ADELANTO, CA

Vet X hit the halfway milestone in the Xtreme Prize Series as round four took to the high-desert Racetown 395 track. This venue is always a favorite of the racers, so this round brought 225 riders to the gates; so far this series has been well attended by the vet racers.

Being the most popular series on the Vet X schedule, this series always brings out the strongest competition, and many classes have several riders battling for dominance. The Over 28 VX2 Intermediate class is always one of those that features tight racing at each round. Moto one kicked off with the riders charging through the high-banked first turn. Emerging from the pack early on was Too Tech Racing/O'Neal-backed Paul Kuehnel (451, right), followed by Curtis Hanson and Ron Utaski. Hanson and Utaski were battling throughout the early laps for second, while William Vealey worked his way through the pack and caught up to them, turning it into a three-way skirmish for the runner-up position, giving Kuehnel a chance to put some distance on the field. As the laps clicked off, Utaski got a grasp on second, but Hanson and Vealey were still charging behind him. Vealey got past Hanson with a lap to go, and when the checkers flew, it was Kuehnel crossing first, followed by Utaski and Vealey.

The second race was a much different story. Utaski charged into the early lead, leaving Vealey and Kuehnel back in the pack. Kuehnel worked his way up to second by lap four, and Utaski had maneuvered his way through the crowd to move into third on the same lap. The charge was on for the lead, though, as Kuehnel was working to carve into what was at one point a four-second lead by Utaski. With two laps to go, Kuehnel was able to catch and pass Utaski, putting him into second. At the end, Kuehnel charged across the finish in first, followed by Utaski and Vealey. This gave Kuehnel the overall victory with 1-1 finishes, followed by Utaski (2-2) and Vealey (3-3).

Gary Ivin (149, left) put his stamp on the 43-49 Novice class, as he split moto wins with Roy Abbott but managed to take the overall victory. FMF-backed Ivin was able to make easy work out of the first moto, dominating the class with a 17-second lead ahead of Scott Fichter and Joe Sutter.

The second race looked like it was going to be a repeat of the first, as Ivin charged out to another big lead, with Abbott a distant second. On the white-flag lap, Ivin made a mistake, allowing Abbott to catch up and overtake him. Abbott crossed the line first, ahead of Ivin, with Fichter crossing in third, several seconds back. Ivin still took the overall victory with his 1-2 punch, followed by Abbott (4-1) and Fichter (2-3).

Results

P/W OPEN: 1. Cayden Hubbard; 2. Jacob Ortiz.

65 BEG: 1. Dylan Nelson; 2. Dylan Gurule; 3. Brayden Mangold.

65 (9-11): 1. Tyler Vasquez.

85/150F BEG: 1. Nick Bellhouse; 2. Michael Sorensen; 3. Eddie Ayala; 4. Rowdy Soland; 5. Tyler Vasquez.

85/150F (0-11): 1. Chase Felong; 2. Joseph Morales.

85/150F (12-13): 1. Andres Jaramillo; 2. Troy Hubbard; 3. Michael Hazlett.

85/150F (14-16): 1. Freddy Gomez.

85/150F OPEN: 1. Blayne Thompson; 2. Michael Hazlett; 3. Brad Murchison; 4. Chase Felong; 5. Rachel Combs.

F/T BEG: 1. Nicholas Wallis.

BEG NEWBIE: 1. Andres Jaramillo; 2. Adrian Valdez; 3. Martine Saldana; 4. Kyle Vizzo; 5. Thomas Spalliero.

250F BEG: 1. Tristan Nelson; 2. Ian Langmaid; 3. Chris Meza; 4. Ryan Hildreth; 5. Nathan Turner.

250F NOV: 1. Eric Blankenship; 2. Keo Osako; 3. Luke Ryan; 4. Matt Ascencio; 5. Kyle Rutherford.

250F INT: 1. Ryan Trenholm; 2. Mikey Welte.

250F PRO: 1. Brandon Brady; 2. Jacob Lee Buelna; 3. Todd Gosselaar.

450F BEG: 1. Johnny Anderson; 2. Brandyn Thompson; 3. Colton Barringer; 4. Kevin Piper; 5. Chad Hoeppner.

450F NOV: 1. Chris Bartley; 2. Eric Blankenship; 3. Tyler Walker; 4. Jason McGuidwin; 5. Derrick Hernandez.

450F PRO: 1. Dan Vanderziel; 2. Josh Greco; 3. Jared Minor.

OPEN (NON-PRO): 1. Chris Bartley; 2. Eric Ballejos; 3. Ryan Trenholm; 4. Luke Ryan; 5. Derrick Hernandez.

WMN BEG: 1. Holly Hoffman; 2. Natalie Schons; 3. Kathryn Cashen.

WMN AM: 1. Hannah Minderhout; 2. Chandler McCorkle; 3. Monica Somers; 4. Lacie Price.

28-39 NEWBIE: 1. Rick Parker; 2. Jami Henderson; 3. Joe Ceja; 4. Ronny Krogstad; 5. Kevin Cashen.

28-39 BEG: 1. Michael Hildreth; 2. Josh Guay; 3. Kevin Merlo; 4. Travis Boecker; 5. John Heath.

28+ NOV OPEN: 1. Lee Villarreal; 2. Steve Herrmann; 3. Mike Gee.

28+ INT OPEN: 1. Jonathan Rhodes; 2. Chad Hubbard; 3. Paul Kuehnel; 4. Mike Diorio; 5. Wayne Ashby.

28+ INT VX1: 1. Jonathan Rhodes; 2. Chad Hubbard; 3. Jason McGuidwin; 4. Mike Diorio; 5. Kris Bowers.

28+ INT VX2: 1. Paul Kuehnel; 2. Ron Utaski; 3. William Vealey; 4. Curtis Hanson; 5. Janson Turner.

28-35 NOV: 1. John Ortiz; 2. Mike Snodgrass; 3. Lee Villarreal; 4. Michael Penta; 5. Scott Terrell.

28-35 AM: 1. Nicholas Fiello; 2. John Soriano; 3. Brian Packer; 4. Tim Hale; 5. Rick Kozlik.

28-35 PRO: 1. Tyson Taylor; 2. Billy Mercier.

36-42 NOV: 1. Mike Gee; 2. Jon Lyles; 3. Steve Herrmann; 4. Joe Sutter; 5. Joe Pena.

36-42 AM: 1. Steve Gardner; 2. Pete Ferraro; 3. John Soriano; 4. Dan Osborne; 5. Dan Gill.

36+ PRO: 1. Craig Davis; 2. Phil Dowell; 3. Billy Mercier.

40+ NEWBIE: 1. Arold Schreuder; 2. Ronny Krogstad; 3. Ron Lingo; 4. John Pratt; 5. Ben Tompsett.

40+ BEG: 1. Steve Downs; 2. Taylor Hodoose; 3. Chris Williams; 4. Kevin Merlo; 5. Kerry Sorensen.

43-49 NOV: 1. Gary Ivin; 2. Roy Abbott; 3. Scott Fichter; 4. Joe Sutter; 5. Mike Kinney.

43-49 AM: 1. Carlos Neves; 2. Randy Davis; 3. Jimmy Matiasevich; 4. Vince Laker.

50+ NOV: 1. Milton Mize; 2. Philip Cruz; 3. Bill Booth; 4. Jason Wallis.

50+ EX: 1. Richard Anaya; 2. Joel Harriott; 3. Jim Butts; 4. Rick Johnson; 5. Joe Pena.