SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 12 / MARCH 24, 2018
LUCAS OIL STADIUM / INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
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for third, which took quite a while. But once by,
he caught Renzland over the course of about five
laps, then snuck by on the final lap to snatch sec-
ond place. Renzland hung on for the first podium
of his career, just in front of Smith.
Plessinger went to work from the back of the
pack, and he passed racers by the handful for the
first few laps until he got inside the top 10, then his
advance slowed somewhat. Still, Plessinger hung
on for fifth, and he extended his points lead over
Cianciarulo's teammate Joey Savatgy, who had a
couple falls in the main event and ended up 10th.
As for Osborne, he was battling front-brake prob-
lems during his advance through the pack, and he
still managed a seventh-place finish, just behind
his closest title rival, Forkner. In the end, despite
the bad start and brake problems, Osborne lost
only one point to Forkner as the series heads for
its first weekend off, then the West picks back up
in Seattle a week later. CN
(Above) Blake Wharton
made his long-awaited
return to racing after
retiring. Wharton ran
as high as eighth in
the 250SX main before
slipping back to 14th.
(Left) Luke Renzland, a
top amateur rider just
a few years ago, got on
the 250SX podium for
the first time.
