onto fourth place in the moto with Graffunder fifth .
The second moto inverts the sixteen riders ' finish positions from race one for gate picks , so the top eight riders start on the second row . Canadian Branden Petrie took the holeshot from row one followed by Noah Kepple . Haaker made quick work to finish lap one in third place . Hart crashed in the Matrix on lap one and Abbott was seventh . Abbott was on the move and worked his way through to second place and Graffunder got up to third place , which he held until Hart finally made his way past on the final lap . Graffunder finished fourth and Petrie held on for fifth .
In the final moto , Hart again took the holeshot with Riordan second and GasGas rider Max Gerston third . Haaker was in fourth but moved into second by the third lap and started to apply pressure on Hart . The two riders battled for a couple of laps and Hart fought back when Haaker finally took the lead . Haaker had a scare when a lapped rider crashed in front of him , but he took another win . Hart was second and Abbott managed to work his way to third in the moto and third overall . Gerston finished fourth and Riordan finished fifth in the moto .
For the overall results , Graffunder finished fourth with 5-4-10 moto finishes . Riordan finished fifth overall with consistent 8-7-5
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