In Thursday’s action of the Loretta Lynn’s, Drew Adams won his second Open Pro Sport race in as many days after holding off Avery Long in divisional Moto 2 at the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship.
If not for a Turn 1 crash and subsequent fourth-place finish in the 250 Pro Sport division opening race, Adams might be perfect through four rounds of racing in two of the premier classes at Loretta’s. After two motos in each division, Adams is the only rider with a podium sweep in Open Pro.
Adams set the pace early with a good start, as with his pair of victories on Wednesday. Adams failed to earn the holeshot, but he was riding third after Lap 1 and took the top spot from leader Noah Stevens on Lap 3. Adams quickly built on his lead and got to the checkered flag 12 seconds ahead of second-place Long.
Long has also had a great opening to his Loretta Lynn’s campaign. Long went down in Moto 1 of the Open Pro class but finished second in both 250 Pro Sport races. He added a third runner-up finish in the Open Pro Moto 2 on Thursday but will need Adams to struggle in the final race on Saturday if he wants to win this division’s overall championship.
Parker Ross took the final podium position after he also overcame a poor Moto 1 result. He started among the top five on Thursday and was never out of contention for a strong finish, but a 12th-place result in Open Pro Moto 1. With a 12-3, Ross is a distant fifth in the overall standings with one race remaining.
Defending class titleholder Cole Martinez finished fourth in Moto 2, while Stevens rounded out the top five.
In overall standings, four manufacturers are well represented at the top of the standings. Adams and his Kawasaki lead with results of 1-1; Long sits second on his Yamaha with a 7-2 and with the same OEM, Leum Oehlhof is fourth with a 3-8, KTM’s Stevens is third with results of fourth in Moto 1 and fifth in Moto 2, while Ross and his Honda round out the top five after finishing 12th and third.
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