Texplex Park in Midlothian Texas hosted the first of eight Texas UTV Race Series rounds, and there were a total of 160 entries, including 23 Turbo Pros and 24 Normally-Aspirated (N/A) UTV Pros. Eight championship UTV classes raced heats and mains in a motocross-style format. Two Pro, two Open and two Amateur classes divided Turbo and N/A UTVs, plus there were Under 1000cc UTV and Senior (45+) classes, along with two youth UTV classes.
In Turbo Pros, Kyle Hart, son of motorsports legend Marty Hart and 2019 AXCC champion, scored a perfect 1-1 weekend and led an all-Can-Am parade of the top six spots. Zack Beavers was second with 3-2 finishes, ahead of home-track co-favorite Hunter Miller. His brother Cody Miller was 14th overall with a 2-20, and longtime Can-Am GNCC racer Jamie McCoy was fifth.
IN N/A 1000 Pros, Cody Martin scored another perfect score of 1-1 in his Yamaha YXZ1000R, ahead of Mideast Hare Scrambles UTV champion Collin Truett in a Polaris (4-2) and Shawn Hess (3-3), who switched from a Yamaha to the new Honda Talon 1000R. Zack Beavers did double duty and was seventh N/A Pro with a 6-5 in another Yamaha.
Kyle Roach scored the 1000cc Turbo Open win for Can-Am with a 2-1, while Gerald Jones was perfect in 1000cc N/A Open in a Polaris. Can-Am took the 1000cc Turbo Amateur win with Rusty Pipes’ 1-1, and Honda took the 1000cc N/A Amateurs with a Zachary Stewart 1-1. Justin Jacobs (Pol) topped the Under 1000cc UTVs, and Rusty Pipes also took the Senior 45+ class win for Can-Am with yet another 1-1.
The next Texas UTV Race Series round will be February 8th at Texplex Park.
Turbo UTV Pros
1. Kyle Hart/C-A…1-1
2. Zack Beavers/C-A…3-2
3. Hunter Miller/C-A…1-5
4. Nick Burnham/C-A…4-4
5. Jamie McCoy/C-A…2-6
6. Chris Conner/C-A…6-7
7. Trent Savage/Pol…3-10
8. Tom St. Peter/C-A…12-3
9. Mike Taylor/Yam…7-9
10. Rhett Fuller/Yam…10-8
N/A UTV Pros
1. Cody Martin/Yam…1-1
2. Collin Truett/Pol…4-2
3. Shawn Hess/Hon…3-3
4. AJ Payne/Pol…2-6
5. Mike Taylor/Yam…5-4
6. Cory Williams/Yam…3-7
7. Zach Beavers/Yam…6-5
8. JC Chappell/Yam…5-9
9. William Thomas/C-A…4-12
10. Blake Gustin/A-C…2-15
1000cc Turbo Open
1. Kyle Roach/C-A…2-1
2. Kenny Gorman/C-A…3-3
3. Phillip Wilson/C-A…4-4
4. Laramie Freeny/C-A…1-7
5. Jared Mear/C-A…7-2
1000cc N/A Open
1. Gerald Jones/Pol…1-1
2. Perry Mahanay/Pol…2-2
3. Bob Stapp/Pol…3-3
4. Tyler Stapp/Pol…4-4
5. George Ramirez/A-C…5-5
1000cc Turbo Amateur
1. Rusty Pipes/C-A…1-1
2. Caleb Broeker/Pol…1-2
3. Ryan Ogden/C-A…2-3
4. Trey Thornton/C-A…2-5
5. Kody Nestel/C-A…4-4
1000cc N/A Amateur
1. Zachary Stewart/Hon…1-1
2. Braxton Moore/Pol…2-2
3. Garrett Bledsoe/Yam…1-4
4. Gatlin Martin/Pol…2-5
5. Lee Knowles/Pol…5-3
Under 1000cc
1. Justin Jacobs/Pol…2-1
2. Rachel Cheatwood/C-A…1-2
3. Parker Bunch/Pol…3-3
4. Langston Layne/Pol…5-5
5. Blake Helms/Pol…4-6
Senior (45+)
1. Rusty Pipes/C-A…1-1
2. Rick Sage/C-A…1-2
3. Buck Jones/C-A…2-3
4. Terry Deck/Yam…2-4
5. Bobby Whitney/C-A…3-5