SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 10 / MARCH 13, 2021
AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS
P70
"Where do I even begin?" he
added. "To be standing up here
on the top step of the podium is
truly a dream come true. If people
only knew what the past two
years of my life looked like to get
to this point, it is truly unbeliev-
able. My teammates didn't make
it easy on me tonight and really
made me earn that heat race and
main event win. It truly felt like the
longest race of my life."
Hammaker sits fifth in points in
the 250SX West Championship
points.
"Man, today was a dog fight,"
McAdoo said. "We had our work
cut out for ourselves and I didn't
make my life very easy in the
main with that mid-pack start. But
tory—the second first-time win-
ner in back-to-back weekends.
In fact, both first-time winners
McAdoo and Hammaker brought
home hardware for their Pro
Circuit boss Mitch Payton. After
years plagued by injury, it seems
the Pro Circuit race team may be
back to their winning ways with a
double podium in Arlington.
Hammaker, whose pro debut
has been delayed over the past
few seasons, has had to over-
come shoulder injuries and a
bout with the dreaded Epstein-
Barr virus prior to this win. "That
was the longest race of my life,"
Hammaker said. "I just kept
pushing and knew that my time
would come.
"I reeled Cameron in and was
able to make the pass, but we
went back and forth," Cooper
said. "I tried for a pass on the
last lap and ended up washing
out the front in a turn."
When asked about his crash,
Smith said, "I was trying to pro-
tect the inside line but the track
was slippery tonight, and I just
lost the front end out from under-
neath me and then the way the
bike flipped up it hit me in the
chest and it took me a minute
to regroup. I am bummed to say
the least, but there is no quit in
me, so we will rest and be ready
to go again on Tuesday."
Hammaker led the entire race,
sealing the deal on his first vic-
Cameron McAdoo (31)
showed that last week's
victory was no fluke. He
was fast all night and
out-dueled opening-
round winner Justin
Cooper for the last spot
on the 250SX podium.
