Free Practice

The first set of practices to start the day saw a bit of a hot lap war in 250A between Stilez Robertson, RJ Hampshire, Jett Lawrence, and Pierce Brown. Robertson fired first becoming the first rider into the first guy down into the 59-second range.

The split lane was also seeing a lot of use on both sides of it with no clear winner to start the day. The other key line early on was tripling onto the table out of the first corner and the top guys were all able to get that from the inside.

Jett Lawrence would end up fastest in the end putting down a 58.2.

As the 450A group hit the track next, Justin Barcia was eager to put down some quick times early as he shot out in front of everyone else and laid down an early 59. The times began to drop quickly as riders dipped down into the 58’s by the middle of the session.

With a few minutes to go in the session, Christian Craig crashed huge in the whoops and was immediately in a lot of pain. The medics got to him and stabilized him before wrapping his right arm in a soft cast and placing him on a backboard. No further updates on his condition at this time but he’s almost certainly out for the evening.

Eli Tomac topped the session in the end as he became the first rider of the day to dip down into the 57’s with a 57.666. Second place through seventh behind him was all in the 58-second range.

First Qualifying Sessions

Supercross Futures had their first set of qualifying for the weekend to start off qualifying. Ryder DiFrancesco was fastest in free practice this morning, but Julien Beaumer showed his top time from Friday was no fluke as he put it right up top for the first Futures session. Daxton Bennick would finish up behind him less than a tenth of a second down and Ryder D sitting third about eight tenths back.

The 250A group hit the track afterwards and it was clear the track was much faster this time around. The entire top 12 riders fell under the one-minute mark with Jett Lawrence topping the session again this time with a 56.930.

Pierce Brown made Lawrence work for it though as he sat on top of the board for much of the session. It also appeared that the left side in the split section was becoming the hot ticket with the ability to go 3-4-3 to the outside of the corner and carry more momentum. It will be interesting to see that develop with the 450 group as well.

Most of the top guys in 450A were indeed sticking to the left side once they hit the track moments later. Eli Tomac went right to work setting the early pace as he dipped all the way down to a 56.467 by the halfway mark of the session.

Chase Sexton did his best to match the top time, but Tomac’s 56.4 held. Even so, much more riders were down in the 57-second range this time around with every guy down to 17^th place below the one-minute mark.

Second Qualifying Sessions

The final set of qualifying for the day launched to life with 250A heading out one more time. Levi Kitchen set the early pace with a 58.046 but it wasn’t long until Pierce Brown was into the 57’s with a 57.881 and then Jett Lawrence hopped to the top with a 57.702.

Even more riders dipped down into the 57-second range with RJ Hampshire, Enzo Lopes, and Kitchen as well all got down into the 57’s. In the end, Jett Lawrence’s 57.657 set the top time for the group but his time from the first session was what ended up being the top time for the day.

When 450A hit the track for their final session, it went right back to a lap time war up top. Chase Sexton dropped down to a 56.707 with Ken Roczen also there on a 56.986. Eli Tomac’s 56.467 mark was still the top spot that needed to be eclipsed though.

Aaron Plessinger randomly put no laps in before pulling into the mechanics area and riding out of the stadium with his mechanic. No word on why he chose to do so but his time from the first session still put him in the top 18 times by the end of A.

Sexton fired one more shot towards the end of the session and was able to go 56.248 to shoot to the top spot overall. Tomac’s time remained second though as Adam Cianciarulo’s 56.980 wasn’t enough to pass the #1.

The final qualifying session for the Supercross Futures saw the times be a little bit slower with Daxton Bennick topping the session early with a 1:00.012. Beaumer was right on him with a 1:00.032. Beaumer would dip down to a 59.838 but his 58 from the first session remained fastest.

250SX Last Chance Qualifier

Luke Kalaitzian grabbed the holeshot in the Last Chance Qualifier and he would lead for a few laps under pressure from Matt Moss. Kaeden Amerine ran third comfortably with Hunter Schlosser holding fourth just ahead of Austin Politelli and Brandon Ray. Moss took the lead away from Kalaitzian on the fourth lap and pulled away for the win. Politelli tried to pass Schlosser with two laps to go and they came together but Schlosser stayed up while Politelli crashed and would pull off after that. In the end, it was Moss, Kalaitzian, Kaeden Amerine, and Schlosser going through to the main event.

