Jacob Souder

Loretta Lynn's 2017 MX Day 1 | PHOTOS

Day 1 of racing kicked off Tuesday and we captured the action

August 2, 2017

Day 1 of racing kicked off at 7:30 Tuesday morning as scheduled. We have witnessed a few outstanding performances on the first day but have been lacking those legendary battles this event is famous for. Although the weather has been great, the track conditions are still deep and rough. From the 65cc classes to the Vet +50 Masters, all are having to deal with a very physical race course.

When the first gate dropped of the 2017 championship it was for the 450B Limited and Zane Merrett pulled a huge lead and won the first moto.Jacob Souder

Jazzmyn Canfield from Jasper, FL handled the Girls 11-16 class moto 1 on her Triangles Cycles Yamaha.Jacob Souder

The Senior 40+ moto 1 was won by none other than legendary MX/SX and enduro champion Mike Brown.Jacob Souder

Honda’s Andrew Short was on hand to test ride the new 2018 CRF450 on the course during intermission.Jacob Souder

Team Green Kawasaki rider Seth Hammaker led the 250B start to finish. His teammate Garrett Marchbanks closed the gap in second on the closing laps but ran out of time, this will be a good class to keep an eye on this week.Jacob Souder

Jett Reynolds on his KX85 marched away from the field in the Mini Sr 1. Reynolds is on track to break Loretta Lynn’s title records.Jacob Souder

The start of the Supermini 2 moto 1.Jacob Souder

A large pileup in the 250B Limited, fortunately nobody was seriously injured.Jacob Souder

After a battle with his teammate Parker Mashburn, RedBull KTM’s Derek Drake won the first moto of the 250B Limited.Jacob Souder

Team Green Kawasaki’s Hannah Hodges was effortless on her way to victory in the Women 12+ Amateur.Jacob Souder

Those who believed Rock River Yamaha’s Justin Cooper was the obvious favorite for this year's 250A class forgot about one thing. Star Racing Yamaha’s Challen Tennant. The two paced each other after Cooper climbed through the pack. This will be a great battle later in the week.Jacob Souder

Fort Walton Beach, FL native Mason Gonzales won moto 1 of the Schoolboy 1 B/C despite advances from Husqvarna’s Jalek Swoll.Jacob Souder

EBR Altus Motorsports Yamaha racer Carter Halpain is strong and fast right now. He convincingly won the 450B moto 1.Jacob Souder

It was an awesome race in the Supermini 1 division Tuesday. Jarrett Frye won but was almost caught by a hard-charging Ty Masterpool.Jacob Souder

Ty Masterpool on his Italian TM superminis was flying. He won the Supermini 2 moto 1 and placed 2nd in the Supermini 1. With any luck he could be the first rider to give TM a Loretta Lynn’s championship.Jacob Souder

Blake Taylor amazingly pulls the hole shot in the 250A class on a YZ250 against some of the best built 250Fs in the county.Jacob Souder