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2021 ARLINGTON ONE SUPERCROSS | COMPLETE COVERAGE

There was a change in momentum as Supercross rolled into Arlington, Texas, for the first of three rounds inside of AT&T Stadium. In the 450 class, Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb turned in a commanding performance to lead every lap of the main event and steak the red plate away from Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen, who suffered an off night and crossed the finish line in sixth. In the Western Regional 250 class, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s rookie Seth Hammaker rode a brilliant race to earn the first win of his young career, while championship rivals Cameron McAdoo and Justin Cooper finished third and fourth, respectively. Action is starting to really heat up in the second half of the 2021 Monster Energy Supercross Series, and we can’t wait to do it all again in three days!

250 HEAT 1

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker grabbed the holeshot at the drop of. the gate in 250 Heat 1 and led every lap en route to the first heat race win of his young career. Hammaker’s teammate Jordon Smith held control of second throughout the race and closed to within striking distance in the closing moments of their race, but it was too little too late. Third place went to Alex Martin who rode alone throughout the race, well clear of fourth-placed Jordan Bailey and fifth-placed Kyle Peters, who just wrapped up his second straight Arenacross championship with a perfect 20/20 tally. Garrett Marchbanks worked from outside qualifying position to cross the finish line sixth.

250 HEAT 2
Jalek Swoll grabbed the holeshot at the start of the second 250 heat race and was followed by Hunter Lawrence and Justin Cooper, who had a bad jump off the line but snuck up the inside of the first corner to emerge in contention for the lead. Series points leader Cameron McAdoo was mired at the start and completed the first lap around seventh. Cooper took his time finding his way past Lawrence, but McAdoo rode like a man possessed as he sliced through the field and worked towards the front. Once into second, Cooper closed quickly on the leader and took the point position with an aggressive pass just as the timer ran out and the two-lap board came out. McAdoo followed suit and actually closed in on the Yamaha rider and finished less than a second behind . Lawrence found his way past Swoll for third while the Husqvarna rider held on for fourth at the finish.

250 LCQ

Ryan Surratt grabbed the holeshot at the start of the 250 LCQ and led for a couple of laps before Muc-Off Honda‘s Mitchell Harrison found his way past and rode off with the win. FXR/Chaparral/Honda rider Coty Schock overcame a lackluster start to work up to second at the finish. Surratt held on for third over Ty Masterpool aboard his AEO Motorsports Gas Gas.

250 MAIN EVENT

Hammaker grabbed the holeshot when the gate dropped for the start of the main. Smith, Lawrence, Swoll, and Martin gave chase, while championship rivals McAdoo and Cooper were eighth and ninth. Smith made a mistake while trying to pass Hammaker for the lead and this allowed Lawrence past. McAdoo was the man on the move, though, and he worked into fourth by the third lap and set his sights on the leaders. Smith went down just in front of McAdoo when he lost rear-wheel traction coming out of a corner. Smith was slow to remount, and he pulled from the track in obvious pain. This left McAdoo in third, comfortably ahead of Cooper, who worked through the field and into fourth. 

Upfront, Hammaker looked like a seasoned veteran as he pulled out to a four-second lead over Lawrence by the halfway point of the race, As the laps wound down, Lawrence closed in on Hammaker, but a little further back, Cooper gobbled up the seven-second gap between him and McAdoo. The final lap was a barn-burner, as Cooper passed McAdoo for third, only to have McAdoo return the favor two corners later. Hammaker earned the first win of his career by leading every single lap of the Arlington One main event and crossed the finish line just ahead of Lawrence. Cooper went for a last-ditch pass on McAdoo in the final corner, but came in too hot and laid his Yamaha down trying to carve the corner. Cooper was able to remount in time to stay in fourth before Marchbanks came by in fifth.

“That was the longest race of my life,” said Hammaker. “Literally, every time I went over the finish line I was asking myself where the white flag was. I’m super stoked to get this win!”