450SX Last Chance Qualifier

Joan Cros grabbed the holeshot in the LCQ ahead of Kevin Moranz, but Moranz was able to sneak by into the lead by the third corner. Josh Hill started in about seventh but was quickly into a transfer spot and then found himself on Moranz for the race lead by the end of the third lap. Hill nabbed the lead away from Moranz with two laps to go but Moranz was still comfortably in transfer with Joshua Cartwright and Justin Starling behind them also comfortably in transfer. They would remain that way to the flag.

250SX Race 1

Off the start of the first 250SX race of the night, it was Jett Lawrence with the holeshot as Carson Mumford and Pierce Brown went down in the first corner. Levi Kitchen stole the lead away from Lawrence, but Lawrence fought back and made the move down the start straight on the second lap.

Stilez Robertson had a big crash, and it created a pileup in the left side of the split lane. Robertson immediately pulled his helmet off and was tended to by the medics. The red flag was displayed bringing an end to the race which needed a full restart.

On the restart, it was Levi Kitchen grabbing the holeshot and leading the first lap with Jett Lawrence behind him. This time Enzo Lopes went down in the first turn and then Max Vohland went down in the second corner to push both of them way back.

RJ Hampshire was in third place early on with Pierce Brown getting a reprieve from the restart as he was in fourth place ahead of Derek Kelley. Lawrence followed Kitchen for two laps but then caught and passed him in the whoops on the third lap to take over the lead and immediately open a small gap.

Kitchen then had his hands full with Hampshire who was keen to not let Lawrence get away out front. Kitchen tried to defend but Hampshire used a nice cut under line to get up the inside in the first corner to pass Kitchen and move into second place.

Carson Mumford was up in seventh place at one point, but he was shuffled back as Enzo Lopes was absolutely flying from the back to move into P7. Mumford continued going backwards as Cole Thompson, Robbie Wageman, Joshua Varize, Brandon Scharer, and Derek Drake also got around him.

Jett Lawrence would cruise to the win out front ahead of RJ Hampshire and Levi Kitchen rounding out the podium for 250SX Race 1.

450SX Race 1

The holeshot in the first race went to Eli Tomac with Colt Nichols right behind him. Cooper Webb shot into second place right away and went to work not letting Tomac get away out front. Meanwhile, Chase Sexton was buried deep in the pack as he and Aaron Plessinger both got terrible starts.

Justin Barcia was on the move early as he moved around Jason Anderson, Colt Nichols, and then Ken Roczen in quick succession to move up to third place. Tomac and Webb had put about two seconds on everyone, but Barcia was keen to close the gap down in a hurry.

Chase Sexton worked on passing Anderson for fifth for a few laps and finally made it stick up the inside int eh first corner. Anderson tried to fight back in turn two, but Sexton just held it on around the outside to secure P5.

Webb was inching up on Tomac for the lead while Barcia was still going faster than both of them. Tomac managed to keep the gap just over a second and actually open in back out a bit on the final couple of laps.

Chase Sexton spent the final five laps hounding Ken Roczen for P4, but it looked like Roczen was just going to hold on for the position. Sexton chose the final corner to launch down the inside and push Ken out to move into fourth as the checkered flag waved.

Eli Tomac claimed the win by just 1.5 seconds over Cooper Webb in the end as the duo matched each other for all 12 minutes plus a lap. Justin Barcia would round out the podium and also ran the fastest lap of the race.

250SX Race 2

Levi Kitchen grabbed the holeshot in the second race as well, but RJ Hampshire was able to nab the lead going into the second corner. Max Vohland also got Kitchen for second, but Kitchen fought back over the finish line to reclaim the spot.

Jett Lawrence was in fourth early on as Hampshire worked on pulling away out front. Lawrence spent a couple laps behind Vohland but then found a way through into third. By the time he got into third though, Hampshire had already put five seconds on him out front.

Pierce Brown also got around Vohland to move into fourth, but Brown was also about two seconds behind Lawrence as the front group really separated. Enzo Lopes was back in sixth and he had made good early progress getting around Mitchell Oldenburg and Mitchell Harrison to move into that sixth spot.

