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250SX West qualifying:

Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Cameron McAdoo came out firing in the one and only qualifying session, topping the timesheets with a 1:39.185s lap. Second place went to Justin Cooper (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha), who for the first time in a practice or qualifying session this year was outside of the top spot. Third was Hunter Lawrence (Team Honda HRC) with his 1:41.289s lap followed by Ryan Sipes (TLD Red Bull GasGas) and Chris Blose (GasGas) rounding out the top five. Rookie Seth Hammaker ended the session in the sixth spot with Garrett Marchbanks (ClubMX Yamaha) behind him, the first rider in the 1:42s range. Eighth place went to Stilez Robertson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) with Nate Thrasher (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) and Kyle Peters (Phoenix Honda) rounding out the top 10.

450SX qualifying:

Jason Anderson put his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna on the top spot in qualifying for the 450 class, with a 1:37.726s lap time, with 450SX rookie Chase Sexton just behind him in second place. The third spot went to Aaron Plessinger (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) with his teammate Malcolm Stewart behind him in fourth, the duo were the only two riders in the 1:38s range. Rounding out the top five was Dean Wilson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) who was followed closely by defending champion Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Kawasaki). Seventh place went to championship contender Ken Roczen (Team Honda HRC) with his 1:39.312s lap, with Justin Barcia (TLD Red Bull GasGas) just behind him in eighth. Red plate holder Cooper Webb finished the session in ninth place and was the final rider in the 1:39s range. The final spot in the top 10 went to Team Tedder KTM’s Martin Davalos.

250SX West heat 1:

The first holeshot of the day went to Hammaker who was followed closely by red-plate holder Cooper, until Cooper hit the ground hard in the first section. Robbie Wageman (Yamaha) made the pass into the lead followed by Swoll, Hammaker, Carson Mumford (FXR Honda) and Sean Cantrell (HEP Suzuki). Swoll hit the deck sliding in the mud and Hammaker then quickly got past Wageman for the lead. Mitchell Harrison (Muc-Off Honda) made his way into second rather quickly and began to chase Hammaker for the lead. With two minutes to go, Cooper was one spot out of the transfer positions in tenth. Hammaker hit the ground sliding out in the whoops section and was momentarily passed by Harrison for first. Cooper found a rhythm on the final lap making his way into second place, closing in on Hammaker in the lead. With two corners left, he nearly passed Hammaker but made a mistake nearly crashing. He quickly caught back up but it was Hammaker with the win. Cooper took a close second with Harrison in third. Fourth went to Peters with Wageman rounding out the top five. Sixth was Cedirc Soubeyras (GasGas) with Swoll recovering to seventh. Robertson took eighth after a crash with the final transfer spot went to Derek Kelley (GasGas).

250SX West heat 2:

McAdoo grabbed the holeshot from Lawrence, Blose, Ty Masterpool (GasGas) and Derek Drake (Suzuki) on the opening lap. Lawrence jumped his way past McAdoo in the second lap and the two went to battle. McAdoo attempted a pass on Lawrence multiple times, making the pass then cross rutting on the tunnel jump, hitting the ground hard. He rejoined the race with bent bars, continuing in fourth place. Masterpool hit the ground early, allowing Marchbanks into third. Out front, Lawrence was on cruise control with a three-second lead over Blose in second. With two to go, Marchbanks made his way around Blose for second, but it was all Lawrence out front taking the win. Marchbanks took second with Blose McAdoo and Enzo Lopes (Honda) rounding out the top five. Sixth went to Jerry Robin (Husqvarna) with Dominique Thury (Yamaha) just behind in seventh. Masterpool recovered from his crash to take eighth and Coty Schock (Honda) took the final transfer spot.

450SX heat 1:

The opening 450 holeshot went to Barcia, with Tomac, Joan Cros (Kawasaki), Davalos and Savatgy in the top five. It looked like Musquin was going to get the holeshot but slid out in the middle of turn one. Barcia jumped out to a four-second lead as Davalos and Savatgy got by Tomac, pushing him to fourth. Davalos hit the ground dropping back to fifth just ahead of Broc Tickle (MotoConcepts Honda). Barcia had a huge moment in a rhythm section, hitting the ground hard and dropping down the order, and giving Savatgy the lead. Musquin made his way back inside the qualifying positions, working to sixth place with two laps to go. Out front, Tomac got around Savatgy for the lead and would stay there through the end of the race. Savatgy took second with Sexton, Stewart, and Tickle rounding out the top five. Sixth went to Musquin with Barcia recovering to seventh. Alex Ray (Kawasaki) took eighth with Cade Clason taking the final spot in the top 9.

