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Free Practice

250SX

Gage Stine (250SX group C) and Devin Simonson (250SX group B) topped their respective free practice sessions. Simonson is making his return to racing today after a pre-season wrist injury kept him out until now. Chance Hymas (54.555) topped the 250SX group A free practice session over Seth Hammaker (54.860), Nate Thrasher (56.259), and Maximus Vohland (56.336). These times do not count for overall qualifying.

450SX

Chase Sexton topped the 450SX group A session with a 54.491 over Joey Savatgy’s 55.089, Aaron Plessinger’s 55.334. Justin Cooper, Malcolm Stewart, Justin Barcia, and Cooper Webb were also under 56. Benny Bloss went down on the first lap and got up and rode off the floor. Again, these times do not count for qualifying.

First Qualifying Sessions

250SX

Right as the first 250SX group A first qualifying session got underway, Lance Kobusch was hunched over a trash can on the end of the starting gates and looked to be throwing up. Kobusch put his helmet on, buckled up, and still went out for the session! He was 14th fastest at the end of the session.

Out front, Nate Thrasher led the session. Hardy Munoz had a crash—his second of the day—on the finish line jump, which prompted the session to be red flagged. Munoz eventually got up under his own power and went back out when the session resumed. Had this been a race—heat race, LCQ, main event—he would have been done for the session. Seth Hammaker led the group on the live timing page with a 54.557. Austin Forkner moved into second after his best hot lap. Chance Hymas had a wild ride to the checkered flag at the very end of the session. Hymas started to crash and accidentally ghost rode his bike over the finish line. He got up no problem and was okay.

450SX

Christian Craig led the 450SX group A session around. Chase Sexton’s 53.837 was the top time but then Cooper Webb put in a 53.825. Unfortunately, Jerry Robin went down hard and needed medical attention, which prompted a red flag. His buddy Justin Starling stopped to check on him.

The session resumed and Webb led them around the track. A handful of riders tried to jump onto the tabletop out of the turn following the whoops. Ken Roczen, Justin Barcia, Justin Cooper, Sexton, Webb all gave it a shot, but it is definitely a tough line. Webb’s 53.083 topped the session over Cooper's 53.319 and Sexton's 53.374.

According to TV reporter Haley Shanley, Jerry Robin was alert and speaking with the Alpinestars medical team. He was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.

Dean Wilson (450SX group B) and Jared Lesher (450SX group C) topped their respective sessions.

Second Qualifying Sessions

250SX

In 250SX group B qualifying, Marcus Phelps went down hard in the table tops section before the finish line, which caused a red flag here in 250SX group B. Phelps was taken off the track on a backboard on the back of the Alpinestars medical cart.

Forkner, Hammaker, Hampshire, and Thrasher were out front off the fake start of the 250SX group A second session. Forkner (54.450) had a fast jump line in the second whoops section and was barely second-fastest to Hampshire's 54.383. Hammaker jumped to the top with a 52.649, then went to a 51.988, then eventually pulled off a 51.520. Max Vohland was putting through some good runs (with wheel taps) through the whoops as he was seventh fastest. Hammaker's 51.520 was the top overall 250SX time for the day.

450SX

The second qualifying session got underway, and Aaron Plessinger and a handful of riders swung wide, although they all stayed up. Riders continued to navigate the whoops and the tricky, jumpy track, trying to hit their marks, get through the whoops clean, and get onto the tabletop in the section that followed. Colt Nichols had a close call barely making it over the tabletop after getting front-wheel high. Cooper Webb was nailing the whoops and put in a 51.593. Webb and Chase Sexton traded the top spot back and forth but on the last lap, Justin Cooper jumped both of them to take over the top spot! Malcolm Stewart was able to jump onto the tabletop, jump off it and downside the following single, and then nail the triple into the turn. That was the cleanest I saw anyone get it today. It's going to be tough to get in the night show tonight.

Opening Ceremonies

250SX Heat Race One

Opening ceremonies wrapped up and perfect conditions saw the first heat race of the night end in close fashion. Chance Hymas got out front with Lane Shaw, Austin Forkner, RJ Hampshire, and Devin Simonson. Shaw ran into trouble in the long rhythm section, which set him back. Hymas took off with the lead as Hampshire got into second. Forkner made a mistake and went down in the long rhythm section before the standard SX triple where Shaw crashed. Hymas and Hampshire ran away out front with Simonson settled into third. Forkner remained in the top five and out down some blazing runs through the whoops. Hymas was ripping out front, but Hampshire slowly reeled him in. At the checkered flag, Hymas went to the inside in the final turn and Hampshire swung wide...Hymas barely held on for the race win! Just 0.236 seconds separated them at the finish line. Simonson finished third. Forkner and Cullin Park rounded out the top five after Park got Mark Fineis late in the race.

