish in the top-five of 250SX East points. That sort of progress doesn’t come without a lot of effort and sacrifice so, a big shoutout to the whole crew for always going the extra mile and backing me completely.”
450SX Class Race Results
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RIDER
Chase Sexton
Aaron Plessinger
Justin Hill
Adam Cianciarulo
MOTORCYCLE
Honda
KTM
KTM
Kawasaki KX™450SR
450SX Class Points Standings (Round 17 of 17)
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2
3
6
9
RIDER
Chase Sexton
Eli Tomac
Cooper Webb
Jason Anderson
Adam Cianciarulo
POINTS
372
339
304
242
210
MOTORCYCLE
Yamaha
KTM
Honda
Kawasaki KX™450SR
Kawasaki KX™450SR
