into the lead, then was passed
by Anderson in the whoops.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Fac-
tory Racing's Malcolm Stewart
got into the mix and led for a
while at the end, but Lawrence
got through to finish first.
In the main, Lawrence was
out front first taking another
holeshot, followed by Webb,
but Lawrence started to take
off. In the second corner of the
first lap, Anderson went down
along with other riders, including
Justin Barcia, who earlier led the
LCQ from start to finish.
Tomac also hit the deck after
losing the front end after a triple
The 250SX East riders were in
Arlington looking for redemption
in round two of the 250SX East
Coast Regional Championship, as
a chaotic start in the main event
of the season opener in Detroit
earlier this month took many of
the championship favorites out of
contention. The riders managed to
avoid a first-turn pileup in Arlington,
but there were several who took
hard landings, including Austin For
-
kner who had a nasty get-off while
leading in the main, giving Haiden
Deegan the chance to take his first
career Supercross victory.
450SX
A rutted-out and deteriorating
track combined with a tricky
jump combination and a mushy
sand section that claimed mul
-
tiple riders throughout the day
set the scene for plenty of drama
throughout the day.
In heat one, Aaron "The Cow
-
boy" Plessinger got the holeshot
with Monster Energy Yamaha
Star Racing's Eli Tomac nipping
at the tire of his Red Bull Factory
Racing KTM. The two stayed
together, swapping places on a
rutted track, until Tomac made
his move in the whoops. As they
exited the whoops, Plessinger
was forced to slow for Ty Master
-
pool's Kawasaki that was laying
on its side on the track, and he
couldn't catch Tomac—who has
yet to get a win this season—in
time for the checkers.
Lawrence holeshotted in heat
two, with the Monster Energy
Kawasaki of Jason Anderson
and Monster Energy Star Racing
Yamaha of Cooper Webb close
behind. Webb was able to sneak
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Justin Barcia (GasGas), who is current-
ly 11th in the championship, struggled
early in the day and suffered a heavy
crash in practice. He salvaged the
day by leading the LCQ from start to
finish to secure a transfer to the main.
"Tough day here in Arlington. I had a
big get-off in the final practice; lucky to
somewhat come out of it all right with
no big injuries—just a bit of whiplash, a
bit bruised up, and a bit sore. Unfortu-
nately, a crash in the heat put me in the
LCQ, which I won, and then in the main
event I got in a second-turn pileup. I put
on a good charge, was moving through
the pack, and was about to crack into
the top 10, but I had another crash, so
that pretty much ended my hopes of a
good result."
MYOWNRACE
(Above) Eli
Tomac (3)
showed signs of
the Eli Tomac of
old as he came
through the pack
to take second.
(Left) Jett
Lawrence (18)
seemed to have
the race won,
before crashing
on his own.
