Tomac, followed Jett through
the pack while in the lead group.
Tomac started outside the top
five but put himself into sec-
ond at the halfway mark and
made
an attempt for the lead.
With only a few minutes left on
the clock, he dove into a rut,
which gave way, putting him
on the ground. He remounted
in second, but it was too late
to rally a comeback. Tomac is
now second in the standings, 25
back from Jett Lawrence and
two points ahead of Plessinger.
"I was pretty close to Jett
and thought I had a really good
line but got a little excited and
dumped it over," Tomac said.
"It's tough to make that mistake
again, but it is what it is. Jett's
riding well, and we'll try again
next weekend."
Plessinger delivered another
impressive ride, securing third
place overall. The Factory Red
Bull KTM rider has demon
-
strated that his early sprint race
speed is among the best,
and
the number seven found himself
leading the pack again in race
one. He traded positions with
Hunter Lawrence before gaining
a second wind and attempting
to take the lead late in the race.
Plessinger launched an attack
on Jett and briefly held the lead
before dropping back to second.
"I had some good lines, and
I think I should've been a little
more patient and waited until
the last lap to make the pass,"
Plessinger said. "When I made
the pass, he figured out all my
lines and all my secrets, and he
went right back by me."
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ended up hitting a hole in a deep
rut that threw me off and ended
my moto."
SCHOCK AND AWE
Coty Schock is off to a great
start this year in the 450MX
class. The FXR/Club MX/ Muc-
Off Yamaha rider shot out to
the holeshot in the second moto
and led the opening lap before a
crash dropped him back to 20th.
It was a confidence booster for
the Delaware native.
MARTIN OUT,
MINEAR IN
The Monster Energy Star Racing
Yamaha team saw their return-
ing veteran, Jeremy Martin, sit
out after crashing at round two.
With his bike idle, they en-
listed amateur standout Kayden
Minear, who had just won at the
SMX Next Motocross Combine
the previous week. His 18-12
results saw the rookie score
points in both motos and finish
16th overall. Martin will again
sit out the upcoming High Point
National and is expected to race
one last time at his home track
at Spring Creek.
Briefly...
(Left) Eli Tomac
was on the hunt
in both motos.
Unfortunately
for him, he
fell late in
the second
moto while
challenging
Lawrence.
(Below) Aaron
Plessinger has
been showing
a lot of speed
lately. At one
point, he passed
Lawrence for
the lead.
