With all the Olympic hype for BMX racing, the buzz is all around. There`s lots of media on hand and many of the sports top athletes from around the world were on hand to take a shot at getting some much needed points towards the ABA BMX titles. GT`s Joey Bradford looked very impressive in Reno and was leading lots of laps in qualifying. Come main event time Joey should he still had the speed to get the job done. Joey picked up his first AA PRO at the ABA BMX Silver Dollar Nationals and looks to be coming into to his own in 2009 Joey also scored a third on Sunday being the only AA PRO on the weekend to make the podium both days with a super stacked field. Joey also sits in the ABA BMX AA PRO points lead for the first time in his PRO career. GT Bicycles has to be proud of their crew as Olympic Silver medalist, Mikey Day took the win on Sunday and a solid fourth on Saturday just missing the podium on day one. Mike sits third in ABA BMX AA PRO points after the HUGE weekend. Intense/BAWLS rider, Danny C. was solid as ever with a second on Saturday. Danny also nailed down two seconds in ABA BMX PRO Cruiser class for the weekend.. Saturday also saw the return of SE Bikes, Javier Colombo to the ABA BMX PRO podium. Javi rode excellent all day long and was able to bring home a solid third for the weekend. Team USA`s Kyle Bennett looks to be ready to take on his ABA BMX PRO title quest as he was impressive on the weekend. Kyle was second on Sunday and is second in ABA BMX PRO points so that has to make DH.com and the Free Agent crew happy!
On the Ladies side we saw lots of new faces in the PRO ranks . Names like Taylor Wolcott, Ashley Verhagen, Brooke Crain, and Canadian Olympian and past ABA BMX National # Lady PRO, Samantha Cools just to name a few. ABA BMX National #1 Lady PRO, Dominique Daniels continued to impress taking home the victory on Saturday. Somebody needs to sponsor this girl quick!! The rest of Saturday`s podium was filled by rookie PRO`s. Ashley Verhagen impressed the fans and brought home second place money, and "Insane" Brooke Crain was a solid third for her PRO debut. Sunday saw Stephanie Barragan really turned some heads in Reno as well. Stephanie picked a very impressive win on Sun day. Not to be out done, "Insane" Brooke Crain finished up with a very impressive second and Dominique Daniels rounded out the podium with a third. The return of some old faces and the new crop of ladies PRO`s the 2009 season looks to be a very, very competitive class. I can hardly wait to see who ends up the champ this year!
Pro Cruiser was the Barry Nobles, Danny C. and Tyler Brown show these three battled hard all weekend long leave the Silver Dollar National weekend in a 3-way tie for first in the PRO CRUISER title chase. Clayborn`s Barry Nobles took the win on Saturday with Danny C. in second and Tyler Brown in tow for third. Sunday saw first and third flip flop. Tyler taking the win, Danny C. for second , and Barry Nobles for third. Danny C. has been the man to beat in this class the last few years and it looks like he`ll be right in the thick of the battle again, but It looks like Barry Nobles and Tyler Brown plan on making him earn everything he gets this season.
Vet Pro was back in action too! Supercross rider Kenth Fallen, looked very impressive with his new ABA BMX #1 plate on his bike. Kenth showed the class why he`s the man to be right now by taking the top honors both days in Vet PRO. "The Jackal" John Purse made his presents know and was on the podium both days as well. Jackal took a third on Saturday and s second on Sunday. Jackal looks to be taking the class seriously this year and I know he`s hungry for another #1 plate! Saturday also saw MR. Consistency, Chad Street take the second and Sunday saw new Rookie VET PRO, Will Murray bring home a solid third for the day. Will made the trip all the way out from North Carolina for this one so BIG PROPS to him for making the trip out west! Ja$on Carne$ was in the house but is still on the mend from his injuries in 2008. We hope to see the 6-time ABA BMX VET PRO Champ back out on the track real soon!
The ABA would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Silver Dollar Nationals event such a huge success!
