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February 16, 2019 1:20pm
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AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX Arlington (Dallas) Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship

Welcome to Arlington, Texas for round seven of Monster Energy Supercross, continuing to hold steady as a parity-filled championship battle. Two points are all that separate Ken Roczen, Cooper Webb, Marvin Musquin and Eli Tomac at the top of the 450SX standings, the smallest margin ever for the top four at this stage of a season. Every years starts with a wide-open field, but ee’re getting darned close to halfway through this one, and the unpredictability remains. That’s exciting.

As for specifics in Arlington, it’s cold outside in the pits again, but the roof on the massive AT&T Stadium solves all problems. The track also features fresh dirt, and it looks prime. The dirt here varies year to year, we’ve seen rock-hard dusty power, concrete-like dirt or perfect, tacky soil. This 2019 version looks tacky, and ex-pro Jason Thomas tells us it’s about as good as he has seen it here since 2012.

The track features a few unique, ahem, features, like a split lane which leads to two different jumping rhythms. That’s cool, but alas, the teams will study the data and figure out which line is best. The other side of the stadium also offers two rhythms, but the fastest one is tricky, requiring a launch over the back of the berm where the track hooks onto the start. We’ll see what rhythms survive as the dirt begins to get rutted.

In 250SX East, Austin Forkner swept the proceedings at last weekend’s season opener, clocking the fastest practice times and then leading every lap of his heat and the main event. So he’s the rider to chase this weekend for round two. A rider to watch could be Justin Cooper, who was third last week. In the free practice early today, Forkner was pushing hard, but Cooper ended up notching the fastest time. Cooper is really good at timed practice, indoors and out. Also watch for Jordon Smith, who was second last weekend. It’s early so several names are also ready to breakout in the East championship chase.

Supercross

450SX Standings - 2019

Rider Hometown Points
1Cooper Webb Cooper Webb Newport, NC United States379
2Eli Tomac Eli Tomac Cortez, CO United States361
3Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin La Reole France350
4Ken Roczen Ken Roczen Mattstedt Germany319
5Blake Baggett Blake Baggett Grand Terrace, CA United States290
Full Standings
Supercross

250SX East Standings - 2019

Rider Hometown Points
1Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton
La Moille, IL United States193
2Justin Cooper
Justin Cooper
Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States180
3Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner
Richards, MO United States152
4Martin Davalos Martin Davalos Quito Ecuador148
5Alex Martin
Alex Martin
Millville, MN United States139
Full Standings

We talked to Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy this morning. He led a lot of last week’s main event but made a few mistakes and went back to fourth. Joey told us that he’s learning how the tracks develop in the 450 class. He says for about six or seven laps, the tracks are pretty fresh, and then the ruts start forming, lines change, and plywood gets exposed in ways they don’t in the 250 class. He wishes he would have changed his line in a rhythm last weekend, and not rushed one other section, and those two things might have made a big difference in his results.

We'll have more as timed practice begins here in Texas.   

250 First Timed Practice

The track is already getting beaten up here, as the rich, soft soil is now becoming extremely rutted. The track crew worked the faces of some jumps before timed practice began, but the ruts in the corners are also crazy deep, and that will keep the riders on their toes, literally.

The Monster Energy/Star Racing Yamaha duo jumped to the top early, with Mitch Oldenburg leading Justin Cooper in the early times. Josh Osby cased a rhythm early and went down hard, but was able to get back up and continue riding.

Chase Sexton gracefully shows how difficult the rutted Arlington track can be.
Chase Sexton gracefully shows how difficult the rutted Arlington track can be. Kardas

Late in the session Austin Forkner was able to take the top time away from the Yamaha riders.

“With the ruts the corners kind of G-out a little bit, you don’t want to stand the bike up, so you’ve just got to be smooth through them, and that’s what I was trying to do,” said Forkner.

