21.08.2022

DANTE OLIVEIRA DELIVERS A STEADY FOURTH AT NGPC ROUND 7

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Round 7 - AMA National Grand Prix Championship
PRESTON, Idaho – Dante Oliveira and the FMF KTM Factory Racing team returned to action in the AMA National Grand Prix Championship this weekend with the seventh round taking place at Cache Valley MX in Preston, Idaho. The reigning series champion put in a strong ride to ultimately finish fourth overall after one hour and 36 minutes of intense battle.
 
Finishing off the podium for the first time this season, Oliveira worked his way back from an unfavorable start where he rounded the opening lap back in seventh. He chipped away at the top-five battle for the first half of the race, eventually breaking through just ahead of the one-hour mark. With a quick pit stop from the crew, Oliveira was able to make a few passes up to fourth with about two laps to go and he set his KTM 450 XC-F out for a late-race charge toward the podium front-runners. Despite a big push, Oliveira was unable to make any more moves before the checkers, settling in for fourth on the day.
 
With three rounds remaining, Oliveira sits 17 points ahead in the 2022 NGPC Pro Championship.
 
Dante Oliveira: “I got off to a bad start and rode around in seventh for the first 50 minutes or so until I pitted. My crew got me out of the pits quick and I was able to get around three riders. From there, I ended up sitting in fourth for the rest of the race. I closed a little bit on third and couldn’t make it happen. It wasn’t a terrible day but I got smoked, the boys were running fast today.”
 
Round 8: Ridgecrest, California – October 1-2, 2022
 
Results: Round 7
 
Pro Results
1. Chance Hymas, HON
2. Dare Demartile, BET
3. Tyler Lynn, KAW
4. Dante Oliveira, KTM
 
Pro 2 Results
1. Kai Aiello, HQV
2. Colton Aeck, KTM
3. Evan Stice, HON
 
Pro Women Results
1. Ava Silvestri, GAS
2. Tarah Gieger, HON
3. Lauren Woods, GAS
4. Rachel Stout, KTM
 
Pro Championship Standings
1. Dante Oliveira, 180 points
2. Cole Martinez, 163
3. Austin Walton, 143
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