SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9 / MARCH 2, 2019
MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM / ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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250SX EAST/
WEST SHOOTOUT
In the much-anticipated 250SX
East/West Shootout, the big
question was, could anybody
stop Austin Forkner? Forkner, the
250SX East points leader, had
won every single race he'd en-
tered so far in 2019, including heat
races, and won his heat in Atlanta
as well, while his Monster Energy/
Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammate
and 250SX West points leader
Adam Cianciarulo could barely
manage third place in his heat.
Forkner also grabbed the holeshot
to start the main event, with fellow
East racer, Chase Sexton, hot on
his heels. But Cianciarulo seemed
patient as he worked his way for-
ward from third place, eventually
passing Sexton for second before
going by his teammate Forkner in
the whoops to take the lead. A lap
later, Dylan Ferrandis (Star Racing
Yamaha) went by Forkner in the
same spot and the two sprinted
away from the Best of the East.
Cianciarulo took the win—the
third East/West Shootout win of
his career—ahead of Ferrandis and
Forkner, the latter of whom lost his
first race of 2019.
"My career so far has been
really just wins here or there,"
Cianciarulo said. "Usually, in
my career, things had to go my
