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250SX West qualifying:
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Justin Cooper continued his reign over 250SX West qualifying in 2021, topping the timesheets with a 45.299s lap to lead the pack into the night program. Just behind him rookie Seth Hammaker (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) put himself in second just 0.059s back from the top time, with teammate and current red-plate holder Cameron McAdoo in third place just a few hundredths back. Jordon Smith (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) was fourth with Hunter Lawrence (Team Honda HRC) rounding out the top five. Alex Martin (Yamaha) was the first rider in the 46s range in sixth place, with Mitchell Harrison (Muc-Off Honda) just behind him in seventh. Garrett Marchbanks was eighth with a 46.170s, followed closely by Chris Blose (GasGas) in ninth. The final spot in the top 10 went to podium finisher from last week Pierce Brown (TLD Red Bull GasGas) who suffered a minor hand injury in the opening practice session of the day but seems to be riding through it.

450SX qualifying:
Marvin Musquin put his Red Bull KTM in the top spot overall in 450SX action with his blistering 44.120s lap and was followed by Jason Anderson and Cooper Webb rounding out the top three spots. Fourth overall went to Dylan Ferrandis (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) who continued the great qualifying form he’s shown throughout the season. Rounding out the top five was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac, who was followed by Ken Roczen (Team Honda HRC) who put in his best lap in the first qualifying session of the day. Seventh was Martin Davalos (Team Tedder KTM) with Chase Sexton (Team Honda HRC), Malcolm Stewart (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha), and Dean Wilson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna), who was the first rider in the 45s range with a 45.018s lap, rounding out the top 10.

250SX West heat 1:
Grabbing the first holeshot of the night was Hammaker, with Martin, Smith, Jace Owen (Yamaha) and Cedric Soubeyras (GasGas) in tow. Smith made a move in the opening lap on Martin and the Pro Circuit duo took control of the race in the early stages. Smith closed up on Hammaker, pressuring the rookie early on but with two minutes left to go Hammaker got out to a two-second lead. Marchbanks charged after a rough start, getting into sixth with a few laps to go. As the white flag came out for the final lap, Smith closed the gap on Hammaker, but it was too little too late for Smith, as Hammaker would take the inside line before the finish and win his first heat race in just his third attempt. Third went to Martin who was followed by Jordan Bailey and Kyle Peters rounding out the top 5. The final four transfer spots went to Marchbanks, Owen, Soubeyras, and Ramyller Alves (Husqvarna) in that order.

250SX West heat 2:
Holeshot number two went to Jalek Swoll who was followed by Lawrence, Cooper, Harrison, and Blose. Points leader McAdoo didn’t get the best start but managed to make his way to fifth by the second lap. Harrison ran into some issues and dropped down the order to 18th as Swoll stretched out to a bit of a lead, gapping Lawrence by about a second. McAdoo made a move on Blose and found the back of Cooper. Just as that transpired, Cooper made a move on Lawrence and McAdoo did the same just about a half of a lap later. Cooper didn’t waste any time getting to the front, catching Swoll in about a lap, with just over a minute left. Cooper made an aggressive move getting up the inside of Swoll, which also allowed McAdoo to sneak by in the whoops. McAdoo then setting out to catch Cooper with just over two laps to go. McAdoo managed to catch him, but was unable to pass and would settle for second just behind Cooper who grabbed the win. Third went to Lawrence with Swoll and Blose rounding out the top five. Sixth went to Robbie Wageman (Yamaha) ahead of rookies Robertson, Nate Thrasher (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) and Jarrett Frye (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) who took the final transfer spots.

450SX heat 1:
The first 450SX holeshot went to Wilson, with Anderson, Ferrandis, Roczen, and Brandon Hartranft (Twisted Tea HEP Suzuki) taking the top five spots. Barcia, Brayton and Sexton followed in behind them. Anderson made a quick pass on Wilson in lap two, the duo holding nearly a two-second lead over Roczen. As Wilson began to challenge Anderson for the lead, Roczen closed up, bringing Ferrandis and Barcia with him. Barcia made a move on Ferrandis and two corners later Roczen got past Wilson for second. Wilson fired back, taking control of the position once again. All the while, Anderson stretched out a two-second lead. Roczen made a mistake with three laps to go, coming up short in a rhythm and subsequently hitting the ground. He picked the bike up quickly, only dropping to seventh. Anderson set sail from that point forward, gapping Wilson by 3.5 seconds and taking the heat win. Wilson maintained second, followed by Barcia, Ferrandis and Sexton taking the top five spots. Sixth was Brayon, Roczen recovered to seventh, with Justin Bogle (Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM) and Kyle Chisholm (Yamaha) taking the final transfer spots.

450SX heat 2:
Into the first turn it was Musquin with the holeshot, but he was quickly passed by Plessinger and Savatgy. Savatgy would take the lead with Plessinger, Musquin Davalos, and Stewart in the top five early on. Tomac and Web were just behind in sixth and seventh. Plessinger took the lead from Savatgy and began to set sail at the front. Musquin challenged Savatgy in the following lap and would slip by as Plessinger was now ahead by just over two seconds. Webb got by Tomac with two minutes left to take over fifth place. That duo caught Stewart in a hurry and got past, just as Musquin hit the ground hard, ending his race early. Webb found rhythm and caught Savatgy who was sitting second but was a bit too late. Plessinger took the win with Savatgy, Webb, Tomac and Stewart rounding out the top five. Sixth was Davalos as Friese, Bloss, and Anstie took the final transfer spots. Musquin would eventually get to his feet and walk off under his own power, it’s unclear if he’ll return for the LCQ.

