SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 9 / MARCH 6, 2021
DAY TONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY / DAY TONA BEACH, FLORIDA
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fourth. Despite putting in all
that work, it still wasn't enough
for him to keep the red plate;
instead, he'll hand that over to
the main event that put him deep
in the field in 21st. He went into
points-salvaging mode from then
on out and eventually finished
first couple of corners, but I got
into my pace, started making
passes and next thing I know I
was in third. I saw the white flag
coming and I knew Justin [Coo-
per] was right on me, so I knew I
had to make it happen."
Speaking of Justin Cooper
(Monster Energy Star Rac-
ing Yamaha), the points leader
coming into the Daytona race,
appeared to be headed for an-
other win after qualifying first in
the afternoon, but he struggled
in the evening. After finishing
fourth in his heat races, Cooper
had three small incidents early in
250SX West Daytona Supercross Highlights
Pierce Brown
wasn't expecting
to get on the
250SX West
podium in his
first race since
injuring his knee
in September, but
that's exactly what
happened. It was
all smiles on the
Daytona 250SX
podium.
