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Hampshire, Smith, Savatgy and For-
kner, and then Plessinger used the
exact same downhill he used twice
in a row in moto one to go by Martin
for the lead late in the first lap, and
then he took off.
Plessinger won by about 6.5 sec-
onds over Martin, Cooper, Savatgy,
Sexton, Michael Mosiman (Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna), Smith, Ferran-
dis, Nichols and Mosiman's team-
mate Mitchell Harrison. Forkner
about 7.5 seconds in front of For-
kner, followed by Smith in his first
moto podium of the year, and then
Cooper, Shane McElrath, RJ Hamp-
shire and then Martin in seventh.
Behind Martin came Sexton, Colt
Nichols, Savatgy and Dylan Ferran-
dis.
Martin, disappointed with his
moto-one finish, came sweeping
through to grab the holeshot to start
moto two over Plessinger, Cooper,
(Above) Plessinger got
past early leader Joey
Savatgy. (Right) Home
favorite Alex Martin was
hoping for a win but
even he couldn't catch
Plessinger.
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