Free Agent’s Kyle Bennett, the current NBL National Champion, was officially named to the US Olympic team and is expected to focus on bringing home the Gold in China. GT’s Randy Stumpfhauser has taken charge of the men’s chase and is the early favorite but he’ll have HP/Hyper’s Donny Robinson and Race Place BMX’s Jason Richardson to contend with. Race Place BMX’s Stephanie Barragan has dominated the women’s side and has a huge margin over Madison Pitts and VBS–Kenda’s Rachel Smith.
In Master’s action, Trackstars’s Percy ‘O-show’ Owens clings to a 2-point lead over Formula’s Tim Dinger in the Masters chase while Haro’s Logan Collins sits atop the Super-Ex standings ahead of Race Place BMX’s Warren McDow and Intense/Phantom On-Trac’s Kris Fox. With the NBL Grands less than three months away, the NBL Pro Series may be crowning as many as four new Champions.
Elite Men:
1. Randy Stumpfhauser, CA 121-7
2. Donny Robinson, CA 93-5
3. Kyle Bennett, TX 75-3
4. Jason Richardson, CA 74-7
5. Cristian Becerine, CA 68-6
6. Matt Pohlkamp, OH 57-5
7. Ramiro Marino, ARG 54-3
8. Mike Brabant, CA 50-4
9. David Herman, CO 48-3
10. Jason Rogers, TX 48-5
Elite Women:
1. Stephanie Barragan, CA 119-5
2. Madison Pitts, FL 58-3
3. Rachel Smith, OH 55-3
4. Alise Post, MN 50-2
5. Toni Rude, MO 50-3
6. Danielle Brisson, CAN 44-3
7. Donna Snow, FL 43-3
8. Liz Passwaters, DE 42-2
9. Kaila Sweeney, CAN 36-2
10. Christine Miller, CAN 23-2
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