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Group A Qualifying 1

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner
51.096 Richards, MO United States Kawasaki KX250F
2Mitchell Oldenburg Mitchell Oldenburg51.413 Alvord, TX United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Justin Cooper
Justin Cooper
51.453 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States Yamaha YZ250F
4Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton
51.939 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF250R
5Jordon Smith Jordon Smith52.067 Belmont, NC United States KTM 250 SX-F
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Group B Qualifying 1

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Anthony Rodriguez Anthony Rodriguez52.866 Caracacus Venezuela Yamaha YZ250F
2Marshal Weltin Marshal Weltin53.762 Ubly, MI United States KTM 250 SX-F
3John Short
John Short
53.857 Pilot Point, TX United States Honda CRF250R
4Jayce Pennington Jayce Pennington53.900 Walnut Hill, IL United States Yamaha YZ250F
5Cade Autenrieth Cade Autenrieth54.280 Hemet, CA United States Honda CRF250R
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Group C Qualifying 1

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Steven Clarke Steven Clarke54.845 United Kingdom Honda CRF250R
2Benjamin Nelko Benjamin Nelko55.922 Aliquippa, PA United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Luke Neese Luke Neese56.043 Jamestown, NC United States Yamaha YZ250F
4Brice Klippel Brice Klippel58.787 Bradford, TN United States Yamaha YZ250F
5Aaron Leininger Aaron Leininger59.348 Wesley Chapel, FL United States Honda CRF250R
Full Results

450 First Timed Practice

The track is even more rutted now, like super deep in the corners, and Justin Barcia rode well in those conditions to go to the top of the board. Then Eli Tomac and Justin Hill went to the top, and Barcia jacked up the wheel-tap before the finish and actually hit the tough blocks on the side of the track.

Eli Tomac briefly took the top time, but then Justin Hill, who didn’t even race last weekend and didn’t get back on a bike until Thursday this week, logged a flyer and actually led the times for the majority of the session. This layout is similar to Glendale, where Hill led the times in practice. Late in the session, Marvin Musquin jumped ahead of Hill to take the top time.  Time expired just before Hill had time to get in another quick lap. This gave Musquin the top time.

“I just made sure I put a whole lap together, really easy to make a mistake out there, the track is so challenging. Super tough," said Musquin. "There are ruts, narrow sections, and slippery areas."

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Group A Qualifying 1

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin50.597 La Reole France KTM 450 SX-F
2Justin Hill Justin Hill50.731 Yoncalla, OR United States Suzuki RM-Z450
3Eli Tomac Eli Tomac51.292 Cortez, CO United States Kawasaki KX450
4Cooper Webb Cooper Webb51.579 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
5Ken Roczen Ken Roczen51.624 Mattstedt Germany Honda CRF450R
Full Results

250 Second Timed Practice

A pattern is developing in 250SX East practice. Austin Forkner and Justin Cooper keep battling for the top spot. Cooper was ahead for most of today’s first session until Forkner got in a late flyer. This time Forkner and his teammate Martin Davalos were on top for most of the way, but Cooper logged a good time on lap eight to take the second-best spot. Forkner still had the edge by about three tenths.

 “The ruts are so tough, it’s actually tougher than Minnesota last week,” Forkner told us. “They’re sticky. You have to land in them, and then the side knobs on your tires grab the sides, and the bike wants to pull you [left and right]. Really have to be smooth.”

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Group A Qualifying 2

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner
50.149 Richards, MO United States Kawasaki KX250F
2Justin Cooper
Justin Cooper
50.418 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Martin Davalos Martin Davalos50.601 Quito Ecuador Kawasaki KX250F
4Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton
50.656 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF250R
5Jordon Smith Jordon Smith50.771 Belmont, NC United States KTM 250 SX-F
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Group B Qualifying 2

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1John Short
John Short
52.095 Pilot Point, TX United States Honda CRF250R
2Anthony Rodriguez Anthony Rodriguez52.165 Caracacus Venezuela Yamaha YZ250F
3Jayce Pennington Jayce Pennington52.560 Walnut Hill, IL United States Yamaha YZ250F
4Joey Crown Joey Crown52.714 Metamora, MI United States Yamaha YZ250F
5Marshal Weltin Marshal Weltin52.715 Ubly, MI United States KTM 250 SX-F
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Group C Qualifying 2

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Steven Clarke Steven Clarke52.229 United Kingdom Honda CRF250R
2Benjamin Nelko Benjamin Nelko53.338 Aliquippa, PA United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Luke Neese Luke Neese53.823 Jamestown, NC United States Yamaha YZ250F
4Brice Klippel Brice Klippel54.748 Bradford, TN United States Yamaha YZ250F
5Parker Fleming Parker Fleming55.312 Quinlan, TX United States Husqvarna FC 250
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Combined Qualifying

