10 , with two on the KTM 790 Duke and one each on the Yamaha MT-07 and , in the perfect bookend that sees another legendary era come to an end , Sammy Halbert rode his personal Harley-Davidson XR750 to eighth spot .

Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER As if Mees ' record-breaking achievement wasn ' t enough to secure the ' 24 finale ' s place in the sport ' s annals , Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F ) closed out the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER season by securing the 450 cc equivalent . Needing to merely avoid catastrophe , Kopp actually jumped out into the lead to open the decisive final contest . However , once Chase Saathoff ( No . 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R ) and then Trent Lowe ( No . 48 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ) drove underneath him , Kopp seemed to re-evaluate his strategy , dropping down to fifth before settling back in . With Saathoff powering away out front , Kopp wicked his pace back up , pouncing on Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) and Evan Renshaw ( No . 265 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ) in rapid succession to slot back into a podium position . He then carried that momentum past Lowe and began the difficult task of closing the gap to Saathoff when a red flag flew as a result of a Travis Petton IV ( No . 82 ECG Racing / A . M Ortega KTM 450 SX-F ) fall with less than a minute remaining on the clock . That changed the complexion of the race completely , transforming it into a wild bar-to-bar affair to the flag . Lowe led initially before Saathoff and Drane took their season-long rivalry to the front of the pack . Kopp was again shuffled back to fifth where he could have easily stayed to collect his third # 1 plate , but instead he made a final push to claim third ahead of Renshaw

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and Lowe . Meanwhile , the season ' s final victory went to Drane over Saathoff by 0.061 seconds , handing the Australian bragging rights for most wins on the season at seven in the process . Renshaw was fourth , Trent Lowe fifth . Kopp ultimately took the crown with a grand total of 339 points to Drane ' s 324 and Saathoff ' s 318 . And like Mees in the premier class , he now stands alone in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles record books . Following the completion of his third successive title run , the Rick Ware Racing star now owns more championships ( three ) and more race victories ( 22 ) than anyone in the category ' s history , while also holding either sole possession or a share of first place alltime in terms of Short Track , Half-Mil , and single-season victories . There were five Honda CRF450R

Parts Unlimited AFT Singles riders in the Top 10 , three on the KTM 450 SX-F ( plus the Husqvarna badged FC 450 ), and Drane ' s Yamaha YZ450F taking the Round 16 class win .

Finally , Shasta L ' Heureux ( No . 67 Royal Enfield ) completed the 2024 season for Royal Enfield ' s successful and popular Build . Train . Race . ( BTR ) program by claiming her first-career victory in the class with perpetual frontrunners Kenzie Luker ( No . 17 Royal Enfield ) and Taia Little ( No . 11 Royal Enfield ) rounding out the podium .

Next up : What , you want more ? Yes , of course you do , and so do we - but we ' ll all have to wait for Daytona in March 2025 for the annual kick-off of the new season .

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