WASHOUGAL, WA

Oregon's Justin Hill (154, above) and Idaho's Kody Bill were just two of the stellar performers at the AMA Loretta Lynn Area Qualifier held at Washougal Motocross Park. The event, which drew riders from throughout the western United States and Canada, wasn't held in the best of conditions, as rain throughout the Memorial Day Weekend made for some muddy racing. Hill seemed to almost enjoy the mucky track, as the rider from Yoncalla netted three overall wins on the weekend.

Hill netted a pair of overall wins on Sunday, winning all four motos he contested and taking the 250 and 450 B Stock victories. In the 18-rider 450 B class, Hill came from the second wave of riders - gating some 20 seconds back of the 450 A competitors - yet he navigated the course well enough aboard his Suzuki to reel in the entire A-class field en route to the victory. Bill, riding a Kawasaki, was the top performer in the 450 A class, in which he led Washington's Josh Lajiness and the rest of the field en route to the victory.

Moto two saw Californian Dustin Pipes grab a lead he'd hold to the finish, followed by Christopher Rogers, Hill (the top B rider), and Bill. Overall, Bill (3-1) took top honors in the A class, ahead of Rogers (5-2) and Lajiness (2-5), while Hill garnered the B-class win, followed by impressive performances from Honda rider Alyas Wardius, who wasn't far off Hill's pace and also finished well amid the A-rider field in both motos. Yamaha rider Tyler Hansen, who later in the weekend would be the only rider to finish ahead of Hill overall, netted third overall via consistent 4-3 finishes.

Hill would also finish well in the combined 250 A and B contest on Sunday, earning a sweep of his two classes, with Noah McConahy and Wardius splitting second-place finishes in the two motos. Wardius' 2-3 placings earned him his second such finish on the day to complement his earlier Schoolboy victory. Californian Trevor Allred and Lajiness each earned a moto victory in the 250 A class, with Lajiness (1-2) winning overall, followed by Allred (1-2) and Rogers (3-3).

On Monday, Hill netted the overall win in the 450 B Modified class, but things didn't go Hill's way in the 250 B class, which was won by Hansen. Allred rode remarkably well in the messy conditions and picked up the overall 250 A/Pro-Sport victory, ahead of Suzuki-mounted Cody Lee. However, Lee picked up the pace in the 450 A/Pro-Sport class to earn his lone victory of the weekend, finishing ahead of Allred and Bill.

KTM rider Dillon Farmer was a double-class winner, picking up the 65 (7-11) and 85 (9-11) victories.

Results

Saturday

51 (4-6) STK OIL-INJ: 1. Morgan French (KTM).

51 (4-6) STK: 1. Ryley Garrison (Cob); 2. Preston Wittkopp (Cob); 3. Alex Mann (Cob); 4. Morgan French (KTM); 5. Ajay Frye (KTM).

51 (7-8) STK: 1. Wyatt Leifsen (Cob); 2. Ethan Mann (Cob); 3. Clint French (Cob); 4. Shaw Dean (KTM); 5. Cole Brummond (Cob).

65 (7-9) STK: 1. Hunter Van Daam (KTM); 2. Ethan Mann (KTM); 3. Levi Kitchen (KTM); 4. Kyle Carpenter (KTM); 5. Kyle Cormican (KTM).

65 (10-11) STK: 1. Dillon Farmer (KTM); 2. Ian Gehrke (KTM); 3. Hogan Hatzenbiler (KTM); 4. Riley Harris (KTM).

85 (9-11) STK: 1. Daniel Lindsay (Suzuki); 2. Hunter Van Daam (KTM); 3. Dillon Farmer (KTM); 4. Tom Sommer (Suzuki); 5. Jacob Seeley (Yamaha).

85 (12-14) STK: 1. Tanner Berry (Yamaha); 2. Chance Blackburn (Yamaha); 3. Conner Mitchell (Suzuki); 4. Wyatt James (Suzuki); 5. Ryllie Dickinson (Suzuki).

S/MINI (12-15): 1. Tanner Berry (Yamaha); 2. Matthew Shirley Jr. (Honda); 3. Conner Mitchell (Suzuki); 4. Seth Heikkila (Suzuki); 5. Chance Blackburn (Yamaha).

250 A: 1. Josh Lajiness (Yamaha); 2. Trevor Allred (Honda); 3. Christopher Rogers (Yamaha); 4. Matt Daining II (Kawasaki).

