VOLUME 59 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 19, 2022 P55
MYOWNRACE
1 COOPER WEBB
7TH 450SX
The defending champ was another rider
who suffered a tough night in Oakland.
Webb never seemed to have that extra
level to run up front and finished seventh
on the night. He opened up a er the race
about a cold he's been ba ling and men-
oned how that affected his overall result.
"I had a terrible start in the main and I
made my way forward as best I could," he
said. "It was definitely tough ba ling the
sickness, but I'm going to get healthy this
week and go into San Diego with a fresh
body and fresh slate. As far as the cham-
pionship goes, we're s ll in a good spot so
we'll see where it ends up."
23 CHASE SEXTON
9TH 450SX
"The first couple of qualifying sessions
were good and then everything kind of
went downhill," said Chase Sexton. "Ken
and I got together in the final session and
both of us went down pre y hard. A er
that, I actually ended up winning my heat
race but besides that I kind of just felt
uncomfortable in the whoops and with
the track in general. It was a tough day for
me."
NICHOLS UPDATE
2021 250SX East Champion Colt
Nichols said he underwent surgery
on his two broken arms and had a
skin graft performed on his back
(from the bike's hot exhaust pipe)
after his crash in his heat race at
Anaheim 1. He did not mention
when he might return. "Life doesn't
always make sense, but we must
get back up and keep going," he
said. "Just like my championship
post said last May—to hell and
back—because I've overcome far
too much to stop now."
NOT SO POSITIVE
On Friday, SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/
MotoConcepts Honda rider Justin
Brayton tested positive for Covid
and did not race.
AC ON HIS AC
SEPARATION
For the second time in a row, Adam
Cianciarulo got off to a fast start
in the main (and heat race) but his
bum shoulder prevented him from
maintaining that pace the whole
way. "This was another challeng-
ing weekend for us, but we have a
number of positives to take away
from it," Cianciarulo said. "I got out
to two holeshots and was feeling
comfortable up front early in the heat
race and again in the main event. I
did the best I could with my situation
tonight and that's what I'll continue to
do each day going forward. We are
still on track with our goal of getting
healthier every week and progress-
ing back to full form as the condition
of my shoulder improves."
Briefly...
(Above) It's only been two races,
but Justin Barcia has been the most
consistent top finisher. As a result,
he's the new points leader.
