SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 7 / FEBRUARY 16, 2019
AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS
P64
250SX
In the 250SX East class, it's the
Austin Forkner Show. He had
his second "perfect weekend"
in a row in Arlington, qualifying
first during the daytime program,
then winning his heat race,
qualifying him first for the main
event, then leading every lap
of the main event on his way to
the checkered flag. It's been 10
years since another racer has
done that in the 250cc class,
and it was another Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki
racer: Jake Weimer.
Forkner had some pressure
early in the main from Geico
Honda's Chase Sexton, but he
went down just past the half-
way point, handing the spot to
Jordon Smith (TLD/Red Bull
KTM). Smith also went down
and handed second to Justin
Cooper (Monster Energy/Ya-
malube/Star Racing Yamaha).
That was the order at the
finish, with Forkner taking the
win over Cooper, then Sexton
recovering for third with a few
seconds to spare over Smith,
who just held off Forkner's
teammate Martin Davalos and
Cooper's teammate Mitchell
Oldenburg at the finish.
