SUPERCROSS
M O N S T E R E N E R G Y A M A S U P E R C R O S S , A N F I M W O R L D C H A M P I O N S H I P
ROUND 3 / JANUARY 20, 2018
ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
P58
250SX WEST
Savatgy came into Anaheim II trail-
ing points leader Plessinger by seven
points, and Plessinger—with the red
plate on his Monster Energy Yamalube
Star Racing YZ250F—was riding a hot
streak after going 2-1 in the first two rac-
es of the series. With three main events
on a track that was difficult to pass on,
starts were destined to determine much
of the outcome, and Savatgy had his
starts nailed.
Savatgy led every lap of the opening
main event over Geico Honda's Chris-
tian Craig, while Plessinger's teammate
Mitchell Oldenburg made up the most
ground in the race, moving from outside
the top five to third place, just in front of
Savatgy's teammate Adam Cianciarulo,
round-one winner Shane McElrath (TLD
Red Bull KTM) and Plessinger, who
started well outside the top 10.
McElrath led every lap of the sec-
ond main event, while Savatgy started
third and finished second just in front
of Craig, Plessinger, Cianciarulo and
Oldenburg. And in the final main event,
Craig's teammate Chase Sexton led the
first 12 laps of the 15-lap race before
Savatgy wore him down and took over
the lead. Savatgy then had to hold off
the advances of teammate Cianciarulo
in second at the finish, while Sexton
ended up third in front of McElrath,
Craig, Oldenburg and Plessinger, who
suffered his worst start of the night in
the final race.
The 1-2-1 score by Savatgy was easily
the best performance of the night, and
it launched him into a tie for the points
lead with McElrath, while Plessinger's
sixth-place overall dropped him to third
in points, two behind the points lead-
ers. CN
Joey Savatgy (17)
was the only multi-
winner on the night.
He went 1-2-1 in the
250SX East class for
the overall win.
