02.10.2022

DANTE OLIVEIRA EXTENDS HIS NGPC POINTS LEAD WITH DOMINANT PERFORMANCE AT ROUND 8

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Round 8 - AMA National Grand Prix Championship
RIDGECREST, Calif. – Notching his fifth overall win of the year, FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Dante Oliveira dominated at Round 8 of the AMA National Grand Prix Championship, leading the second half of the race. Not only was he able to claim the top step of the podium in Ridgecrest, California, but he outdueled the rest of the field by over two minutes at the end of nine laps.
 
In fifth early on, Oliveira found himself fighting through the pack early on, sitting about 10 seconds off the leader’s pace at the end of the opening lap. By Lap 2, he had worked his way into podium contention and he finally made his move into third just before the halfway point. Keeping the front-runners within striking distance, Oliveira overtook two riders to assume the lead on the fifth lap and from there, he continued to set a blistering pace and maintain the lead for the remaining laps. After one hour and 36 minutes of intense competition, Oliveira claimed the overall win.  
 
With eight podium finishes under his belt, the reigning champion continues to lead the 2022 NGPC Pro class standings with two rounds remaining.

Dante Oliveira: “I launched off the line with a great jump, sending it through the first turn before dropping back to fifth or sixth. I worked my way through the pack into first by the 50-minute mark and ended up taking the win.”

In the Pro 2 class, KTM-mounted Mateo Oliveira scored his seventh win of the year, while fellow KTM rider Brandy Richards also secured her seventh win in the Pro Womens class.

Round 9: Blythe, California – October 30, 2022
 
Results: Round 8
 
Pro Results
1. Dante Oliveira, KTM
2. Justin Hoeft, HQV
3. Ryan Surratt, HON
 
Pro 2 Results
1. Mateo Oliveira, KTM
2. JP Alvarez, KAW
3. Jack Simpson, HON
 
Pro Women Results
1. Brandy Richards, KTM
2. Tarah Gieger, HON
3. Ava Silvestri, GAS
 
Pro Championship Standings
1. Dante Oliveira, 210 points
2. Cole Martinez, 172
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