Main image by Kellen Brauer
The 2023 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch is in full swing. Following Monday's practice, the first motos began bright and early Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. CDT in Tennessee and we will pick up today with the second motos, although a handful of second motos will run over into Friday’s program. If you are at the Ranch, have fun. If you are at home—or at work—you can still enjoy the action live and for free via the RacerTV.com live stream. Not able to watch every moto but want to stay up to speed with the results? We have you covered! We will post updates and results here throughout the day, so check back in and refresh this post for more updates. And make sure to follow both Racer X and Loretta Lynn MX accounts on all social media for more updates.
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Thursday (August 3) Full Race Schedule
Note: these times are local to Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, which is in Central Daylight Time zone.
Thursday
| 9 | 250 B Limited | 7:30 am |
| 10 | 65cc (10-11) Limited | 8:00 am |
| 11 | Mini Sr. 1 (12-14) | 8:30 am |
| 12 | Masters (50+) | 9:00 am |
| 13 | 125 Jr. (12-17) B/C | 9:30 am |
| * | 250 B | 10:00 am |
| 14 | Junior (25+) | 10:30 am |
| 15 | 250 C | 11:00 am |
| 16 | WMX | 11:30 am |
| 17 | College (18-24) | 12:00 pm |
| 18 | Supermini 1 (12-15) | 12:30 pm |
| 19 | 65cc (7-9) | 1:00 pm |
| Intermission | 1:30 pm | |
| 20 | 250 C Jr. (12-17) Limited | 2:00 pm |
| 21 | 450 B Limited | 2:30 pm |
| 22 | 85cc (10-12) Limited | 3:00 pm |
| * | 250 Pro Sport | 3:30 pm |
| 23 | Schoolboy 1 (12-17) B/C | 4:00 pm |
| 24 | Senior (45+) | 4:30 pm |
| 25 | 250 C Limited | 5:00 pm |
| D | Micro 3 (7-8) Limited | 5:30 pm |
| A | Micro 1 (4-6) Shaft Drive Ltd | |
| B | Micro-E (4-7) Limited | |
| C | Micro 2 (4-6) Limited | |
Thursday Moto Results
Race 9 – 250 B Limited
Moto 2 winner: #75 Jeremy Fappani (KTM)
#75 Jeremy Fappani (KTM) quickly got into the race lead and didn't look back. #32 Leum Oehlhof (Yamaha) made his way into second place as the field navigated the slick, wet conditions. Fappani had a 13-second gap over Oehlhof by the time the #32 made it to second place, but Oehlhof kept charging. Eventually, Oehlhof cut the gap down to just three seconds, but he ran into trouble, going down once on his own and then colliding with a downed rider in the ten commandments. Oehlhof still managed to hang on for second, by Fappani and his clean KTM were too far ahead by that point. Fappani played "keep the bike clean" and won the race by 12.637 seconds over Oehlhof.
Even in the mud, Oehlhof put down the fastest lap of the moto on the fifth lap, a 1:55.997.
Fappani's 2-1 and Oehlhof's 1-2 will set us up for a winner takes all final moto. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
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#75 Jeremy Fappani (KTM) Align Media
9:03 a.m. Eastern - Lightning Delay
Following the Race 9 250 B Limited second moto, the racing at the Ranch went on delay due to a lightning warning. There is no timetable on when the action will resume, but RacerTV will provide more information when they can. Stay tuned.
Following the completion of Race 9 250 B Limited second moto, @LorettaLynnMX is officially on a lightning delay.
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 3, 2023
The next race once the action resumes will be the 65cc (10-11) Limited second moto. #RoadToLorettas #LLMX #Motocross #AmateurMotocross #2023LLMX
![Update from the Ranch, via Kellen Brauer in the all-new announcers tower.]()
Update from the Ranch, via Kellen Brauer in the all-new announcers tower. Kellen Brauer ![]()
Kellen Brauer
10:15 a.m. Eastern - Still on Lightning Delay
The RacerTV live stream announced in 45 minutes MX Sports will provide an update on what is next.
Per the @RacerTV live stream: at 10 a.m. local time (CDT, so in about 45 minutes), there will be an update on what is next. @LorettaLynnMX #RoadToLorettas #LLMX #Motocross #AmateurMotocross #2023LLMX
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 3, 2023
Yamaha's Donnie Luce posted the following video from the pits.
11 a.m. Eastern - Still on Weather Delay
MX Sports' Tim Cotter took to the RacerTV live stream to make the following announcement: "Lightning has moved on. We are going to be on an additional hold.... It is our goal to get this weather past us."
Next update: 11 a.m. CDT and rough plan is to begin racing at 12 p.m. CDT.
Stay tuned for more updates.