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner
50.149 Richards, MO United States Kawasaki KX250F
2Justin Cooper
Justin Cooper
50.418 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Martin Davalos Martin Davalos50.601 Quito Ecuador Kawasaki KX250F
4Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton
50.656 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF250R
5Jordon Smith Jordon Smith50.771 Belmont, NC United States KTM 250 SX-F
Full Results

 450 Second Timed Practice

Cole Seely stood atop the board for awhile in this one, but then Justin Hill, after rolling around for several laps, finally uncorked another one and went to the top. Two laps later, Cooper Webb snagged the top spot. Late in the session, Marvin Musquin, the fastest in the first session, logged a flyer to take third behind Webb and Hill.

Fourteen different riders were within a second in this session. That’s surprising since everyone says the ruts are making this track very challenging.

It was interesting to see the approach of Webb and Hill. Webb was all sharpness and aggression, while Hill was scrubbing and floating things. The track has a bunch of singles and wall jumps, so Webb would charge them and even over jump at times, while Hill would scrub it like he was on a BMX bike. But with the lap times so close between so many riders, and the track rutting up so badly, you can’t read too much into the practice times.

Hill told us earlier his rib injury [which kept him out of last week’s race] actually started with his huge crash in practice at Oakland, and then it didn’t heal since he kept riding to try to prepare for San Diego. Taking the Minnesota weekend off helped him feel better, and he knew by this week he’d be okay.

“Yeah the track is okay, but it’s going to breakdown a lot, the main event is going to be different,” said Webb, who is the fastest qualifier in 450SX for the first time in his career.   “Pretty cool to be up here and be first.”

 Also, a nod to Zach Osborne who was third-fastest for a lot of this session before Musquin bumped him in the final minutes. This is Zach’s first-ever 450SX, and his first race of the season after off-season shoulder troubles kept him out of the first six rounds. He was fourth fastest in this session. Seely, normally a better racer than qualifier, was fifth.

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Group A Qualifying 2

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Cooper Webb Cooper Webb50.012 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
2Justin Hill Justin Hill50.203 Yoncalla, OR United States Suzuki RM-Z450
3Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin50.248 La Reole France KTM 450 SX-F
4Zach Osborne
Zach Osborne
50.328 Abingdon, VA United States Husqvarna FC 450
5Cole Seely Cole Seely50.373 Newbury Park, CA United States Honda CRF450R
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Group B Qualifying 2

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Chris Blose Chris Blose52.623 Phoenix, AZ United States Husqvarna FC 450
2Ryan Breece Ryan Breece53.472 Coeur D' Alene, ID United States Yamaha YZ450F
3Adam Enticknap
Adam Enticknap
53.498 Lompoc, CA United States Suzuki RM-Z450
4Austin Politelli
Austin Politelli
53.640 Menifee, CA United States Honda CRF450R
5Daniel Herrlein Daniel Herrlein53.707 Wheeling, WV United States Kawasaki KX450
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Group C Qualifying 2

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Jared Lesher Jared Lesher54.177 Elderton, PA United States Honda CRF450R
2Alexander Nagy Alexander Nagy54.952 Richmond, IL United States KTM 450 SX-F
3Nick Desiderio Nick Desiderio55.192 Morristown, NJ United States Yamaha YZ450F
4Johan Nystrom Johan Nystrom57.147 Sweden Kawasaki KX450
5Mason Wharton Mason Wharton57.751 Brush Prairie, WA United States Kawasaki KX250
Full Results
Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Combined Qualifying

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Cooper Webb Cooper Webb50.012 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
2Justin Hill Justin Hill50.203 Yoncalla, OR United States Suzuki RM-Z450
3Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin50.248 La Reole France KTM 450 SX-F
4Zach Osborne
Zach Osborne
50.328 Abingdon, VA United States Husqvarna FC 450
5Cole Seely Cole Seely50.373 Newbury Park, CA United States Honda CRF450R
Full Results

250 Heat Races

Mitch Oldenburg and Jordan Bailey battled for the lead, with Oldenburg locking down the top spot, soon to be challenged by his teammate Justin Cooper. Marshall Weltin had a good start and came in next on his Live It Extreme backed privateer KTM. Soon Alex Martin and Chase Sexton were on the move and moved into the third and fourth place spots.