“Second is a good building block for us compared to where we were six months ago,” said Lawrence. “This feels great, but this is a team effort and it isn’t just me making it happen.”

“I was pretty buried at the start,” said McAdoo. “It was a dog fight out there. I got up to third and could not make anything more happen. Big props to Seth and Hunter.”

450 HEAT 1

Dean Wilson grabbed the holeshot in the first 450 heat race of the night and led his teammate Jason Anderson and Ken Roczen through the first turn. Anderson overtook Wilson for the lead a few laps in and set sail to an uncontested win. Wilson rode beautifully and fended off the repeated attacks of Roczen until the championship points leader made a big mistake and went down after chasing a triple. Roczen was able to remount and transfer straight to the main with seventh at the checkers. Justin Barcia charged back from a mediocre start for third at the line

450 HEAT 2

Joey Savatgy pulled a surprise holeshot at the start of 450 heat two, and led the field through the first corner. Aaron Plessinger, full of confidence and momentum from his first 450 podium finish in Daytona last weekend, forced his way past the KTM rider and took control of the lead for good only a minute or so into the race Marvin Musquin also found his way past Savatgy but in the closing stages of the race the day’s fastest qualifier suffered a scary crash that saw him lay on the track for a couple of laps. The Frenchman eventually left the track under his own power but was out for the evening. At the finish, Savatgy held on for a string second, followed by Cooper Webb who came from deep within the field to grab third over Eli Tomac fourth. Malcolm Stewart ran his highest third before a mistake dropped him back to fifth at the finish

450 LCQ

Cade Clason grabbed the holeshot in the 450 LCQ and led the sprint race until the final few corners. Scott Champion made some aggressive moves on the final lap to move from third to first and take the LCQ win over Kevin Moranz,  Alex Ray, and Clason. The last turn was wild as both Moranz and Ray dove beneath Clason rolled the finish line takeoff and crashed between the takeoff and landing. Broc Tickle was making a serious bid for the final transfer position but high sided in the final term

450 MAIN

Wilson grabbed the holeshot at the start of the main and led Webb, Ferrnadis, and Barcia through turn one. Webb wasted little time and bumped Wilson out of the way in the second corner and set sail at the front of the pack. Ferrandis was next to sneak past Wilson, and did so on the second lap, But where was series points leader Roczen? The Honda rider was mired at the start and completed the first lap just outside of the top 10. 

A mistake by Ferrandis on lap four saw him drop back to fourth, allowing Barcia a clear shot at Wilson. The Gas gas rider overtook Wilson for the runner-up position and found himself three seconds behind Webb. Chase Sexton, meanwhile, seemingly came out of nowhere to take over third, Sparks flew a few positions further back in the pack when Anderson dove beneath Ferrandis and made an aggressive pass for fourth. The contact left Ferrandis tumbling head-over-heels across the track. The Frenchman appeared to have hurt his wrist and retired for the night. 

At the halfway point of the race, Roczen had only worked up to seventh and found himself under heavy attack for the position from Savatgy. The Honda rider was able to turn up the heat a bit, though, and he soon worked his way into sixth by overtaking Wilson with an inside pass after the alternate lane section. Soon thereafter, Anderson overtook Sexton for the final podium position aboard his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna. 

With that, the top positions were set as the last few minutes of the main event were uneventful. Webb maintained a comfortable four-second lead over Barcia, who rode a lonely race in second. Anderson was equally alone in third a couple of seconds further back. Sexton held on for fourth ahead of a hard0chargig Plessinger, while a frustrated Roczen crossed the finish line in sixth.

“This has been an incredible night,” said Webb. “I just got a great start and made my way into the lead quickly. To lead every lap and get the red plate is amazing and I am super grateful.”

“To charge and get up to second was good,” said Barcia. “We’ve been testing hard and getting me more comfortable on the bike. Gonna push hard to get another win.”

“I just wanna do good, and I want to be on. the podium and I want to do good,” said Anderson. “I am gonna be fired up each and every time I come out of the gate from now on.”