As they lined up for Moto 2 everyone was wondering if Joe Byrd could make the unthinkable happen and win moto 2 to beat Doug Gust for the overall. Also, what would happen with Tim Farr this time? As the gate dropped and everyone took off, something else no one would have expected happened. Number 708, Harold Goodman, pulled the holeshot and led the pack. Behind him was Doug Gust followed by none other than Joe Byrd.

Goodman led for one and a half laps before Joe Byrd passed Doug Gust and continued on around him. By the end of the lap Doug had also passed Goodman. During the next lap Joe began to pull away from Doug. As the race went on Joe continued to lead and grow the margin between him and Doug. Goodman continued to fall back in the pack after he was passed by Jones for the third place position.

As they came around each lap Joe Byrd was tripling the step up double with a drop where everyone else was just doubling it. During the last couple of laps, Doug began to triple this also which kept him in about the same position behind Joe Byrd. As Joe Byrd came across the checkered flag to win the event, I began to keep the time between him and Doug. As Doug crossed the flag there was a 10.83-second margin between Joe and himself. This was remnant of the finish that Doug had over Natalie at Echeconnee.

At this point we went to the podium, where Joe Byrd pulled his Honda TRX 450 onto the trailer for the awards. Jeremiah Jones took the third place overall finish with a fourth in moto 1 and a third in moto 2. Doug took second overall with a first in moto 1 and a second in moto 2. Joe was all smiles and screamin’ Yeeeehaaaw, as he was announced overall winner for the event with a second in moto 1 and a first in moto 2.

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