Lorenzo Locurcio held the final transfer spot late in the race, with Ramy Alves behind him. Kyle Cunningham, who went down on lap two, put in a hard charge to steal tenth on the last lap from Alves but ran out of time trying to catch Locurcio for the final spot.

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Heat 1

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Mitchell Oldenburg Mitchell Oldenburg50.1669 Laps Alvord, TX United States Yamaha YZ250F
2Justin Cooper
Justin Cooper
50.549+02.026 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Alex Martin
Alex Martin
50.186+03.665 Millville, MN United States Suzuki RM-Z250
4Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton
50.035+05.387 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF250R
5Jordan Bailey Jordan Bailey51.857+16.290 Orlando, FL United States Husqvarna FC 250
Full Results

In heat two, Austin Forkner grabbed the holeshot but Jordon Smith ran it in on him to take the lead away on lap one. Forkner was then under pressure from his teammate Martin Davalos and making mistakes all over the place…but three laps in he settled down, smoothed out and started tracking Smith back down. On lap five, Forkner got past Smith in the whoops, but Smith retaliated with several inside lines, getting side-by-side several times in an attempt to regain the lead. They even used two different lines in the split lane, leading to two different rhythms. Smith refused to give up, still pushing Forkner hard on the final lap, but Forkner held on to take the win. Davalos was third. Josh Cartwright took the final transfer spot.

Could be a little drama coming in the LCQ, as Rockstar Energy Drink Husqvarna’s Thomas Covington, in his second supercross since moving back to the U.S., ended up 17th.  

450 Heats

Ken Roczen grabbed the holeshot in Heat 1, but Joey Savatgy sliced inside to take the lead. Roczen fought back to retake the spot, and then Justin Hill shot past Savatgy to second. Roczen made a slight bobble and then Hill started making tracks toward him, closing up slightly on the Honda rider. Meanwhile, Zach Osborne had his welcome to the 450 class moment when he went down on lap one and found himself in dead last.

Hill bobbled in a rhythm lane on the fifth lap though, and that ended his pursuit of Roczen. Behind him, Dean Wilson was all over Joey Savatgy for third and then pulled the trigger with a pass right before the whoops. Two laps later, Savatgy came back and repassed Wilson in the exact same spot!

Osborne kept charging and moved past Kyle Chisholm for the final transfer spot. Chisholm pushed hard on the final lap and actually got inside of Osborne at one point and showed him a wheel, but Zacho hung on for the direct transfer to the main.

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Heat 1

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Ken Roczen Ken Roczen50.3019 Laps Mattstedt Germany Honda CRF450R
2Justin Hill Justin Hill50.545+04.779 Yoncalla, OR United States Suzuki RM-Z450
3Joey Savatgy Joey Savatgy50.838+06.818 Thomasville, GA United States Kawasaki KX450
4Dean Wilson Dean Wilson50.864+07.228 Scotland United Kingdom Husqvarna FC 450
5Justin Brayton
Justin Brayton
51.510+16.825 Fort Dodge, IA United States Honda CRF450R
Full Results

The fans came to life as Chad Reed grabbed the holeshot in the Heat 2—his first good start this season—but Cole Seely was all over him early and then took the lead away in a rhythm lane on lap two. Eli Tomac then got around Reed, and set about trying to catch Seely. He made up ground in inches not feet, closing a bit, but Seely did a good job maintaining a decent gap. As the white flag came up, Seely still had a few bike lengths, but Tomac then got close enough to show him a wheel. Seely hung on for the win.

