Too Long; Didn’t Read: Recap from Championship Saturday at Loretta’s

Lucky for all of you out in internet land, Troy, the author of this feature all week, is off today. Apparently, the self-proclaimed CEO can’t be asked to work on the weekend. That leaves the real keyboard pros to close things out on championship Saturday. Myself, fire blogger extraordinaire, will be working alongside Jeff Simpson to ensure you’re up to date on all the happenings from the final day of Loretta Lynn’s.

Junior 25+
What a better way to start championship Saturday than with Mike Alessi doing Mike Alessi things. He’s probably packed 10k gates in his day. But this morning, he decided to back his bike into the gate and proceed to pop the clutch to help pack his spot. This, as you know, is illegal and he was docked immediately, forcing him to take the last gate pick. Lucky for him, he’s also the best starter in the history of the sport and was able to get off the gate behind Heath Harrison in second.

Harrison led early and looked solid doing it, but a blown-out wheel ruined his chances of a moto win, moving Alessi (2-2 moto scores) into the lead with Cole Martinez (1-1 moto scores) into third, putting them in a tie with 5pts each. Jacob Baumert ran second and kept things honest until a bobble allowed Martinez to make the move into title position, locking up the gold with 1-1-2 moto scores.

Shout out to Jacob Baumert, who was able to regroup after a bobble dropped him into fourth and outside of an overall podium finish to mount a charge towards the end of the moto to edge out Luke Vonlinger for third overall.

Moto 3 Results:

1. Mike Alessi
2. Cole Martinez
3. Luke Vonlinger
4. Jacob Baumert
5. Brandon Haas

Overall Results:

1. Cole Martinez
2. Mike Alessi
3. Jacob Baumert
4. Luke Vonlinger
5. Brandon Haas

Kayden Palmer vs. Gage Stine. College (18-24) Battle Royale. 
It was a winner take all duel. As Gage Stine and Kayden Palmer came in 1-2 and 2-1 scores. It didn’t take long after the gate dropped for the duo to find each other and start working their way to the front. They swapped the title for a few corners but it would be Gage Stine taking the W. Palmer put on a charge to pass into 2nd on the last couple of laps to go out on a highnote. 

Moto 3 Results: 

1. Gage Stine
2. Kayden Palmer
3. Daniel Bortolin
4. Eddie Norred
5. Kile Epperson

Overall Results: 

1. Gage Stine
2. Kayden Palmer
3. Daniel Bortolin
4. Kile Epperson
5. Kimble Jett

Heavy Hitters Take Charge In Supermini 1
Hitters hit and the top 4 kids all week started upfront, well Fappani came through traffic on the opening lap to put himself in 4th early on. He needs 2nd to lock up the title. Landen Gordon wasn’t about to just let it happen. Meanwhile Tiger Wood and Leum Oehlohf set sail. Fappani made his way by Gordon 5 min in and set off to reel in the leaders. Then Wood goes down, Fappani makes his way into 2nd, then Oehlohf went down going into storyland letting Fappani grab the lead with 12 min left. Oehlohf’s mistakes would his biggest enemy pushing him back to 4th. Gordon and Fappani waged war coming through the beach as Gordon made to move into the lead. Fappani would shut er down and bring home to the title with 1-1-2 scores. Wood would bounce back and grab the last step on the box. 

Moto 3 Results: 

1. Landen Gordon
2. Jeremy Fappani
3. Tiger Wood
4. Leum Oehlohf
5. Nathan Abbott 

Overall Results: 

1. Jeremy Fappani 
2. Leum Oehlohf
3. Tiger Wood
4. Landen Gordon
5. Gavin Betts

Sawyer Gieck v. Alex Campigli in 65 7-9 
Sawyer Gieck and Alex Campigli came into moto 3 with tied scores in another winner take all situation on championship Saturday. Campigli would not get the start he was looking for leaving Sawyer Gieck to bring it home in an uncontested win. Campigli would come through the pack to settling into 2nd after a little battle with Carter Gray. Gieck and Campigli would split the 65cc titles this year, it will be a battle to keep an eye on from here on out.

