PHOTOGRAPHY BY BROWNDOG WILSON
I
n a tumultuous day of racing in
front of a packed house at High
Point Raceway, Dylan Ferrandis
took the 450MX overall win with
2-2 moto finishes, while Florida's
Jalek Swoll scored the first win
of his professional career with 1-3
finishes in the 250MX class.
The win for Ferrandis was his
second in the first three rounds of
the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship Series, and it al-
lowed him to take back the points
lead from Honda's Ken Roczen
after a fierce second-moto battle
between the two. Roczen settled
for 3-3 finishes on the day for
fourth overall, as the two 450MX
moto winners—Monster Energy
Kawasaki teammates Adam Cian-
ciarulo (1-4) and Eli Tomac (6-1)
split the two points leaders. Fer-
randis now has a three-point lead
going into the RedBud National in
Michigan in two weeks.
"It was a crazy day at High Point.
I didn't feel the greatest in moto one
but managed to finish second," said
Ferrandis (Monster Energy/Star
Racing Yamaha). "I rode much bet-
ter in moto two. I got a better start
and had a big battle with my clos-
est rivals in the championship and
finished second again. Getting the
overall, and also to get the red plate
back, is a dream come true."
In winning the 250MX class,
Rockstar Husqvarna's Jalek Swoll
became just the second African-
American to ever win an outdoor
national, joining James Stewart
in a very elite club. Swoll won
the first moto after his teammate
RJ Hampshire's bike suffered a
mechanical on the 12th of 16 laps.
Swoll then backed it up with a
third in the second moto for his
maiden victory and podium.
"To get my first outdoor podium
and kick it off with a win is amaz-
ing," said the 21-year-old Swoll.
"Right now, I just want to build off
this, keep it going and try to do it
again next weekend. I was actu-
ally so tired, but I just dug deep—I
knew I could do it; I've put in the
hours and training for this. I'm at a
loss for words right now."
VOLUME 58 ISSUE 25 JUNE 22, 2021 P57
DYLAN FERRANIDS AND FIRST-TIME 250MX
WINNER JALEK SWOLL STAR AT HIGH POINT
Dylan Ferrandis
didn't get a moto win,
but a pair of two's
gave the Yamaha
rider the overall win
and the red plate
once again.
ONES!
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