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Heat 2

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Cole Seely Cole Seely50.3418 Laps Newbury Park, CA United States Honda CRF450R
2Eli Tomac Eli Tomac50.631+00.617 Cortez, CO United States Kawasaki KX450
3Cooper Webb Cooper Webb50.803+04.550 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
4Chad Reed Chad Reed52.349+10.609 Kurri Kurri Australia Suzuki RM-Z450
5Justin Bogle Justin Bogle52.067+13.954 Cushing, OK United States KTM 450 SX-F
Full Results

250 LCQ

Covington grabbed the holeshot but TJ Albright got around to take the lead. Steven Clarke then passed Covington in the whoops for second and made his way past Albright to take the lead. Covington was locked in a battle with Ramy Alves and Kyle Cunningham, he bobbled and doubled a triple, and both riders got by him. Cunningham kept charging and moved past Clarke to take the lead in the whoops, while Alves locked in third. Jayce Pennington was charging hard late trying to take the final transfer spot from Albright. Pennington made the pass in a rhythm, Albright came back inside, then Pennington went for the block pass and went down himself! This allowed Albright to hold on for the final spot. 

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East LCQ

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Kyle Cunningham Kyle Cunningham52.5987 Laps Aledo, TX United States Honda CRF250R
2Ramyller Alves Ramyller Alves 53.417+02.311 Coconut Creek, FL United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Steven Clarke Steven Clarke53.814+04.594 United Kingdom Honda CRF250R
4TJ Albright
TJ Albright
54.699+10.483 Mt Marion, NY United States KTM 250 SX-F
5Henry Miller
Henry Miller
53.691+10.907 Rochester, MN United States KTM 250 SX-F
Full Results

450 LCQ

In the heat race, Tyler Bowers punted Justin Barcia hard in a corner. Neither rider made it to a transfer spot, and then Bowers was DQed for the night for rough riding. Barcia returned for the LCQ, took the lead from Ronnie Stewart and Alex Ray, and took off for the win. Ray and Kyle Chisholm then battled over second and third, with Scott Champion trying to get Stewart for the final transfer. Champion powered through the whoops and scrubbed the finish to get under Stewart and grab the spot as the white flag waved. But with two corners to go, Champion swapped in a rhythm lane and went down! This handed the final transfer spot back to Ronnie Stewart.

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX LCQ

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Justin Barcia Justin Barcia50.8867 Laps Monroe, NY United States Yamaha YZ450F
2Alex Ray
Alex Ray
52.999+12.555 Jackson, TN United States Suzuki RM-Z450
3Kyle Chisholm Kyle Chisholm52.905+13.284 Clearwater, FL United States Suzuki RM-Z450
4Ronnie Stewart Ronnie Stewart53.140+16.772 Easton, PA United States Husqvarna FC 450
5Adam Enticknap
Adam Enticknap
52.995+21.299 Lompoc, CA United States Suzuki RM-Z450
Full Results

250 Main

Forkner grabbed the holeshot over Kyle Peters, Chase Sexton and Justin Cooper. Jordon Smith pulled a sweet pass on Cooper on lap three to take fourth, while Sexton tried to get Peters, and then finally found an opening. Alex Martin was making moves, but then fell.

On lap five, Forkner held a 2.3 second lead, but Sexton was closing actually taking three tenths out of that gap. Smith stood another two seconds back. Sexton closed further on the next two laps, getting it down to two seconds, but then Forkner stretched it back to 2.4 on lap 8. Sexton went to work again as Forkner began to approach lapped traffic, and got the gap down to 1.7….and then he stalled coming out of a corner, ending his bid for the lead, and handing second to Smith, and third to Cooper.

In the late stages, Smith kept the hammer down and started closing on Forkner. He got the lead down to 2.3 seconds with three laps left. Then Smith crashed in the whoops! This was a huge shakeup, as it allowed Cooper and Sexton to go past into second and third, and Davalos passed him for fourth as well. A lap later, Smith recovered and repassed Davalos for fourth. Davalos wasn’t having it and put in a big charge on the final lap to try to pass Smith back, and he brought Oldenburg right with him. Davalos tried in the final rhythm lane, but couldn’t make the pass, and then Oldenburg showed Davalos a wheel in the final corner but came up just short.

Forkner held on to win. In the practice sessions this year, Forkner has been on the ground several times, but in the mains he's making the fewest mistakes. 

“It was hard to break away,” said Forkner. “I did a really bad job breathing my first five laps. Seems crazy to have to focus on breathing, but I was focused so hard on fixing things from my heat race I forgot to breathe. I’m kinda not super pumped on that main event, but if that’s a not good race, and we win, I’ll take it."

