At one point he had started to struggle with his line choice and dropped back to 16th. With only a few laps remaining he picked up his pace and passed back every rider he had let by and then some. He eventually finished 11th in the first moto – marking his best season finish so far this year.

In the second moto Nicoletti had a similar start near 11th place. He raced in that position for the majority of the race climbing as high up as 9th and dropping as far back as 14th before eventually finishing the race in 13th. His 11-13 scores earned him 11th overall for the day.

Overall Results 250 Class

1. Dean Wilson (1-1)

2. Tyla Rattray (2-2)

3. Trey Canard (4-3)

4. Eli Tomac (8-4)

5. Justin Barcia (6-5)

11. Phil Nicoletti (11-13)

Jagermeister/KTM rider Sarah Whitmore also came out and competed in the Women’s Motocross class aboard her KTM 250 SX-F race machine. Whitmore struggled in the first moto with bike set-up and finished 11th. In the second moto she got pushed back on the start and came around the second corner in 23rd position. By the time they came around the first lap she was sitting in 14th. On the second lap she continued her mission to move forward and charged up to 10th. She picked off two more riders until she was sitting in 8th place. She then began to battle with Vicki Golden and Sherri Cruse for the remainder of the race. Whitmore and Cruse battled for 7th position right to the finish line with Cruse just edging out Whitmore for the place by a few inches.

Overall Results Women’s Class

1. Ashley Fiolek (2-1)

2. Jessica Patterson (1-2)

3. Vicki Golden (3-6)

4. Tarah Gieger (7-3)

5. Mariana Balbi (5-5)

9. Sarah Whitmore (11-8)