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Caselli Crashes, Argubright Wins at AMA Hare & Hound Round 5
 May. 07, 2012
By  Mark Kariya (Off-Road.com ) 
Since breaking his collarbone at round one, Jacob Argubright has been on a hot streak upon his return to the series. Third at round four, he  finally got that long-awaited first National win at round five in Utah.  Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green/Purvines Racing’s Jacob Argubright shook  off the disappointment of a bad night at the opening round of the AMA Racing/GEICO EnduroCross Championship Series kickoff in Las Vegas  to get his first-ever National triumph the next day at round five of the AMA Racing/Kenda National Hare & Hound Championship Series outside  of Jericho, Utah.
 
In doing so, he became the first racer besides Kurt Caselli to notch a victory this year, stopping Caselli’s win streak at four.  And what happened to the FMF/KTM Factory Off-Road Racing Team star?

Kurt Caselli got another great start and had, by his estimate, at least a minute lead about 40 miles into the race when he hit a rock on a  downhill, crashed heavily and retired with a suspected collarbone injury.   A rare crash while leading comfortably about 40 miles into the Sage  Riders  Motorcycle Club’s Sage Rider National at the Little Sahara Sand  Dunes Recreation Area left Caselli beat up with a suspected collarbone  injury. He was  slated to be examined more completely by his own doctor  on Monday morning, May 7.  “I just hit a rock on a downhill and  went over the bars,” he explained. “Obviously, I didn’t see it. It was  just like a regular crash--I’m sure everybody’s done that in the desert  at least once--but I landed on my shoulder pretty hard and hit my head  pretty hard. I didn’t get up too quick and just sat there--did the whole body check to see what was wrong and I knew my shoulder was bruised or  something pretty bad. So that was it; my day was over, which sucked.  “The next round (at nearby Cherry Creek) is up in the air, still. I’m not  sure where we’re going to be in two weeks, if I’m going to be able to  race or not.”
 
Justin Morrow podiumed for the first time in his National career with a strong second place, less than 30 seconds behind the winner.   Argubright was the first rider on the scene and said, “I saw him on  the ground and I made sure he was okay. After that, just a lot of things were running through my mind. I tried to push and I made a lot of  mistakes--blew corners--but I kind of put it together. I was just  getting tired at the end, but I kept it going.”
 
Lack of finances keeps T.J. Hannifin close to home, but when the Nationals come to town, he’s always a podium threat--a feat he accomplished  despite a bad start.

Despite his nervousness, Argubright kept it going in front for the rest of the  race, though Purvines Racing Kawasaki teammate Justin Morrow ran a  strong second less than a minute
back all afternoon, unable to punch  through the dust to make a real run at Argubright. It marked his first  podium at a National.
 
Local favorite T.J. Hannifin rebounded  from a two-kick start that left him midpack
aboard his Pro Cycle Racing  Kawasaki to claw his way back to third at the finish, just 15 seconds  behind Morrow. Like Morrow, the dust made it impossible to get closer  for a pass attempt, but he still won Open A.  

THR Motorsports  Kawasaki’s David Pearson chose a wide line off the start that kept
him  in the dunes all the way to the banners, but it didn’t work out as  planned so like Hannifin, he spotted the field quite a few positions. By the end, he made it up to fourth place, the first time this season he’s failed to earn a spot on the podium, but with Caselli’s DNF, Pearson  still made up a huge amount of ground in the points chase.  It was a banner day for Kawasaki. Not only did green bikes sweep the podium, they took the top five spots overall. 
 
After choosing what turned out to be a slow line off the start, David Pearson had his work cut out for him and battled back for fourth place, the  first time this season he’s been off the box. Still, he made up a lot of points on Caselli and now trails by just six points, 120-114,  unofficially.

A third Purvines  Racing Kawasaki racer—Nick Burson—ran in the lead pack all day and ended up fifth for the third race in a row. Johnny Campbell Racing Honda’s David Kamo also ran well—until he reached the alternate fuel stop on the first loop and couldn’t find his gas can. After several others passed  him in the pit, he finally got fueled up (no outside assistance was  permitted at the two alternates) and would end up sixth followed by Nick Thompson (another local and the second Open A), Cody Shafer, Brady  Elton and 250cc A winner Skyler Howes.
 
Results
1. Jacob Argubright (Kawasaki KX450F)
2. Justin Morrow (Kawasaki KX450F)
3. T.J. Hannifin (Kawasaki KX450F)
4. David Pearson (Kawasaki KX450F)
5. Nicolas Burson (Kawasaki KX450F)
6. David Kamo (Honda CRF450X)
7. Nick Thompson (KTM 350 XC-F)
8. Cody Schafer (Kawasaki KX450F)
9. Brady Elton (KTM 300 XC)
10. Skyler Howes (Yamaha YZ250)

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