"Cleveland was a tough
night with how much the track
changed from start to finish, but
I'm taking a lot of positives out
of it," Sexton said. "I felt more
comfortable on the bike as the
night went on and started to find
a better flow in the later races,
which is something we've been
building toward. The results
don't fully show it, but I feel
like we're getting closer each
weekend. Now it's about putting
everything together for a full
night in Philly next week."
And for Hunter Lawrence?
The 450SX points leader looked
to be in control once again as he
started the night with an easy
win in race two. A fifth in race
two still kept him in the running,
but it all unraveled with two
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to pain from a crash earlier in the
week. "Dealing with some pain in
my neck," said Nichols. "I attempt-
ed to ride in practice but couldn't
even put a lap together. I'll get
some scans and do whatever I can
to be ready for Philly."
Notes: Ken Roczen took his 27th
career 450SX victory, tying Bob
Hannah for 10th on the all-time
wins list… Cooper Webb's 83rd
career 450SX podium puts him
seventh all-time… Cleveland
marked Nate Thrasher's third
career Triple Crown victory, tying
Austin Forkner and Levi Kitchen
for the 250SX record.
Briefly...
Things went from bad to worse in
race three for Hunter Lawrence.
Two crashes saw him drop to 14th
in the running order and sixth
overall in 450SX.
Eli Tomac crashed in qualifying and did
not line up for the 450SX night show.