250SX Heat Race Two

Nate Thrasher and Jack Chambers got out front off the start as a few riders mid pack banged bars when the field flew into the first turn in the second heat race of the night. Thrasher got into the lead as Seth Hammaker, Tom Vialle, and Maximus Vohland shuffled their way into the top five ahead of Chambers. Henry Miller went off and past the nets and onto the stadium floor. Eventually, he did get up under his own power and ride off through the tunnel with his mechanic. Thrasher had about a two-second lead over Hammaker as the #56 could not get close enough for a pass attempt. Thrasher navigated some lappers late to take the race win. Chandler Baker stole the last transfer spot with a last lap pass on Bryce Shelly!

450SX Heat Race One

Chase Sexton and Ken Roczen got out front in the first 450SX heat race. Roczen kept the #4 honest as they separated from the field some. Sexton cruised to the race win by six seconds over Roczen as Justin Barcia made his way up to third by the checkered flag. Benny Bloss went off track for a second between sections and got a cable stuck in his rear wheel. Still, Bloss finished ninth. Shane McElrath and Justin Hill rounded out the top five.

450SX Heat Race Two

Justin Cooper got the jump on the field exiting turn one of the second 450SX heat race. He lead Cooper Webb, Aaron Plessinger, and Malcolm Stewart. Cooper and Webb cat and moused back and forth some and eventually, Webb used a fast line in the whoops to get alongside his teammate! They were side by side, back and forth for about a lap before Webb eventually took the lead! Cooper was still there fighting but Webb had a better whoop line, which gave him the advantage. With their battle though, Plessinger and Stewart closed up the gap some. Webb was able to take the race win, giving us a heat race win from the top two 450SX championship contenders. Joey Savatgy rounded out the top five as he rode without a right fork guard. Fredrik Noren, who got a good start, took the final transfer spot over Mitchell Harrison.

250SX LCQ

Lane Shaw got another good start as he and Izaih Clark Shaw led the 250SX LCQ off the start. Henry Miller and Ayden Shive were up in the top four, but Shive had an issue and pulled off. Miller, who went down hard in his heat race and DNF'ed, rebounded well by getting to the race lead and taking the race win as Clark, Shaw, and Bryce Shelly scored the four transfer spots. Hamden Hudson came up just short in fifth.

450SX LCQ

The 450SX LCQ gates dropped, and it was Mitchell Harrison, Tristan Lane, and Grant Harlan out front. Harrison took the race win as the top four remained the same at the checkered flag. Cade Clason took fifth and came up just short.

250SX Main Event

Quickly, the main events were up next! Tom Vialle was the only rider to blitz the whoops (first section only) on the sight lap as everyone else rolled them both completely. The gates dropped and it was Nate Thrasher with the holeshot! Seth Hammaker quickly got into the lead by the time the field took the green flag! Chance Hymas had a big crash at the end of the long rhythm section. Eventually, he got up, onto his bike and then did two sections before pulling off in the whoops. His race was over as he rode up through the tunnel with his mechanic. Out front, Thrasher kept Hammaker honest for a lap or two but then went down in the turn after the standard SX triple. The mistake dropped him back to fourth. The crash handed second place to RJ Hampshire, who was in position to make a move on Thrasher before long anyway. Hammaker and Hampshire cat and moused back and forth but Hampshire never got close enough for a pass attempt. Hammaker had lots of lapped traffic, but he executed and took the race win! The Pennsylvania native became the first repeat 250SX East Division race winner this season and he takes sole possession of the points lead. Hampshire and Tom Vialle rounded out the podium.

450SX Main Event

After the 250SX main event, the stage was set for the final race of the night: the 450SX main event. Justin Barcia and Cooper Webb both went through the first whoop set fast as the field took their sight lap. When the gates dropped, it was Chase Sexton in the lead. Benny Bloss went down in the first set of whoops early, which set him back to 22nd. His teammate Mitchell Oldenburg had an issue and had to stop in the mechanics’ area for a moment, which put him 21st. Tough start to the night for the Beta boys. Out front, Webb quickly got into second as Barcia settled into third. Webb was within about five seconds of Sexton but about halfway through the race and Sexton had a 14.5-second race lead! Webb was jumping over the tabletop (!) lap after lap but he couldn’t catch Sexton, who looked like he was getting faster and faster each and every lap. Barcia started to get pressure from Plessinger but the #7 was stuck behind his trainer partner for a majority of the race. Grant Harlan had a crash in the whoops, eventually picked up his mechanic, and rode off through the tunnel, ending his night. Plessinger was unable to get close to Barcia and then lost time when he couldn’t jump the finish line double. But then, Barcia had a wild crash in the second whoops section, which effectively put him out of contention the remainder of the race. Barcia had to pit stop and was banged up. This gave Plessinger third, where he would finish. Sexton would take the win by over 14 seconds to get back-to-back wins after his win at last weekend’s Philly SX win. He cut Webb’s points gap down to nine points with three rounds remaining.