eventually went Tomac's way.
Sexton is now five points down
with five rounds remaining.
"It was just who could go
faster for the rest of that second
moto," Sexton said. "I think we
kept dropping lap times, and I
think my best lap was with two
laps to go. It will be a battle,
and I'm bummed to lose the red
plate, but there's definitely a lot
of racing left."
Jason Anderson found
himself back on the podium at
Spring Creek. The Hangtown
winner showed that he can
Raceway that we've seen black
backgrounds on the number-23
machine. Sexton had what it
took on Saturday but ultimately
came away with 2-2 scores.
His pace to run down Tomac in
moto one is something only a
few racers ever have managed
to do, but a simple mistake
washed that down the drain.
In moto two, Sexton kept the
number three honest and never
let the gap extend by more than
two seconds. It was one of
Sexton's best rides in terms of
pace and maturity, but the win
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NO CHEF IN THE
KITCHEN
Levi Kitchen was missing in action this
weekend after a crash in practice re-
sulted in a broken wrist. He opted for
a quick surgery but no word on when
he will return.
RESTART
Not too often do we see a red-flag
restart in motocross racing, but two
big crashes in the second 250cc
moto forced the officials to pull the
plug. Thomas Welch, Stilez Robertson
and Jalek Swoll were involved in the
incidents and did not line up for the
restart. No serious injuries have been
reported.
MAKE A WISH
Motocross fan Isaak Gonzalez got
his wish granted this weekend as the
Make A Wish Foundation teamed up
with MX Sports to give the Gonzalez
family all-access passes to the Spring
Creek National.
Briefly...
