Jeff Simpson
We made it, folks. Friday is title day here at Freestone with dreams coming true while others were dashed on the beautiful Texas landscape that is the Miller Ranch. The races clicked off clicked off without a hitch and we would even finish a little early!
Who Runs The World?
Girls, well Women in this case. The Women’s class has seen two break away stars in Katie Benson and Tayler Allred winning almost everything they have entered. This time there could only be one victor. Benson came into moto 2 with a moto win while Allred needed to capture the win to secure an overall victory. Allred would get the start she needed and checked out early while Benson had some work to do trying to come through Mikayla Nielsen and company but quickly made the passes and started the hunt for the lead. Allred would prove to be a touch out of reach as she took the moto win and the overall. Benson would capture 2nd while Nielsen held on for 3rd place.
Moto 2 Results
1st: Tayler Allred
2nd: Katie Benson
3rd: Mikayla Nielsen
4th: Sophia Phelps
5th: Shelby Rolen
Overall Results
1st: Tayler Allred
2nd: Katie Benson
3rd: Mikayla Nielsen
4th: Sophia Phelps
5th: Shelby Rolen
The Battle
Coming into the race with a 4th place in moto 1, Jayden Clough knew he needed to check out early to help his chances for the overall. He grabbed the start and put in the laps he needed to grab the moto win while the war raged on behind him. Kimbel Jett, Austin Kapoukranidis and Larry Reyes. Kapoukranidis would get through the crowd to take 2nd and and impressive ride by Jett for 3rd. Due to Clough’s 4th in moto 1 Kaproukranidis is the overall victor with 1-2 scores. They would do it all over again a short time later in 250B Limited.
Moto 2 Results
1st: Jayden Clough
2nd: Austin Kapoukranidis
3rd: Kimble Jett
4th: Larry Reyes
5th: Brock Walker
Overall Results
1st: Austin Kapoukranidis
2nd: Jayden Clough
3rd: Kimble Jett
4th: Larry Reyes
5th: Parker Ross
The War
250B Limited would see a complete rematch of 450B Limited but the results a but more mixed up. Parker Ross grabbed the start and let the pack figure out the rest. Jayden Clough would work his way up to 2nd to secure the overall win while Austin Kapoukranidis finished with 3-3 results for 3rd. Ayden Shive and Larry Reyes were also standouts in the class finishing in the top 5.
Moto 2 Results
1st: Parker Ross
2nd: Jayden Clough
3rd: Austin Kapoukranidis
4th: Ayden Shive
5th: Larry Reyes
Overall Results
1st: Jayden Clough
2nd: Parker Ross
3rd: Austin Kapoukranidis
4th: Ayden Shive
5th: Larry Reyes
Choo Choo
The Mark Fineis train is coming and GTFOutta the way. He dominated Schoolboy 1, This kid is something else on a 125. He didnt get the start he wanted but put his head down and made a ton of passes to get his way to the front. He would ultimately pass for the lead about mid race and check out from there. Noah Stevens and Crockett Meyers would round out your podium after some dang good racing from the kids.
Moto 2 Results
1st: Mark Fineis
2nd: Noah Stevens
3rd: Crockett Meyers
4th: Noah Smerdon
5th: Ivan Aldama
Overall Results
1st: Mark Fineis
2nd: Crockett Meyers
3rd: Noah Stevens
4th: Noah Smerdon
5th: Logan Best
3 for 3
Closing out the day was Schoolboy 2 and the Nick Romano show. After already securing titles in 250B and 450B he looked to add another title to his shelf and he did just that going 1-1. Romano has been on fire and is looking to carry that swag into Loretta Lynn’s here in a few short months. It didn’t come easy in this moto as Preston Boespflug grabbed the start and tried to check out early on but would hold on for 2nd. Parker Ross also turned some heads taking 3rd. Caden Braswell bounced back after a crash in moto 1 to finish 4th and Ben Garib would round out the top 5.
Moto 2 Results
1st: Nick Romano
2nd: Preston Boespflug
3rd: Parker Ross
4th: Caden Braswell
5th: Ben Garib
Overall Results
1st: Nick Romano
2nd: Preston Boespflug
3rd: Parker Ross
4th: Ben Garib
5th: Brock Bennett
That is all for us here at the 11th annual JS7 Spring Championship at Freestone. Thank you to the Miller family for the hospitality this week and all of YOU fans for stopping by the booth and chatting, buying merch, saying hi trackside and watching all the dope ass content the crew has produced at a blistering pace this week. Don’t worry, there’s more coming so stay tuned!
