SUPERCROSS
ROUND 14 / APRIL 7, 2019
NISSAN STADIUM / NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
P56
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS
450SX
Some racers suffer under pres-
sure, while others thrive. Webb
appears to thrive under pres-
sure. In Nashville, Webb came
off of a poor qualifying result
of 10th place, then got exactly
the start he needed in his heat
race, only to get clipped by Mike
Alessi in a scary crash that put
Webb on the ground. Things
were not going well.
But there was a red flag for
another incident, and Webb en-
joyed another bit of good luck.
He got another great start and
ended up second in the heat
behind Joey Savatgy.
Tomac was leading the race,
but his bike broke, forcing him
FORKNER'S
MISFORTUNE
After injuring his knee in practice,
Forkner's team informed the AMA
that he was going to try to rest the
knee through the heat races and line
up for the LCQ, but his knee was
still not strong enough at that point,
and Forkner was forced to sit out the
Nashville event altogether. Forkner
still holds a slim three-point lead over
Sexton and seven points over Cooper
in the title chase. With two rounds
left to run in the East—New Jersey
in three weeks, and the East/West
Shootout in Las Vegas a week after
that—Forkner will have to hope that
he can ride very close to his healthy
speed in the final two rounds in order
to hold off Sexton and Cooper and
take his first-ever professional title.
STEWART, ENTICKNAP
INJURIES
There was a lengthy stoppage during
the first 450SX heat race. A re-start
was needed when privateers Ron-
nie Stewart and Tyler Enticknap
went down together. Both riders are
expected to recover fully. Stewart
reported that he suffered a concus-
sion and bruising on his body and
lung. "It could've been a lot worse,"
he said. Enticknap reported that he is
scheduled to undergo surgery on his
sacrum and pelvis on Monday, April
8. "Unfortunately this was a racing
accident and my heart goes out to
Briefly...
Things keep going
Cooper Webb's
way. He hasn't
always been the
fastest, but he
continues building
his points lead.
