Extreme Dirt Track DURO ATVA Nationals Round #3 - Danville, Virginia Birch Creek Motorsports July 7, 2007

Photos By: Darin Wentz

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In the women’s class, 2005 and 2006 National Champion Candace Lee made her first appearance of 2007 and Bailey Williams returned for the main event after an end over end crash in the heat races. Lee took the early lead in the main followed by Williams, current points leader, Amanda Howe, and Paula Shank. Williams stayed close to Lee and was able to get around her in lap three. While the two riders pulled away from the rest of field, they stayed close throughout the race. Williams was able to hold Lee off until the last turn and Lee got back in front just in time to take the checkered flag. Williams was 2nd , while Howe finished 3rd.

#26 Candace Lee made her 2007 ATV Racing debut at Birch Creek, and she wasted no time making her presence known as she captured the win	#77 Amanda Howe has been on the tear in 2007 with three Podium finishes and is currently leading the points race ahed of Paula Shank and Bailey Williams

Steve Borck of Hudson, MI took wins on his Honda in both the Veteran 30+ and Open classes. Borck quickly jumped out front in both classes and ran away with the victories. Vet 30+ points leader, and winner of the first two rounds, Gabe Ellett, jumped the line in the main event sending him to a penalty row start as he had to settle for a tenth place finish. Damon Brown finished 2nd and Christopher Atkins was 3rd.

In the A classes, for the first time this year there was a different winner besides Kendall Webb. Webb won the Production A class going away early in the evening before running into some bad luck in the 4-Stroke and 265 classes. In the 4-Stroke A, Walnut Cove, NC rider, Kirby Cooke jumped out to and early lead followed by Kristopher Bures, Ken Macgregor, and Ryan Partee. While Cooke and Bures began to pull away from the rest of the riders, Webb was pressing hard to get to the front from his 7th position off the line. With two laps to go Webb had worked his way to third, and after running down Bures in lap 9 he had his sights on Cooke in the final lap, but Cooke was able to hold him off in the final turn before taking the checkered flag.

#314 Kirby Cooke was able to hold-off the hard charging Kendall Webb on the last lap to claim the 4 Stroke A Class Win while Webb maintains the 4 Stroke A & Production A Points lead	#4 Garrett Jackson claimed his first 265A Win of the season to take over the points lead, and he also catapulted his way into the points lead in the 16-24 Class with yet another win at Birch Creek

In the 265A main event Garrett Jackson, winner of the 16-24 age group race, took the Holeshot followed by Doug Obie, Kendall Webb, and Matt Dice. Webb was around Obie in the first lap and Jackson in lap three. After building a commanding lead and looking as if he had the race in hand, Webbs motor gave out as the bottom cases cracked at the final turn sending him off the track. Jackson was still in second and took the checkered flag for his second win of the day and was followed by Obie and Dice.

In the B classes, Casey Mckibben picked up his third win in as many tries in the 265 class by leading the race from start to finish. Scott York and Joe Fleenor traded positions twice before York settled in for the 2nd place finish and Fleenor was 3rd.

In the 4-Stroke class Mckibben had to work his way through the pack after a slow start but was not able to get past the third position. Keith Jenkins and Jordan Peck got out front and were back and forth several times before Jenkins took the checkered flag for the all Honda podium.

#22 Steve Borck remains undefeated in the Open Class and he secured his first Win the the 30+ Class with over Damon Brown and Christopher Atkins	#8 Casey McKibben claimed his 3rd straight 265B Class Win and finished in 3rd Place in 4 Stroke B along wit ha 7th Place finish in Production B

In the Production B class Justin Loggins and Nathan Wolff were both heat winners but could not hold off Justion Lawson in the main event. After a slow start in his heat and 4th place finish Lawson wasted no time in the main event getting in the lead. The race was full of action all the way from start to finish with Wolff, Matt Schaeffer, Jordan Peck, Loggins, Scott Bittles and Casey Mckibben all fighting for the top spot in this close battle. Lawson was able to secure the win while Wolff finished second and Schaeffer was 3rd.