450SX heat 2:

Ken Roczen got a great jump off the line but it was Plessinger with the lead followed by Kevin Moranz Anstie Ferrandis and Roczen. Roczen had a huge moment in the first section nearly crashing, allowing Plessinger and Ferrandis to jump out to a lead. Webb and Wilson were buried outside of the top nine early on. Webb worked his way through the pack within the next two laps and into sixth place. Anstie maintained a solid pace in fourth place with two to go with Roczen just behind, simultaneously Anderson made a move into second place around Ferrandis. With half a lap left, Anderson made the move around Plessinger. He nearly crashed in the following section but was not to be denied, sending it to take his third heat win of the season. Plessinger took second with Ferrandis, Roczen, and Webb rounding out the top five. Anstie was sixth, with Friese, Oldenburg, and Chisholm taking the final transfer spots.

250SX West LCQ:

The start went to Thrasher but he was quickly passed by Drake and Owen with Brown in the final transfer spot. Sipes settled in just behind them in fifth. Thrasher got a good run in the whoops to get around Drake and into the lead with three minutes to go. Brown then began to put pressure on Owen for third, with Sipes still fifth, just one second back. Sipes closed the gap to Owen and Brown with just over a lap to go, setting up a last-lap battle for the final transfer spot. Sipes made the move through the whoops on the final lap, while out front Thrasher cruised to the win by nearly six seconds. Drake took second, with Brown and Sipes holding on for the final transfer spots.

450SX LCQ:

Fredrik Noren (Kawasaki) took the start for the final qualifying race with Moranz, Henry Miller (KTM), and Davalos taking the transfer spots at the start. Wilson attempted a pass into fourth and caught a block pass from Miller putting him to the ground. He’d pick it up and begin to charge, hitting the ground again just a few sections later. Davalos began to pressure Noren for the lead, as Tyler Bowers (Kawasaki) made his way into fourth. Bowers made his way past Moranz for third on the final lap, while out front, Davalos grabbed the win, followed by Noren, Bowers, and Moranz punching their tickets to the main event. 

250SX West main event:

McAdoo grabbed the holeshot, with Thrasher, Robin, Hammaker, and Marchbanks in tow. Cooper was down in eighth place while Lawrence hit the ground in turn one. Thrasher took the lead with Marchbanks behind him shuffling McAdoo back to third. At that point, Cooper caught the back of the lead group in fifth just behind Harrison in fourth. Out front, Thrasher stretched out to a 6 second lead with just under 10 minutes left. McAdoo hit the ground hard about the same time, dropping him back to sixth. McAdoo passed his teammate Hammaker a lap later to get back to fifth, then making the move for fourth past Harrison. Marchbanks began to close on Thrasher with six minutes left, cutting the gap down to just over four seconds. Lawrence made his way into the top 10 with four minutes to go, going to work on Sipes for ninth. With just under a minute left, Marchbanks hit the ground in the whoops, opening Thrashers lead up to over 10 seconds from his teammate, with McAdoo another 17 seconds back. As the checkered flag came out, it was Thrasher taking his first-ever Supercross win ahead of Cooper and McAdoo. Fourth went to Hammaker, with Peters rounding out the top five. Sixth was Harrison with Lawrence recovering to seventh. Eighth was Swoll with Brown and Schock taking the final spots inside the top 10. Marchbanks struggled to get his bike running following his crash and ended the day in 14th.

450SX main event:

Plessinger grabbed the holeshot just ahead of Webb, Savatgy, Sexton, and Anstie, while Roczen buried in 19th across the line. Friese worked his way into third early, while Sexton worked his way into the top five, grabbing fourth in the first lap. Anstie and Friese were collected in a crash on lap two, ending Ansties night there. Roczen found his way into the top 10 by lap three as Tomac worked his way to fourth. Plessinger stretched out a 5.5s lead over Webb as the points leader came under pressure from Sexton and Tomac. Sexton found his way by a few minutes later with a move through the whoop section. He quickly stretched out a lead over Webb and set out after Plessinger. Moments later Plessinger slid out in a corner, gifting the lead to Sexton and dropping back to sixth. Tomac then made his way around Webb for second and began to chase Sexton. With three minutes to go, Tomac was three seconds off the lead and lapping around a second faster a lap. Sexton responded in the following lap, but it seemed Tomac had solid momentum going with around four laps to go. Anderson began to charge, working his way into fourth with Plessinger right behind him getting himself back inside the top five. Musquin’s worked his way into sixth, while Roczen continued in 10th. With one lap to go, Tomac reeled Sexton in, the gap dropping under a half-second with lap traffic coming into play. As Sexton caught the back of Clason going a lap down, he wasn’t able to jump the following rhythm section, handing the lead to Tomac who stretched out a three-second lead almost immediately. Tomac went on to take the win by over five seconds, with Sexton and Webb rounding out the podium. Anderson took fourth and Ferrandis worked his way around Plessinger to take fifth. Sixth went to Plessinger followed by Musquin Savatgy, Roczen, and Barcia rounding out the top 10.