Justin Cooper wins AMA 250 National of Thunder Valley
23-year-old Yamaha pilot Justin Cooper has won the AMA Motocross National in the 250cc class. The American Yamaha pilot managed to achieve a better points total than his French teammate Dylan Ferrandis in Colorado, with a second place in the first moto and a series victory in the second moto. Dylan Ferrandis, in turn, managed to win the first moto, but did not get further than third place in the second moto.
What was good news for Dylan Ferrandis is the fact that with his series victory and third place, he once again managed to move five points ahead of his closest competitor for the title, namely Jeremy Martin. With one race to go and fifty points to earn, Jeremy Martin is eighteen points behind in the AMA 250 Motocross Championship.
AMA 250 Thunder Valley – Heat 1
1. Dylan Ferrandis (YAM), 16 Laps
2. Justin Cooper (YAM), +05.390
3. Shane McElrath (YAM), +11.527
4. Jeremy Martin (HON), +14.150
5. Hunter Lawrence (HON), +20.856
6. Jett Lawrence (HON), +31.921
7. Jo Shimoda (HON), +32.542
8. Mitchell Harrison (KAW), +41.938
9. Jarrett Frye (YAM), +41.985
10. Dilan Schwartz (SUZ), +1:07.589
11. Nathanael Thrasher (YAM), +1:14.023
12. Alex Martin (SUZ), +1:15.346
13. Carson Mumford (HON), +1:15.500
14. Mitchell Falk (YAM), +1:27.657
15. Preston Kilroy (SUZ), +1:29.160
16. Jerry Robin (HOUSE), +1:29.845
17. Nick Gaines (YAM), +1:34.515
18. Derek Kelley (HUS), +1:46.972
19. Joshua Varize (KTM), +1:49.725
20. Derek Drake (KTM), +1:53.364
21. Jesse Flock (HUS), +1:56.676
22. Brandon Harranft (KTM), +2:00.813
23. Gared Steinke (KAW), +1 rd.
24. Kevin Moranz (KTM), +1 Rnd.
25. Gage Schehr (HUS), +1 Rnd.
26. Curren Thurman (KTM), +1 Rnd.
27. Zack Williams (KTM), +1 Rnd.
28. Kai Aiello (HUS), +1 Rnd.
29. Ezra Hastings (HUS), +1 Rnd.
30. Blake Ashley (YAM), +1 Rnd.
31. Gerhard Matamoros (YAM), +1 Rnd.
32. Maxwell Sanford (YAM), +1 Rnd.
33. Wade Brommel (KAW), +1 Rnd.
34. Robert Fitch, Jr. (YAM), +1 Rnd.
35. Cameron Mcadoo (KAW), +2 Rnd.
36. Lane Shaw (KTM), +2 Rnd.
37. Colton Eigenmann (SUZ), +3 Rnd.
38. RJ Hampshire (HUS), +4 Rnd.
39. Mason Gonzales (YAM), +8 Rnd.
40. Joseph Crown (YAM), +8 Rnd.
AMA 250 Thunder Valley – Heat 2
1. Justin Cooper (YAM), 16 Runs
2. Jeremy Martin (HON), +03.166
3. Dylan Ferrandis (YAM), +12.795
4. Hunter Lawrence (HON), +14.978
5. Shane McElrath (YAM), +17.331
6. Jett Lawrence (HON), +39.731
7. Brandon Harranft (KTM), +51.384
8. Jo Shimoda (HON), +54.471
9. Mitchell Harrison (KAW), +57.325
10. Jarrett Frye (YAM), +1:00.384
11. Carson Mumford (HON), +1:00.944
12. Alex Martin (SUZ), +1:25.882
13. Joseph Crown (YAM), +1:34.994
14. Mitchell Falk (YAM), +1:43.012
15. Dilan Schwartz (SUZ), +1:45.414
16. Nathanael Thrasher (YAM), +1:48.808
17. Jesse Flock (HUS), +2:03.602
18. Joshua Varize (KTM), +2:10.642
19. Preston Kilroy (SUZ), +1 Rnd.
20. Derek Kelley (HUS), +1 Rnd.
21. Gared Steinke (KAW), +1 rd.
22. Gage Schehr (HUS), +1 Rnd.
23. Zack Williams (KTM), +1 Rnd.
24. Kai Aiello (HUS), +1 Rnd.
25. Curren Thurman (KTM), +1 Rnd.
26. Wade Brommel (KAW), +1 Rnd.
27. Ezra Hastings (HUS), +1 Rnd.
28. Robert Fitch, Jr. (YAM), +1 Rnd.
29. Maxwell Sanford (YAM), +1 Rnd.
30. Gerhard Matamoros (YAM), +1 Rnd.
31. Jake Pinhancos (KTM), +1 Rnd.
32. Lane Shaw (KTM), +2 Rnd.
33. Otto Berton (KTM), +2 Rnd.
34. Kevin Moranz (KTM), +8 Rnd.
35. Kyle Greeson (KTM), +9 Rnd.
36. Tyler Lowe (KTM), +9 Rnd.
37. Jerry Robin (HUS), +11 Rnd.
38. Jacob Bork (YAM), +14 Rnd.
39. Blake Ashley (YAM) – DNF
40. Nick Gaines (YAM) – DNS
AMA 250 Thunder Valley – Overall
1. Justin Cooper – 47 points
2. Dylan Ferrandis – 45 pts
3. Jeremy Martin – 40 pts
4. Shane McElrath – 36 pts
5. Hunter Lawrence – 34 pts
6. Jett Lawrence – 30 pts
7. Jo Shimoda – 27 pts
8. Mitchell Harrison – 25 pts
9. Jarrett Frye – 23 pts
10. Carson Mumford – 18 pts
11. Alex Martin – 18 pts
12. Dilan Schwartz – 17 pts
13. Nathanael Thrasher – 15 pts
14. Brandon Hartranft – 14 pts
15. Mitchell Falk – 14 pts
16. Joseph Crown – 8 pts
17. Preston Kilroy – 8 pts
18. Joshua Varize – 5 pts
19. Jerry Robin – 5 pts
20. Jesse Flock – 4 pts
AMA 250 Championship Standings
1. Dylan Ferrandis – 352 points
2. Jeremy Martin – 334 pts
3. Shane McElrath – 254 pts
4. Justin Cooper – 251 pts
5. Alex Martin – 242 pts
6. Jett Lawrence – 230 pts
7. RJ Hampshire – 217 pts
8. Cameron Mcadoo – 165 pts
9. Mitchell Harrison – 163 pts
10. Brandon Hartranft – 148 pts
11. Jo Shimoda – 141 pts
12. Carson Mumford – 134 pts
13. Hunter Lawrence – 122 pts
14. Derek Drake – 107 pts
15. Mason Gonzales – 75 pts
16. Stilez Robertson – 70 pts
17. Nick Gaines – 62 pts
18. Jarrett Frye – 55 pts
19. Ty Masterpool – 54 pts
20. Pierce Brown – 36 pts
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