MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 11 / AUGUST 18, 2018
BUDDS CREEK, MARYLAND / BUDDS CREEK RACEWAY
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But while the Geico Honda
team got to celebrate a 1-2 result
within easy driving distance of
Geico's headquarters, it was
Plessinger who is bringing home
the number-one plate to his
brand new baby boy, Jake.
"I'm speechless right now,"
Plessinger said. "It's been a heck
of a season, from Hangtown, to
having a couple bad races, to a
couple 1-1s, and before I knew it I
was here! I don't even know. It's
been great, and I've had fun, and
I think that's what it's all about.
I keep a smile on my face even
when I'm not doing too good, and
I keep it light. I have a baby boy
to go back to, and my fiancé, and
I'm living a dream life right now. I
don't think it could get any better
right now." CN
450MX
1. Eli Tomac (Kaw) 3-1
2. Ken Roczen (Hon) 1-3
3. Marvin Musquin (KTM) 2-4
4. Blake Baggett (KTM) 5-2
5. Justin Barcia (Yam) 6-5
6. Phil Nicoletti (Hus) 7-6
7. Cooper Webb (Yam) 8-7
8. Benny Bloss (KTM) 8-7
9. Dylan Merriam (Yam) 12-10
10. Weston Peick (Suz) 14-9
250MX
1. RJ Hampshire (Hon) 2-1
2. Chase Sexton (Hon) 7-2
3. Aaron Plessinger (Yam) 1-11
4. Mitchell Harrison (Hus) 4-5
5. Austin Forkner (Kaw) 3-7
6. Alex Martin (KTM) 10-4
7. Justin Cooper (Yam) 14-3
8. Shane McElrath (KTM) 9-6
9. Dylan Ferrandis (Yam) 5-10
10. Michael Mosiman (Hus) 8-9
teammate Ferrandis, who was
down in the first turn in moto two
along with Smith and Cameron
McAdoo and ended up 11th in
the moto.
Hampshire held strong up
front to win his first-ever AMA
Pro National event, winning the
moto by about four seconds over
teammate Sexton, with room to
spare over Justin Cooper (Yama-
lube/Star Racing Yamaha), Mar-
tin, Harrison, McElrath, Forkner
and the rest of the field.
Hampshire took the overall
with a 2-1 over teammate Sex-
ton's 7-2 and Plessinger's 1-11,
which just edged out Harrison
(4-5) for what would've been his
second overall podium in a row.
of Jordon Smith, Chase Sexton,
Michael Mosiman, Shane McEl-
rath and then Martin.
With that, the title chase was
over. Plessinger's points lead
was insurmountable, and he
would be officially crowned the
2018 250MX National Champion
by the end of the day. Seemingly
with the pressure off, Plessinger
snatched another holeshot in
moto two, but Hampshire began
pressuring him for the lead a
few laps in, then made the pass
on lap five while Plessinger
seemed to begin to struggle. He
fell back to fourth the next lap,
then crashed and remounted at
the tail end of the top 10. In the
waning laps, he was passed by
Plessinger realized
that his dream of
winning the 250MX
Championship just
became a reality.