Rider ABA BMX PRO wins after Silver Dollars Nationals
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AA PRO
Joey Bradford - GT Bicycles
Mike Day -
GT Bicycles
Woman’s
PRO
"Demolition" Dominique
Daniels– Intense/Phantom/On-Trac – 1
Stephanie Barragan –
1
PRO CRUISER
Barry Nobles -
Clayborn Bikes -1
Tyler Brown -
Crupi – 1
VET PRO
Kenth Fallen – Supercross - 2
2009 Pro Point Standing through Silver Dollar
Nationals
AA PRO
1 JOEY BRADFORD 471
2 KYLE
BENNETT 351
3 MIKE DAY 341
4 DANNY CALUAG 277
5 JAVIER
COLOMBO 241
6 KHALEN YOUNG 231
7 JASON ROGERS 197
8 TYLER
BROWN 157
9 DONNY ROBINSON 111
10 CRISTIAN BECERINE 107
11 RANDY
STUMPFHAUSER 101
12 DAVID HERMAN 97
13 BUBBA HARRIS 87
14
MARC WILLERS 87
15 KYLE CUSHMAN 83
16 MARIS STROMBERGS 83
17
JARRETT KOLICH 81
18 PHIL DELIZIA 81
19 STEVEN CISAR 81
20
TRAVIS OHRAZDA 81
21 DENZEL STEIN 77
22 DEREK BETCHER 77
23 DEREK
SIPKOI 77
24 MICHAEL LARSON 77
25 SEAN STORMS 77
26 ALAN
HUDSON 71
27 ALEXIS VERGARA 71
28 BARRY NOBLES 71
29 DEAK
BROWN 71
30 JOE SOWERS 71
31 KARL CLARK 71
32 KEITH
GRINE 71
33 MICHAEL HUGHES 71
34 MICHAEL WEATHERFORD 71
35 MIKE
BRABANT 71
36 MIKE MOELLER 36
WOMEN PRO
1 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 426
2
BROOKE CRAIN 386
3 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN 296
4 ASHLEY VERHAGAN 266
5 ALISE
POST 226
6 TAYLOR WOLCOTT 226
7 SAMANTHA COOLS 86
8 COURTNEY TOMEI
76
9 AFTON SCHRIMPF 26
10 BRITTANY BATES 26
11 CASSIE BUSHNELL 26
12
CHRISTIAN COSSEY 26
13 TERRA NICHOLS 26
VET PRO
1 KENTH FALLEN 512
2 JOHN
PURSE 392
3 CHAD STREET 312
4 DALE HOLMES 272
5 WILL
MURRAY 232
6 DAVID BITTNER 152
7 ERIC DYER 82
8 DOMINGOS
LAMMOGLIA 62
9 ERIC RUPE 62
10 CODY SMART 42
11 PAUL CALDWELL
42
12 RAY HUDSON 42
13 BILLY ROSS 32
14 PAUL
BROWN 32
15 RONALD WILLIAMS 32
16 EFRIAM MIRANDA 17
17 RICK
LOWRY 17
PRO CRUISER
1 BARRY NOBLES 418
2 DANNY
CALUAG 418
3 TYLER BROWN 418
4 JOE SOWERS 218
5 BILLY
ANDERSON 178
6 ADAM TREADWELL 138
7 MATT BAISLEY 58
8 ERIC
RUPE 48
11 WILLY SUAREZ 40
12 DOMINGOS LAMMOGLIA 10
A PRO
1 NIC LONG 311
3 COREY REID
251
4 KRISTAPS KONRADS 191
5 JONATHAN WOODMANSEE 176
6 JASON
MORRIS 136
7 JORDAN SEWARD 131
8 THOMAS FERNANDEZ 121
9 DALE
CUSHMAN 94
10 GAVIN LUBBE 91
11 ADAM TREADWELL 89
12 VANCE
WEISENDANGER 89
13 MATT TISCHLER 86
14 JESSE LANGLAND 79
15 JUSTIN
MCLINTOCK 79
16 TOMMY BELLEW 79
17 TRAVIS HEALEY 79
18 BILLY
ANDERSON 77
19 MATT BAISLEY 77
20 MICHAEL HENDERSON 77
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