MX Sports' Tim Cotter via @RacerTV: "Lightning has moved on. We are going to be on an additional hold."
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 3, 2023
Next update: 11 a.m. CDT
"It is our goal to get this weather past us."
Goal is to resume racing around noon CDT
@LorettaLynnMX #RoadToLorettas #LLMX #Motocross #2023LLMX
Check out the local that decided to come out and play during the weather delay!
12 p.m. Eastern - Still on Weather Delay
Jason Weigandt took to the RacerTV live stream for the 12 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. CDT) update from the Ranch to provide an update that it is still raining hard, although there has not been much lightning. In about an hour, the crew will provide another update. The goal is to get to racing ASAP, but with so much rain the track will be a mess. MX Spots is hopeful to get bikes back on track today without ruining the rest of the week. Once it does stop raining, there will need to be some track work done.
11 a.m. CDT Loretta Lynn's update from @JasonWeigandt via @RacerTV: Raining pretty hard, although lightning has still held off. Another hour delay. Tune back in at 12 p.m. CDT for another update. @LorettaLynnMX #RoadToLorettas #LLMX #Motocross #AmateurMotocross #2023LLMX
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 3, 2023
Davey Coombs posted the following video from the starting gates.
1 p.m. Eastern - Still on Weather Delay
Not much has changed since the last update:
Very brief update from Loretta Lynn's Ranch via @RacerTV: Nothing has changed since the last update as it is still raining hard on site.
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 3, 2023
Next update will be at the 1 p.m. CDT hour. @LorettaLynnMX #RoadToLorettas #LLMX #Motocross #AmateurMotocross #2023LLMX
Some scenes from the weather delay by our guys Align Media.
3 p.m. Eastern - Update
Tim Cotter took to the RacerTV live stream to provide an update: the track crew will start working on the track now and will need at least an hour. We will go back racing at 3 p.m. (CDT).
All motos will be 15 minutes except the pro sport class, which will be 20 minutes. And riders will have the option to do a sight lap for every race, BUT they must use their race bike on the sight lap. NO PRACTICE BIKES ARE ALLOWED ON THE SIGHT LAPS.
We will run the normal race order, just bumped back a few hours. So in about an hour, the 65cc (10-11) Limited class will resume the on track action.
.@RacerTV Loretta Lynn's Ranch update: the track crew will start working on the track now and will need at least an hour. Hoping to resume racing after that. @LorettaLynnMX #RoadToLorettas #LLMX #Motocross #AmateurMotocross #2023LLMX
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 3, 2023
Tim Cotter via @RacerTV: "We will go back racing at 3 p.m. (CDT)."
— Mitch Kendra (@mitch_kendra) August 3, 2023
All motos will be 15 minutes except the pro sport class, which will be 20 minutes.
All races will still have sight laps. @LorettaLynnMX #RoadToLorettas #LLMX #Motocross #AmateurMotocross #2023LLMX
4:45 p.m. Eastern - Racing is resuming!
Race 10 – 65cc (10-11) Limited
Moto 2 winner: #31 Easton Graves (KTM)
#69 Carter Gray (Cobra) was leading until he got his front end stuck in some mud on the site of the track. #31 Easton Graves (KTM) took over the race lead. Graves would take the race win in just the second race of the day following a multiple-hour weather delay. Graves took the win by 17.150 seconds over #55 Talon Medaglia (GasGas), son of Tyler Medaglia. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Race 11 – Mini Sr 1 (12-14)
Moto 2 winner: #65 Dakota Baker (KTM)
#27 Vincent Wey (Husqvarna) took the holeshot but immediately ran into an issue and dropped to dead last before the second turn after going down. #26 Carson Wood (Kawasaki) took over the lead after Wey’s issue. But by the end of the first lap, #65 Dakota Baker (KTM) had taken over the lead as #95 Cole Blecha (KTM) jumped up to second place. Wood took over second place as Wey charged from basically dead last up to 12th place. Baker took the win by 19.628 seconds over Wood.
Check out what happened to Wey in his Instagram post below.
Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Race 12 – Masters (50+)
Moto 2 winner: #1 Mike Brown (KTM)
#1 Mike Brown (KTM) grabbed the holeshot. #47 Jeff Emig (Husqvarna) made his way up to second as he bumped #44 Gregory Pamart (Kawasaki) back to third. Emig was about four seconds back of Brown, but then Brown opened it up to about 11 seconds. Then, Emig had to pit for new goggles, so he lost some more time to the #1. #28 Barry Carsten (Suzuki) made a pass on Pamart to take over third place. Brown opened up his gap to Emig from 11 seconds the last lap to now 31.332 seconds. Brown takes the race win, after grabbing the holeshot and leading wire-to-wire. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Brown will enter the final moto with 2-1 finishes against Emig's 1-2 finishes and Carsten's 3-3 finishes.