Lopes then slowly caught Vohland and passed him to get into fifth place. Unfortunately for Lopes, the field was very spread out by that point so fifth was the best he could do even though he had speed to potentially catch Brown ahead of him.

RJ Hampshire nabbed the win in the second race just ahead of Kitchen and Lawrence in the end as Lawrence ran the fastest lap of the race on the final lap.

450SX Race 2

Off the start of the second 450SX race, it was Chase Sexton grabbing the holeshot with Eli Tomac just behind him. Cooper Webb was sixth on the first lap but quickly got his teammate Aaron Plessinger for fifth.

Justin Barcia was in seventh, but he too got Plessinger for sixth quick as it was Roczen and Anderson in third and fourth right behind Tomac. Tomac snuck by Sexton for the lead, but Sexton zoomed right back by in the whoops moments later to retake the lead. The top six were running nose to tail in the early stages.

Sexton slowly started inching away from the group as they continued to run right together. Webb finally got close enough to Anderson to try a move but the only move he had was an aggressive hit on Anderson in a bowl corner and Anderson gave it right back to him in the next one which then allowed Barcia by for fifth.

The race ended up remaining status quo from there except for Webb who got back by Barcia on the final lap when Barcia missed the triple on to the tabletop in the first rhythm section which put Webb back into fifth.

Chase Sexton took home the win ahead of Tomac, Roczen, Anderson, Webb, and Barcia in the end as barely six seconds separated the top six riders.

Supercross Futures Main Event

Julien Beaumer holeshot the Futures Main Event ahead of Ryder DiFrancesco. The winner of the previous two Futures main events Daxton Bennick was fourth early on behind Mark Fineis, but he made his way around after two laps to move into third.

Rockstar Husqvarna’s Casey Cochran was in fifth behind Fineis and he spent most of the race trying to close the gap down. Beaumer up front was able to slowly inch away from DiFrancesco while Bennick couldn’t close the gap down from third either as the front three were matching lap times nearly the whole time.

Julien Beaumer took home the win in Supercross Futures for Glendale in the end ahead of DiFrancesco, Bennick, Cochran, and Fineis.

250SX Race 3

The final race of the night for the 250SX class saw Levi Kitchen grab the holeshot ahead of Jett Lawrence with RJ Hampshire slotting into third place. Pierce Brown was fourth and Enzo Lopes quickly moved around Hunter Yoder for fifth. Yoder then got block passed and dragged down the start straight with his leg in Cole Thompson’s rear wheel. Fortunately, Yoder would remount and be okay.

Jett Lawrence moved around Kitchen for the lead on the third lap as he snuck by entering the split lane. Immediately, Lawrence was able to put a few seconds on the field as Kitchen tried to settle back into his flow in second place.

Pierce Brown got kicked around in the whoops on the fourth lap and ended up in the other lane of the track. Lopes moved into fourth because of that but Brown was able to get back on still comfortably in fifth place.

From there, not much happened out front as Lawrence pulled out to a five second lead and cruised it in. For Lawrence though, it was finally a broken curse as he claimed the first Triple Crown win of his career with his 1-3-1 scores. Hampshire ended up second overall with Kitchen in third to complete the podium.

450SX Race 3

The holeshot in 450SX Race 3 went to Colt Nichols with Eli Tomac right there in second. Tomac shot into the lead through the whoops on the first lap and Justin Barcia followed him into second place. Chase Sexton was into third by the end of the second lap with Aaron Plessinger right there with him. Jason Anderson rounded out the top five with Cooper Webb right behind him.

Anderson and Webb both shuffled Plessinger back to move into fourth and fifth, respectively. Anderson then had a big crash in the whoops on the sixth lap of the race which pulled him out of the race and moved everyone behind him up a position.

Tomac, Barcia, and Sexton were running away at the front unlike the race before with Webb and Roczen not able to keep pace of the front three. It was really down to whether Barcia could close up and get to Tomac or not as they both were slowly inching away from Sexton behind them.

As much as Barcia tried to close the gap down, he just couldn’t make it happen. Eli Tomac won the race, the overall, and sole possession of the red plate in the process. Webb would end up fourth overall which now puts him seven points down of Tomac in the title hunt.