Cooper came out swinging
and skied a big quad rhythm on
the opening rhythm lane. This
cushioned his lead early on while
McAdoo and Lawrence tried to get
close. Their efforts were unsuc-
cessful as Cooper continued to
put down strong, consistent laps.
He went on to lead all 19 laps of
Saturday's main and take home
a wire-to-wire victory. By doing
so, he also grabbed the red plate
from Lawrence, and now leads the
250SX West division by two over
McAdoo and six over Lawrence.
place. This penalty also cost him
the red plate, handing it over
to race-winner Lawrence. The
points were tighter than ever with
Lawrence leading by one over
McAdoo and two over Cooper.
Lawrence would then dawn
his new all-red Honda for Satur-
day night's main, looking to carry
momentum over from Tuesday
night. McAdoo and Cooper both
knew a win would be the only
option as Arlington 3 was the last
round of racing before the series
takes a two-week break.
and take victory, the first of his
career. Jalek Swoll and Kyle Pe-
ters also had breakout rides and
rounded out the podium.
"I just kept telling myself 'one lap
to go, one lap to go!'" said Law-
rence. "Everything flashed through
my head that I've been through
the past year or two years. It was a
cool moment I'll carry with me for
the rest of my life."
Upon review, McAdoo was
docked several positions for
his off-track excursion. Official
results credited him with 10th
SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUNDS 11 & 12 / MARCH 16 & 20, 2021
AT&T STADIUM / ARLINGTON, TEXAS
P68
Justin Cooper (32)
got back to his
winning ways at
Arlington 3, while
Cameron McAdoo
(31) gave up the red
plate after crashing
at Arlington 2 and
then getting docked
three positions for
cutting the track.
The championship,
however, is still
wide open.
