head congestion, brought on by
a virus in the week between the
Glendale and Oakland rounds,
Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star
Racing Yamaha's Aaron Pless-
inger managed to break that
streak, wheezing across the line
to take his third main-event win
of 2018 and extend his points
lead to eight at the halfway point
of the 250SX Western Regional
Supercross Series.
CHAMPIONSHIP
R
ockstar Energy Husqvar-
na's Jason Anderson
stepped up on one of the
trickiest racetracks in recent
memory at the Oakland Coli-
seum to make a thrilling last-lap
pass on Ken Roczen and win
his second main event of the
series, while Eli Tomac, winner
of the last two rounds, struggled
after an early fall to finish 13th,
suffering yet another big blow
towards winning his first title. If
Anderson comes away with this
championship—and there are still
a dozen races left before this is
determined—it may well be the
Oakland Supercross that was
the defining point in the 2018
championship chase.
In the 250SX class, prior
to Oakland, the red plate had
changed hands every week, but
despite heavy-duty chest and
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The Oakland
main event
came down to a
thrilling last-lap
duel between
eventual winner
Jason Anderson
(21) and Ken
Roczen (94).
