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Webb at around the half-
way point after he looked
back at Webb in the air
over the preceding jump. It
wasn't long before Savatgy
not only made a pass on
Tonus for third, but also
got around his other
teammate Cianciarulo for
second, but by that point,
Webb was gone.
"I think he was trying to
do some sprint laps and
then I think he just wanted
to settle in," Webb said.
"It looked like he kind of
let me by just so he could
maybe learn some lines
and stuff. Yeah, got up
to the lead and just rode
solid. Got a little gap and
then just kind of cruised.
The track is really gnarly
and with that red flag, it
kind of took a little bit out
of us, so hopefully it stays
dry."
Just when it seemed as
if the top three were set,
something lit a fire under
Webb's teammate Aaron
Plessinger. With three laps
to go, Plessinger's lap times
were five seconds faster than
Webb out front, and he quickly
closed on Savatgy in second.
He made a move for second
with two to go, but was balked
by a lapper in Screw U, allow-
ing Savatgy back by. Savatgy
front wheel before the restart.
Schock, meanwhile was con-
scious and giving thumbs-ups
to the crowd on his way off the
track in the Asterisk Mule.
On the restart, Cianciarulo
got the holeshot over Webb,
and then Kawasaki teammates
Arnaud Tonus and Savatgy,
while Forkner was mired in the
pack. The situation got worse for
Forkner when Martin went down
in front of him only four turns into
the race, hanging Forkner in one
spot while the pack screamed
by. Forkner got going in 19th,
while Martin was 37th.
Cianciarulo finally gave way to
Adam Cianciarulo tried to
hold off Cooper Webb but was
unsuccessful.