Race 13 – 125 Jr. (12-17) B/C
Moto 2 winner: #4 Klark Robbins (KTM)
#43 Tiger Wood (GasGas) grabbed the holeshot. #4 Klark Robbins (KTM) is about two seconds back of Wood. Robbins jumped into the right-hand sweeping sand turn and then took over the race lead from Wood! Robbins would pull away from Wood and take the race win by 18.346 seconds. #17 Kade Johnson (Yamaha) charged to a third-place finish late in the race. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
250 B
Moto 2 Winner: #27 Krystian Janik (Kawasaki)
#22 Rodrigo Borges (Yamaha) grabbed the holeshot. Race 14 250 B second moto: #75 Casey Benard (GasGas) took over the race lead ahead of #27 Krystian Janik (Kawasaki) and #30 Drew Adams (Kawasaki). Moto one winner #66 Casey Cochran (Husqvarna) was seventh after the first lap. Janik and Benard were side-by-side over the tabletop out of storyland. Janik went to the outside of the long, left-hand sand sweeper and took over the lead! Suddenly, Cochran was seen off the side of the track! He was sitting on his bike talking with race team members with his goggles off. This changes the championship up! Adams and #26 Logan Best (Yamaha) made their way around Benard, taking over second and third, respectively. Janik took the race win over Adams by 10.509 seconds. Cochran only did two laps and did not finish after suffering a left shoulder injury.
Huge shakeup there in the 250 B championship after Cochran's shoulder injury. Drew Adams 2-2 finishes lead Krystian Janik's 6-1 finishes. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Race 14 – Junior (25+)
Moto 2 Winner: #42 Heath Harrison (Honda)
#42 Heath Harrison (Honda) snagged the holeshot and led wire-to-wire to take the race win over #90 Jacob Hayes (Kawasaki) by 13.539 seconds. Harrison will enter the final moto with 1-1 finishes over Hayes' 2-2. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Race 15 – 250 C
Moto 2 Winner: #55 Ryder Rodrigues (Honda)
#55 Ryder Rodrigues (Honda) claimed the race win over #16 Robert Weiss (Husqvarna), who led until the last lap. Just 2.431 seconds separated the two at the checkered flag. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here. Weiss will enter the finale with 4-2 finishes, #76 Gannon Laweson (KTM) with 2-4 finishes, and #22 Damion Holmes (Husqvarna) with 1-5 finishes.
Race 16 – WMX
Moto 2 Winner: #21 Kyleigh Stallings (Kawasaki)
#21 Kyleigh Stallings (Kawasaki)—winner of the first WMX moto—got out to the race lead after grabbing the holeshot as a handful of women went down on the first lap. #17 Hannah Hodges (Husqvarna) moved into second place, but Stallings opened up a 15.580-second gap. #28 Katie Benson (Yamaha) made a last-lap pass on Hodges to take second place at the checkered flag. #56 Sophia Phelps (Kawasaki) passed over 17 riders from start of the race to the finish en route to her sixth-place finish. Stallings has 1-1 finishes heading into the third and final moto. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Race 17 – College (18-24)
Moto 2 Winner: #25 Trevin Nelson (Yamaha)
The gates dropped and #30 Austin Kapoukranidis (KTM) grabbed the holeshot as #94 Kimble Jett (KTM) and #6 Eddie Norred (Kawasaki) slotted into second and third, respectively. However, the first and second place riders collided, which allowed Norred to take over the lead momentarily until #25 Trevin Nelson (Yamaha) snuck to the inside of the Kawasaki rider and took over the race lead himself! #28 Jesse Wessell (Husqvarna) has moved into third place ahead of Kapoukranidis. Kapoukranidis found back to second place by the checkered flag, but Nelson was already gone, as the #25 machine took the win by 15.158 seconds. Moto one winner #74 Jaxon Pascal (Honda) finished fifth. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Race 18 – Supermini 1 (12-15)
Moto 2 Winner: #19 Deacon Denno (Husqvarna)
#19 Deacon Denno (Husqvarna) took the race win over #4 Landen Gordon (Kawasaki). Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
Race 19 – 65cc (7-9)
Moto 2 Winner: #26 Nico Verhoeven (KTM)
And we are in our final moto of this weather-delayed day, the race 19 65cc (7-9) second moto. #32 Gavin Welzien (Cobra) grabbed the holeshot. Eventually it was #26 Nico Verhoeven (KTM) who claimed the race win. Check out the top 20 results below, or view the full race results here.
That is all for today. The second 250 C Jr. (12-17) Limited moto will start off Friday's racing bright and early.
