MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 1 / MAY 18, 2019
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIFORNIA / PRAIRIE CITY OHV PARK
P58
450MX
Cooper Webb (Red Bull KTM)
got the holeshot to start 450MX
moto one, but Roczen wasted no
time, going around Jason Ander-
son (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna)
and Justin Barcia (Monster Energy
Yamaha) in one turn, then by Webb
before the end of the opening lap.
"I didn't want to be in the ninth
position and the roost," said Roczen
of his quick getaway. "I didn't want
to be back there. It was kind of like
2016 here; it came natural to me.
Roczen went on to lead every
lap and win the moto by about 20
seconds over Anderson, who passed
Webb in the late stages of the race,
Webb and Tomac. Tomac was un-
UPS AND DOWNS
The TLD/Red Bull KTM team had
a tough time at Hangtown, where
Mitchell Falk's day ended before
the finish of the opening lap when
he went down just before the
finish line and exited the day with
an injury. Rookie Derek Drake
made his debut at Hangtown,
and he was impressive in moto
one, running near the front and
finishing 10th despite at least one
crash. He didn't score points in
the muddy second moto, though.
Shane McElrath went 14-8 for
ninth overall, and Jordon Smith
went 19-13 for 17th on the day.
LETDOWN
Former GP stalwart Thomas
Covington (Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna) might have had the
most disappointing performance
of anybody at Hangtown. Coming
from the GPs, where he regularly
won motos and contended for
overall wins, and where he would
likely be pretty used to muddy,
sloppy conditions, Covington
struggled all day, qualifying 19th
overall and then going 27-22 for
26th overall, scoring zero points
on the day.
MASTERPOOLS
The Masterpool brothers were on
hand at Hangtown and did some
damage. Older brother Jake
rode his 956 Facility privateer
Honda CRF450R to a 13-11 for
11th overall, beating more than
one factory racer on the day, and
then his little brother, Ty, made his
surprise pro debut for the Monster
Energy/Yamalube/Star Racing
Yamaha Team and went 12-14 for
14th overall. Both of them spent a
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