Seven-time Supercross Champion Jeremy McGrath took a class win at the King of the Hammers off-road race in Johnson Valley, California.
McGrath and co-driver Jaren Porter won the Pro Stock NA UTV class piloting a Maxxis-sponsored Kawasaki Teryx KRX1000. The duo finished the eight-hour-plus race in 19th overall after starting in the 51st position. Nearly 130 vehicles started the race.
“It was a long day, we had a good time and man, it was an adventure, and my Kawasaki KRX held up nice all day,” McGrath said. “We had a great pitstop, and Chris and the boys did a great job getting us back out after battling front lower arm issues. I don’t think we would have made the finish without them. We had to stop several times to tighten some things up, but it worked out great for us. My co-driver, Jaren, was great out there, using that Warn winch to pull and tow us up some pretty crazy lines. There were people jammed up everywhere. Jackhammer [section] was the worst; I think we were sitting there for an hour. We finally got through, and we just kept on trucking. The course was super tough; they threw everything at us today. It was great to see everyone cheering us on out on the course.” CN
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