IIIMY OWN RACE:
which is where I got my best finish
last year. Hopefully, we can get be er
starts and run up there and break into
the top five."
12 SHANE MCELRATH
2ND EAST 250SX (3-2-1)
Shane McElrath had a solid night with
second overall, but he felt like his starts
prevented him from having a real shot
at the overall win. "It was kind of a
bummer," McElrath said. "I feel like
second place didn't show all that we
had to go through tonight. That's part
of the Triple Crown. I was prepared
for it; I just didn't execute my first
two starts like I needed to. So, I'm all
right with my riding—all night, I felt
like I was going good—I just didn't put
myself in a good posi on."
24 RJ HAMPSHIRE
3RD 250SX EAST (1-6-3)
RJ Hampshire definitely made some
improvements from round one to round
two, and in the first main event, which
Hampshire won, he took out his former
teammate Chase Sexton. "Last weekend
wasn't great, so I needed to make a
statement," Hampshire said. "I'm out
here to ba le. I ran it in a li le bit heavy
there, but he should've known it was
coming—I mean, he kind of le it open."
SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / FEBRUARY 22, 2020
AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS
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Energy Husqvarna's RJ Hamp-
shire led before Sexton took
over, but after Sexton took the
lead, Hampshire punted him out
of the way to retake the point.
Sexton got back going in fifth
but rode angry on his way up to
second in the main event, pass-
ing McElrath with a few laps left
in the race.
250SX East
In the 250SX East class, Geico
Honda's Chase Sexton came
into round two with something
to prove. The defending 250SX
East champ had nothing for
Monster Energy/ Star Racing
Yamaha's Shane McElrath at
the opening round. In the first
of three main events, Rockstar
