SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
MONSTER ENERGY CUP / OCTOBER 19, 2019
L AS VEGAS, NEVADA / SAM BOYD STADIUM
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actually went up to the gate [in
the first moto]—I had 21st gate
pick, all the way on the out-
side—and somehow pulled the
holeshot, then I just had to send
it through the sand section. The
next moto, I did about the same
thing."
Pennsylvania's Gavin Towers,
who just signed with Kawasaki
Team Green, finished a solid
second overall on the night with
a 2-3 score.
"This dirt isn't like what I'm
used to in Pennsylvania," Tow-
ers said. "I'm used to loamy dirt,
but this stuff is slippery. There
was a lot to get used to with
tured a dominant performance,
but this time it was new Rock-
star Energy Husqvarna recruit
Evan Ferry, son of former fac-
tory star Tim Ferry. Evan Ferry
made a masterful start in the
first moto from the far outside.
He settled into the lead and ran
off with the win. He had to work
a little harder in the second
moto after starting off in sec-
ond, but he made a quick pass
and went on to win both motos.
"I was 0.4 off of Chance Hy-
mas [in qualifying], and I knew
exactly where I needed to make
up the time, which was in the
sand section," Ferry said. "So I
the 250cc Futures class and says
we shouldn't be surprised to see
him make his American supercross
debut around the same time that
his brother, Hunter, does, in early
2020. "We'll see how my off-season
goes, and if it goes well, then I
suppose you may see me at the first
round of the East or West," he said.
WELCOME BACK,
MALCOLM
Malcolm Stewart was strong all day
and ended up an impressive third
overall in what was his first race
back since breaking his leg in Janu-
ary at the Arizona Supercross. "For
me just to go out here and get a
Briefly...
Jett Lawrence (49)
took top honors in the
250cc Futures class.
