IRONMAN PRACTICE GALLERY

Andrew Short qualified 12th. He nabbed the holeshot for his final moto but unfortunetaly DNF’ed the race.

Austin Forkner was on fire. He qualified second and won the overall.

Aaron Plessinger may have only qualified seventh but a second overall is a solid end to the season.

For not running with the top dogs, Phil Nicoletti has been everywhere this season. He qualified second behind comrade Justin Barcia.

Zach Osborne is normally the master of the mud but an 11th qualifier Zach at a paltry 13th overall.

Adam Cianciarulo qualified and finished fifth.

Heath Harrison qualified 13th.

Austin Forkner surfs the mud.

Arnaud Tonus qualified eighth he finish 4-9 for a sixth overall.

Ken Roczen ended the season with a bang. 1-1 finish.

Marvin Musquin qualified eighth and ended the day fourth.

Jason Anderson is back. Any prep for MXdN is good prep.

ELi TOmac ended third overall.

Filthy Phil is filthy. Take off those boots before you come in the house!

Shorty hasn’t soiled all of his tear-offs yet.

Tony Archer is among the many hopefuls who don’t make the final cut. He has qualified for three races this season and earned points in two. He was a mere 12.908 seconds behind leader Cooper Webb in the qualifiers. For a two plus minute lap that is quite a small margin to squeeze in.

Justin Hill qualified 28th. He would come back and finish 10th overall.

Alex Martin looked to finish strong. He qualified 10th but finished 3-4 for fourth overall.

Team Troy Lee Designs KTM’s most consistent rider, Mitch Oldenburg qualified fourth. He would end the day eighth overall.

For a mud race, A-Mart isn’t that roosted.

Cooper Webb, already having clinched the championship, ended the season with no wins, but a podium. He finished 5-2. He did qualify first.

Justin Barcia qualified first.

Benny Bloss qualified third and finished 10th overall.

 Fredrik Noren qualified ninth and finished ninth overall with a 9-9 finish. Is he ninth in the championship? Nein! He ended 10th overall int he 2016 AMA National championships.

Ryan Sipes qualified 10th and finished 13th overall.

Photos by Scott Mallonee.