Reynoldsburg, OH - Mushin Racing’s Dallas Tapscott claimed impressive back to back moto wins to claim the overall in the Schoolboy, Sr. class while despite a nasty crash in moto two, Chase Snapp came back to claim a spot on the podium.
Dallas Tapscott, who has come on strong this season, took his fourth moto win of the season and went on to claim the top spot on the Schoolboy, Sr. podium. Tapscott grabbed the moto one holeshot and checked out on the competition. Tapscott would finish moto one with a 22 second lead. In moto two, Tapscott would again grab the holeshot and pull away. Tapscott would also record his fastest lap time of the day in the final lap with a time of 01:38.936 and seal the deal on the overall win. “I had a great time out there today and I am really happy to take the win for Mushin Racing. They have helped me a lot this season and I couldn’t have done it without them,” said Tapscott.
Chase Snapp came on strong in moto one of the Pro-am Production class. Snapp was second off the line and held his position for the entire moto to finish in a solid second. Moto two however, did not go according to plan for Snapp when he suffered a nasty crash in the third lap. Snapp wasn’t about to call it quits and continued to race, working himself back into sixth place before crossing the finish line. Snapp’s 2-6 finishes were good enough to put him in third place on the podium and hang on to his impressive points lead. “I didn’t want to give up and lose points so I got back on after my crash and just kept going. I pushed hard and I was able to finish on the podium,” said Snapp, who would also claim 3-5 finishes in the Pro-am Unlimited class to claim fourth overall.
Brian Johnson ran two solid motos in the Production A class. Johnson was second off the line in moto one and held his spot all the way to the checkered flag. In moto two, Johnson put on a hard charge and finished third, only two seconds off the leader, giving him third overall in that class. Johnson would also go 4-13 for a seventh place finish in the College 16-24 class.
Kodi Ward was looking strong during practices, but ended up crashing and breaking his arm. Ward is planning to return to the 70 Modified and 90 Auto classes in five weeks.
Ashton Ward put in two solid motos in the 50 Ltd. Jr. class. Ward would hang on to claim fifth in moto one and fourth in moto two, giving him a solid fourth overall and putting him in the top five in the points chase.
Spencer Meyer put in a good effort as he went on to claim 12th overall in the 70 CVT class despite some stiff competition.
In the Women’s class, Jamie Jones worked her way up and rode consistently to take sixth place in both motos giving her a solid sixth overall for the day.
In the Pro ranks Thomas Brown battled hard to take impressive 5-5 finishes in motos, giving him fifth overall for the day and boosting him into seventh place in the points chase.
Jeffrey Rastrelli just couldn’t catch a break this weekend as he crashed in both the Pro-am Production and Pro-am unlimited class, but Rastrelli plans to come back strong at Danville.
Round three that is scheduled for May 2nd-3rd in Danville, VA will also mark the return of Mushin Racing’s Cody Gibson to the Pro class. Gibson was involved in a crash at round one that broke his collar bone, taking him out of action for round two. The Mushin Racing team is looking forward to his return and looking forward to a successful round for the entire team.