Moto 3 Results:

1. Sawyer Gieck 
2. Alex Campigli
3. Carter Gray
4. Eidan Steinbrecher 
5. Kayky De Pinho

Overall Results: 

1. #18 Sawyer Gieck 
2. #22 Alex Campigli 
3. Kayky De Pinho
4. Chase Brennan
5. Kade Nightingale

Avery Long Completes The Sweep In 450 B Limited
Avery Long completes the sweep of the 450B classes with a flawless ride in moto 3 of 450 B Limited. Mitchell Zaremba and Cam Horner would fight for every bit of the moto for the 2nd place with Zaremba coming out ahead. Crocket Meyers was looking for a little more than 5th in the last moto but it was good enough to secure him a 3rd overall on the week.

Moto 3 Results: 

1. Avery Long
2. Mitchell Zaremba
3. Lane Allison
4. Cam Horner
5. Crockett Meyers

Overall Results:

1. Avery Long
2. Mitchell Zaremba
3. Crockett Meyers
4. Cam Horner
5. Drew Adams
   
   

The Cream Rises In Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C
We had a 3-way tie coming in with Casey Cochran, Logan Best and Noah Stevens all with 4 points! Holy smokes, once again a winner take all situation up front. Stevens would grab the holes hot but Logan Best made a move within the first lap leaving Stevens to fight off Cochran. Stevens would get crossrutted and tipped over in a corner, while getting up Cochran ran into him and tipped over putting Cochran back a few spots and out of title contention.

UNTIL Logan Best went down in the left hander coming out of the beach handing the title back over to Noah Stevens. Casey Cochran wasn’t having any of that noise and would mount an incredible charge and make the pass on Stevens in Storyland and check out for the moto win and title. 2 for 2 here at the Ranch for Cochran.

Moto 3 Results: 

1. #66 Casey Cochran
2. #97 Noah Stevens 
3. #6 Logan Best 
4. #46 Luke Fauser 
5. #3 Collin Allen 

Overall Results:

1. #66 Casey Cochran
2. #97 Noah Stevens
3. #6 Logan Best
4. #46 Luke Fauser
5. #95 Landon Hartz

Cole Martinez Does It Again. 
Mitchell Harrison holeshots as he has done all dang week but Cole Martinez would make his way around and check out for most of the moto. Ryder D didn’t get the start he was looking for and was a non factor in the moto.  Hymas would make his way into 3rd. The swarm of bees that was Braswell, Towers, Linville and Hawkins were coming.

Braswell made his way into 2nd and putting on a charge with 10min to go. It wouldn’t be enough as Cole Martinez would be out of reach. From there everyone just settled into their spots and held on for dear life until the end. What a story Cole Martinez and Caden Braswell have been this week. Love to see it.

Moto 3 Results:

1. Cole Martinez
2. Caden Braswell
3. Heath Harrison
4. Talon Hawkins
5. Gage Linville

Overall Results: 

1. Cole Martinez
2. Caden Braswell
3. Gage Linville
4. Jayden Clough
5. Ryder Difrancesco

Deegan Takes Everyone To School, Boy. 
It was a story book ending for what seems like will be Haiden Deegan’s final moto here at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch. Deegan would get into the lead before the 10 commandments on lap 1 and never looked back. Daxton Bennick would move his way into 2nd and settle in there while Preston Boespflug diced his was into 3rd.

They would finish in that order with Trevor Colip in for 4th and Casey Bernard Jr closing out the top 5. Welcome Trevor Colip to the national conversation moving forward.

Moto 3 Results: 

1. Haiden Deegan
2. Daxton Bennick 
3. Preston Boespflug
4. Trevor Colip
5. Casey Bernard Jr

Overall Results: 

1. Haiden Deegan
2. Daxton Bennick
3. Preston Boesflug
4. Trevor Colip
5. Julien Beaumer