HAMPSHIRE
STRUGGLES
RJ Hampshire (Rockstar Energy
Husqvarna) finished third in the first
250SX race but a crash in race two
sent him back to pits early after
he tangled with another rider off
the over-under jump. Hampshire
returned for the final race but things
only got worse for him. After getting
a 10th-place start, he hit the rear
end of another rider and went down
with two laps to go. Due to concus-
sion protocol, Hampshire was not
allowed to get back on the bike. He
was credited with 16th place on the
night (3-20-20).
TOUGH WEEK
FOR KTM
The KTM Red Bull Factory Racing
Team lost two of their riders to in-
jury this week as both Max Vohland
and Aaron Plessinger were not on
the gate in Arlington. Vohland found
small cracks in his collarbone
after a crash in Minneapolis, while
Plessinger suffered a broken arm in
a practice crash.
SUPERCROSS FUTURES
Another round of the Supercross
Futures took place in Arlington
where we finally got to see Honda's
Chance Hymas go up against
Ryder Difrancesco. Kawasaki's
Difrancesco has gone undefeated
in Futures events this year and won
again even with a crash. Hymas put
up a good fight but hit the deck in
the whoops and couldn't reclaim
the ground he'd given up. Difran-
cesco took the win, Hymas second
and Luke Kalaitzian took third.
Briefly...
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a good spot, and I feel like
I'm in a good spot mentally
and physically," Webb said.
"I'd love to get a win soon, its
round eight, and it still hasn't
happened yet. I feel like I'm
back to that mindset and that's
the goal. Even tonight, I was
bummed after going down and
not being in the mix like I was
in the first two."
Webb is currently fourth
in points, just two back from
Stewart.
Sexton, Stewart and Justin
Barcia were the other three
riders to touch the podium
in Arlington. Sexton was
cleared to ride after a scary
race-ending crash last week-
end. He ran up front all night
in Texas and went 4-3-5 for
fourth. Stewart looked to be a
front runner and was leading
race one until he got collected
by Anderson. His 5-6-3 moto
finishes were good enough
for fifth overall. Barcia showed
some flashes with 2-7-6
finishes. He led some laps in
race one but ran into troubles
later on.
Justin Barcia (51) got
off to a good start with a
second in the first race
but finished off the box
in the other two races.