“The way to keep going is to keep doing what I’m doing,” said Cooper of taking second. “My confidence is growing each week. Last year was a disaster for me in supercross, this is a long season and we’re still in the points hunt.”

“I felt super good on the bike, I was right behind Austin, but I made two super dumb mistakes,” said Sexton. “I want that win bad. The team made really good strides on the bike today, I felt really good but made two dumb mistakes. Podiums are great but I want to win."

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 250SX East Main Event

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner
50.89919 Laps Richards, MO United States Kawasaki KX250F
2Justin Cooper
Justin Cooper
51.089+04.261 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton
50.669+09.964 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF250R
4Jordon Smith Jordon Smith50.989+15.330 Belmont, NC United States KTM 250 SX-F
5Martin Davalos Martin Davalos51.471+16.091 Quito Ecuador Kawasaki KX250F
Full Results
Supercross

250SX East Standings - 2019

Rider Hometown Points
1Chase Sexton
Chase Sexton
La Moille, IL United States193
2Justin Cooper
Justin Cooper
Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States180
3Austin Forkner
Austin Forkner
Richards, MO United States152
4Martin Davalos Martin Davalos Quito Ecuador148
5Alex Martin
Alex Martin
Millville, MN United States139
Full Standings

450 Main

Roczen grabbed the holeshot but Tomac gots by, and Musquin followed him through for second. Roczen responded and quickly got Musquin back for second, followed by Savatgy, Baggett, Hill, Webb, Seely, Osborne, Reed and Plessinger. On lap three Webb shot past Hill, and Seely followed him.

On lap 4 things started to heat up as Musquin started pushing Roczen, and both closed up on Tomac for the lead. Roczen then got inside of Tomac after the finished line jump to take the lead on lap five, with Musquin right there. A lap later  Tomac was all over Roczen ttrying to get him back, but then he tucked the front and went down! By the time he got up, he was back to 7th, with Osborne all over him. Osborne charged up next to Tomac in the whoops, but he had nowhere to go, tagged a tuff block, and went down.

It took awhile, but Baggett was finally able to get Savatgy for third, and then Webb followed him through.  

Tomac was struggling. He was passed by Wilson and then Hill, going to the back of the top ten. Webb kept charging forward, he passed Baggett for third and put in a bid to catch his teammate Musquin for second, while Musquin sat 2.3 seconds behind Roczen.

Then Webb caught fire. It was simply unbelievable ride, first catching Musquin (as Musquin closed on Roczen) and then figuring out a way to pass his teammate clean, without losing time to Kenny. Webb's charge continued, with three to go he even busted out a huge quad out of nowhere to draw up on Roczen’s rear fender. The crowd was going crazy, but then Roczen weathered the storm to pull a small lead back out. As the white flag waved, Webb closed back in, and Roczen was forced to deal with incredible pressure as he tried to get his first race win since 2017. Into the whoops they went, and with one turn remaining Webb drew alongside, then sliced inside in the last corner. He ran it in deep, but also gave Roczen room, leaving them in a drag race to the checkered flag. What an incredible finish—it was so close it was almost too close to call at the line, but Webb edged ahead, winning by .028 seconds, stealing victory in the final corner, his fourth win in seven races. Simply incredible--and very likely the closest finish in the history of supercross. Roczen finished second again, with Musquin third, Baggett and Savatgy rounding out the top five.

Supercross

Arlington (Dallas) - 450SX Main Event

February 16, 2019
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Cooper Webb Cooper Webb50.24825 Laps Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
2Ken Roczen Ken Roczen49.544+00.028 Mattstedt Germany Honda CRF450R
3Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin50.017+10.784 La Reole France KTM 450 SX-F
4Blake Baggett Blake Baggett50.243+15.401 Grand Terrace, CA United States KTM 450 SX-F
5Joey Savatgy Joey Savatgy50.399+18.360 Thomasville, GA United States Kawasaki KX450
Full Results
Supercross

450SX Standings - 2019

Rider Hometown Points
1Cooper Webb Cooper Webb Newport, NC United States379
2Eli Tomac Eli Tomac Cortez, CO United States361
3Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin La Reole France350
4Ken Roczen Ken Roczen Mattstedt Germany319
5Blake Baggett Blake Baggett Grand Terrace, CA United States290
Full Standings

 

 

 

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