250SX West LCQ:
The holeshot went to Ryan Surratt (Kawasaki) with Ty Masterpool (GasGas), Harrison and Hardy Munoz (Yamaha)taking the transfer spots in lap one. Coty Schock made a move on Munoz in the second lap with just over two minutes to go as Surratt began to stretch out a one-second lead. Harrison got by Masterpool with two minutes to go and closed the gap to Surratt out front. The top four were within one second of each other and began to stretch a lead over fifth. Harrison got by Surratt to take the lead with Schock getting past Masterpool simultaneously. Schock worked his way into second but as the checkered flag came out it was Harrison, Schock, Surratt and Masterpool taking the transfer spots in that order.

450SX LCQ:
Champion into third Grabbing the holeshot was Cade Clason (Kawasaki) with Kevin Moranz (KTM), Carlen Gardner (Honda) and Scott Champion (Yamaha) rounding out the top four. Clason took control for the opening half of the race with Moranz just behind, Champion and Gardner falling two seconds back with two minutes to go. Alex Ray (Kawasaki) made a move into the top four as Gardner hit the ground and dropped back and out of the top 20. The top five closed up in the last lap with Champion made a move to the lead, shifting Clason back to fourth, and as Tickle made a move from fifth into the last corner he high-sided and hit the ground. Champion went on to win with Moranz, Ray, and Clason taking the final spots in the main event. Musquin did not line up for the LCQ and will sit out the main event in Arlington.

250SX West main event:
Hammaker grabbed the holeshot with Swoll, Smith, Lawrence, and Martin just behind. Points leader Mcadoo and rival Cooper were eighth and ninth in the opening lap. McAdoo made quick work of Robertson and Blose to pick his way to sixth, but out front Smith began to put pressure on Hammaker in the third lap. Smith attempted a pass and ran off track, allowing Lawrence to slide by into second and giving Hammaker breathing room. Smith recovered to maintain second and into the clutches of McAdoo. As the red plate holder began to pressure for the podium, Cooper continued in seventh, battling with Swoll for sixth. Cooper made the move stick with around 10 minutes left and set out for Martin ahead of him. Out front, Hammaker maintained just over a three-second gap on Lawrence in second. Smith hit the ground with 10 minutes left, crashing out of third ending his race. Cooper worked his way past Martin for fourth around the same time and began to chase McAdoo who was three-seconds ahead. At halfway, Hammaker led Lawrence by four seconds, with Lawrence, McAdoo, Cooper, and Martin in the top five. With Hunder five minutes to go, Marchbanks began to pressure Martin for fifth place, while out front Lawrence cut the gap to Hammaker in half, as Hammaker made a big mistake nearly crashing at the end of a rhythm. With just over a minute left, Lawrence closed the gap to around one second as they began to work through lappers. Six seconds behind them though, Cooper caught the back of McAdoo and the duo began to battle, swapping positions multiple times with just one lap to go. Out front, Hammaker sailed home to his first win in just the third Supercross of his career with Lawrence just behind him in second. McAdoo went on to round out the podium after Cooper crashed attempting to make a pass with three corners to go. Cooper picked the bike up to finish fourth, as Marchbanks rounded out the top five. Sixth went to Swoll just ahead of his teammate Robertson in seventh. Harrison, Blose, and Thrasher rounded out the top 10. 

450SX main event:
Into turn one it was Wilson, Webb, Moranz, Ferrandis, and Barcia with Roczen and Tomac buried outside of the top 10 Webb bumped Wilson out of the way for the lead just a few corners in with Ferrandis coming through behind him. After one lap it was Webb, Ferrandis, Wilson, Barcia, and Sexton in the top five, with Roczen working his way into ninth and Tomac in 12th. Webb wasted no time taking off out front, stretching a three-second lead over Barcia and Sexton. Ferrandis hit the ground hard just past the 15-minute mark after coming together with Anderson who was making a move up the inside for fifth, Ferrandis’ night ending there. Tomac worked his way into 10th with 13 minutes to go. Plessinger began to pressure Wilson for fifth, as Roczen closed on the duo. Plessinger made a pass, but Wilson’s whoop speed carried him back by just a corner later. Roczen fell under pressure to Savatgy as Plessinger finally made the pass stick on Wilson. At the halfway point, Webb maintained a two-second gap over Barcia, with Sexton, Anderson, and Plessinger rounding out the top five. Roczen got past Wilson for sixth with eight minutes to go, as Anderson closed on Sexton for third at the front, with Anderson sealing the deal and getting past the Honda rider. With two minutes to go Tomac made a move to get around Wilson for eighth and began to chase Savatgy for seventh. As the checkered flag flew it was Webb taking the win and the points lead with Barcia and Anderson rounding out the podium. Sexton took fourth place with Plessinger putting in another top five in fifth. Roczen was sixth with Savatgy holding off Tomac in Seventh. Wilson grabbed a top 10 in ninth on the ninth and Davalos rounded out the top 10.