Arlington SX: Hammaker and Webb dominate main events
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki team mates Seth Hammaker, Jordan Smith and Cameron Mcadoo took charge at tonight’s 250SX Arlington main event, with the hyped up battle between Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen overshadowed by Dean Wilson’s double hole shot during the 450SX events.
250SX
Troy Lee Design’s Gas Gas Pierce Brown was unfortunately out after qualifying tonight due to a broken thumb injury. The new Split lane feature worked so well in Arlington and allowed riders to pick and choose a lane, with the right hand side being slightly faster. Pro Circuit Kawasaki Rookie Seth Hammaker battled hard with his team mate Jordan Smith in heat one, but it’s Seth who took the win. Rockstar Husqvarna’s Jalek Swoll grabbed a great holeshot in heat race two, whilst championship leader Mcadoo pushed his way back up to second but just gets pipped for the win by Justin Cooper.
Pro circuit Kawasaki team mates Seth Hammaker and Jordan Smith head straight out the gate together in the 250SX main event, with them actually banging bars a couple of laps in with Smith ended up getting tangled up in the Tuff Blocks, and again taking a huge tumble in the whoops section which caused him to DNF. Meanwhile 250SX points leader and Pro Circuit Kawasaki team mate Cameron McAdoo worked his way back up to just in front of Monster energy Star Yamaha’s Justin Cooper. The rookie Seth Hammaker takes the 250SX Main event win at Arlington one.
Take a look at Seth’s first Rookie 250SX Podium below:
450SX
Muc Off Honda’s Justin Brayton is back tonight in Arlington after suffering an Injury, Whilst Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Dean Wilson holeshots 450SX heat race one with team mate Jason Anderson just behind him, and moved on to take the lead. Ken Roczen pushed in third position, and had a great battle with Dean Wilson but then crashed hard in the whoops section, which allowed Justin Barcia to go through finishing up with Anderson, Wilson and Barcia taking your top three in heat one.
Joey Savatgy and Aaron Plessinger battled it out in heat two, with plessinger making the pass after the whoops section after he proved how quick he was in Daytona. Marvin Musquin had a huge crash which saw him DNF, and luckily he didn’t suffer any broken bones, but had to get stitches in his arm and miss the main event.
Dean Wilson Holeshotted the 450SX main event tonight, but got barged out the way by Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb on the first corner as he pushes through to take the lead. Meanwhile Roczen had an awful start due to a bad gate pick, which left him mid pack on the first few laps of the main event, as Wilson drops down to fourth, his team mate Jason Anderson cleaned out Monster Energy Yamaha Dylan Ferrandis which caused him to not pull in and not finish.
Taking a clear confident five second 450SX Main event win in Arlington, you have the Red Bull Factory KTM rider Cooper Webb claiming his title as the new championship points leader, ahead of Justin Barcia and Jason Anderson.
Check out Deano’s great 450SX Main event holeshot below:
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