250 B STK: 1. Justin Hill (Suzuki); 2. Alyas Wardius (Honda); 3. Noah McConahy (Honda); 4. Tyler Hansen (Yamaha); 5. Scott Agostini (Honda).

250 C STK: 1. Dylan Burgess (Kawasaki); 2. Jimmy Pappas (Suzuki); 3. Austin Van Meter (Yamaha); 4. Zac Mangum (KTM); 5. Harrison Drummond (Honda).

450 A: 1. Kody Bill (Kawasaki); 2. Christopher Rogers (Yamaha); 3. Josh Lajiness (Yamaha); 4. Dustin Pipes (Suzuki); 5. Trevor Allred (Honda).

450 B STK: 1. Justin Hill (Suzuki); 2. Alyas Wardius (Honda); 3. Tyler Hansen (Yamaha); 4. Trevor Ivey (Yamaha); 5. Chris Kolde (Honda).

GIRLS (12-15): 1. Brook Whipple (Honda); 2. Courtnie Paul (Honda).

WMN (14+): 1. Kristine Wright (Kawasaki); 2. Brook Whipple (Honda).

SCHBY (12-16) B/C: 1. Alyas Wardius (Honda); 2. Conner Mitchell (Suzuki); 3. Seth Heikkila (Honda); 4. Brynt Holt (Yamaha); 5. Brendan Teano (Yamaha).

Sunday

65 (7-11) MOD: 1. Dillon Farmer (KTM); 2. Hogan Hatzenbiler (KTM); 3. Kyle Carpenter (KTM); 4. Avrie Berry (KTM); 5. Ian Gehrke (KTM).

85 (9-11) MOD: 1. Dillon Farmer (KTM); 2. Miles McDonald (Suzuki); 3. Daniel Lindsay (Suzuki); 4. Jacob Seeley (Yamaha).

85 (12-14) MOD: 1. Chance Blackburn (Yamaha); 2. Wyatt James (Suzuki); 3. Zac Mangum (KTM); 4. Conner Mitchell (Suzuki); 5. Tanner Berry (Yamaha).

S/MINI (13-16): 1. Matthew Shirley Jr. (Honda); 2. Seth Heikkila (Honda); 3. Tanner Berry (Yamaha); 4. Chance Blackburn (Yamaha); 5. Joey Pappas (Honda).

250 A: 1. Trevor Allred (Honda); 2. Cody Lee (Suzuki); 3. Danny Gubser (Kawasaki).

250 B MOD: 1. Tyler Hansen (Yamaha); 2. Justin Hill (Suzuki); 3. Conner Elliott (Yamaha); 4. Chris Kolde (Honda); 5. Noah McConahy (Honda).

250 C MOD: 1. Dylan Burgess (Kawasaki); 2. Jimmy Pappas (Suzuki); 3. Zac Mangum (KTM); 4. Roberto Saltero (Yamaha); 5. Austin Van Meter (Yamaha).

450 A: 1. Cody Lee (Suzuki); 2. Trevor Allred (Honda); 3. Kody Bill (Kawasaki); 4. Neal Allen (Honda); 5. Dustin Pipes (Suzuki).

450 B MOD: 1. Justin Hill (Suzuki); 2. Tyler Bereman (Yamaha); 3. Trevor Billups (Yamaha); 4. Tyler Hansen (Yamaha); 5. Chris Kolde (Honda).

450 C: 1. Garrett McIntyre (Yamaha); 2. Dylan Burgess (Kawasaki); 3. Austin Van Meter (Yamaha); 4. Dylan Lowery (Yamaha); 5. Andrew Fisher (Honda).

SCHBY (13-16) B/C: 1. Damion Tackett (Kawasaki); 2. Justin Hill (Suzuki); 3. Noah McConahy (Honda); 4. Conner Elliott (Yamaha); 5. Dylan Burgess (Kawasaki).

CLGBY (17-24) B/C: 1. Tyler Bereman (Yamaha); 2. Collin Megee (Suzuki); 3. Trevor Ivey (Yamaha); 4. Alyas Wardius (Honda); 5. James Gannon (Honda).

VET 30+ B/C: 1. Chris Schmulbach (Suzuki); 2. Jeffrey Harvill (Yamaha).

VET 35+: 1. Dan Moore (Suzuki); 2. Chris Schmulbach (Suzuki).

SR 40+: 1. Dan Moore (Suzuki).

MSTR 50+: 1. Randy Fisher (Honda).