Oliver Eriksson claimed victory within the second spherical of the Nitrocross season at Richmond Raceway, capping off a wonderful weekend which gave him the championship lead for the primary time ever.
The Olsbergs MSE driver began second on the grid, however capitalized on a half-spin for polesitter Fraser McConnell on the opening lap to grab the lead – a lead which he held for the remainder of the six-lap most important occasion.
McConnell didn’t surrender, although, hounding the Swede all through the race ass each gapped third-placed driver Viktor Vranckx, one other driver to learn from McConnell’s first lap mishap.
The Dreyer & Reinbold Racing + Staff Frazzz driver closed to inside 0.302s of Eriksson by lap 4, however with each leaving their longer joker lap till the ultimate lap, the positions remained agency.
For Vranckx, third was not solely his first podium end in his brief Nitrocross profession, however it makes him the youngest podium finisher within the historical past of the premier Group E class at simply 19-years-old.
Robin larsson completed fourth, advancing from sixth on the grid after the opening lap skirmish, with Tanner Foust behind him in fifth. Lia Block matched her career-best end result from Saturday with sixth, being handed by Foust on the ultimate lap as she jokered – one thing Foust had completed on lap one.
Conner Martell was categorised seventh after retiring on the second lap of the race with injury sustained on the opening lap after coming along with Andreas Bakkeurd, one other results of the sphere compacting at Flip 3 behind McConnell. Bakkerud didn’t make it to the tip of the primary lap after he took on terminal entrance finish injury.
Behind factors chief Eriksson, McConnell sits 11 factors again, with reigning champion and Saturday winner Robin Larsson one other 4 again in third. Vranckx’s maiden podium ensures he leaves Richmond fourth within the factors, 16 forward of fifth-placed Bakkerud.
NITROCROSS RICHMOND II FINAL RESULTS
Tommi Hallman was victorious within the second NXT ultimate of the weekend, taking advantage of an early joker to carry off spherical one winner Mitchell De Jong.
Final season’s NEXT champion Casper Jansson made up for his disappointing Saturday the place he retired with a throttle situation to finish the rostrum.
In Aspect-by-Sides, dominant 2023-24 champion Kainan Baker returned to the fore by thrashing the sphere within the second ultimate of the weekend.
He led residence Travis Pastrana by over 5.5s, with Kory Willis ending third to take two podiums from two within the class.
After ending third on Saturday, Blake Wilkey received in Baja Bugs, forward of Jim York and Saturday runner-up Kyle Zirkus.
