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Roadracingworld.com’s Michael Hannas qualified on pole and led both races from flag to flag to take the overall victory in the Deep South Classic XR100 (dirt track) National Sunday in Cullman, Alabama. Aaron Yates finished second in both races and Jason Pope recorded 3-3 finishes to take the final podium position.

Hannas set a new track record in Superpole with a 24.03 lap time, smashing Chuck Sorensen’s old record of 24.93 and putting him on the pole for both legs of the final. Hannas was joined on the front row by Jason Pope, Brian Parriott and Yates.

In Race One, Hannas rocketed off the line in the lead and immediately started pulling away from the field. Yates was chasing, but couldn’t quite keep pace and settled for second. Jason Pope finished behind Yates, with Brian Parriott taking fourth from Josh Hayes after a race-long battle. Hayes rounded out the top five.

Race Two was a repeat of Race One, with Hannas again taking the lead from the start with Yates right behind. Again, Hannas pulled away from the field, with Yates unable to keep up. Pope was close behind Yates for the whole race but not close enough to make a pass. Hayes got the better of Parriott this time, giving him fourth overall over Parriott. Parriott rounded out the top five.

Said Hannas after the race, “From the Superpole results, I knew I could pull away from the field, but I needed to go hard in the first few laps so that Aaron wouldn’t be close enough. It worked out well, and I’m stoked. The trophy is going back to Cali again, where it belongs.”

Deep South Classic National
Overall Results (MX Scoring)
1. Michael Hannas (1-1) Honda XR100
2. Aaron Yates (2-2) Suzuki DR-Z125
3. Jason Pope (3-3) Honda XR100
4. Josh Hayes (5-4) Yamaha TTR125
5. Brian Parriott (4-5) Honda XR100
6. Chris Pyles (7-8) Yamaha TTR125

Superpole Results (Four laps, best one counts)
1. Hannas 24.03
2. J. Pope 24.53
3. Parriott 24.78
4. Yates 24.80
5. Hayes 24.87
6. Calvin Brown 24.88 (Honda XR100)