MUDDY MESS AT THE FOXBOROUGH SUPERCROSS: SHORTENED MAIN EVENTS, BIKES STUCK EVERY WHERE, BIG NIGHT FOR PRIVATEERS & AARON PLESSINGER SWAN DIVES INTO A PUDDLE
Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts was a quagmire. It rained all day and never let up during the night program. The AMA was forced to shorten the 250 and 450 main events.
In the 450 class Aaron Plessinger got into the lead on the first lap and used his GNCC experience to stay on two wheels, something that no one else managed to do all night. He became the 7th different 450 winner of the Supercross season. In the best 450 ride of his life, in thr worst possible condition, Shane McElrath, not only won his 450 heat race on his Quad Lock Honda, but finished second overall in thre 450 Main. to second overall.
The actual races were a mess. The track was super muddy and super rutty. So many riders got stuck on the face of jumps that they blocked the track for the riders behind them, but by night’s end, Cooper Webb, who fell twice, managed to get third place to extend his 450 points lead back out to 15 points over Chase Sexton, who Cooper passed on the last lap.
Meanwhile, the 250 East class started with R.J. Hampshire throwing it away before the pack even got to the first turn. R.J. slid underneath the bike of the rider next to him and caused a massive pile-up. Honda’s Chance Hymas took the lead when privateer Dayton Briggs fell while leading the first lap. Hymas took over from there to win his first-ever AMA 250 Supercross event and become the 6th different winner in the first six 250 East races.
The 250 podium featured one of the greatest privateer paydays in recent history. Behind Team Honda’s Chance Hymas came second place Cullin Park, third place Gage Linville, fourth place Justin Rodbill, sixth place Lance Kobush, seventh place Jack Chambers, eighth place Mark Fineis, ninth place was Pro Circuit’s Seth Hammaker and tenth place Preston Taylor.
The 250 East saw a shake-up in the points standing as Seth Hammaker jumped from third in the 250 East standings into a first place tie with Tom Vialle at 99 points each. R.J Hampshire is 2 points back in third and Chance Hymas is 8-point back.
Shane McElrath (12) all clean and tidy…for the first ten feet anyway.
450 RESULTS: FOXBOROUGH SUPERCROSS
1. Aaron Plessinger…(KTM)
2. Shane McElrath…(Hon)
3. Cooper Webb…(Yam)
4. Ken Roczen…(Suz)
5. Justin Barcia….(Gas)
6. Chase Sexton…(KTM)
7. Benny Bloss…(Bet)
8. Colt Nicholls…(Suz)
9. Logan (Leitzel…Kaw)
10. Dylan Ferrandis…(Hon)
TOP TEN IN 450 POINTS
(After 12 of 17 rounds)
1. Cooper Webb…256
2. Chase Sexton…241
3. Ken Roczen…220
4. Justin Cooper…187
5. Malcolm Stewart…186
6. Justin Barcia…173
7. Aaron Plessinger…170
8. Jason Anderson…151
9. Justin Hill…137
10. Shane McElrath…126
250 EAST RESULTS: FOXBOROUGH SUPERCROSS
1. Chance Hymas…(Hon)
2. Cullin Park..(Hon)
3. Gage Linville…(KTM)
4. Justin Rodbell…(Hon)
5. Daxton Bennick…(Yam)
6. Lance Kobusch…(Hon)
7. Jack Chamber…(Kaw)
8. Mark Fineis…(Kaw)
9. Seth Hammaker…(Kaw)
10. Preston Taylor…(Kaw)
TOP TEN IN 250 EAST POINTS
(After 6 of 10 rounds)
1. Seth Hammaker…99
2. Tom Vialle…99
3. R.J. Hampshire…97
4. Chance Hymas…91
5. Cullin Park…84
6. Nate Thrasher…81
7. Max Anstie…78
8. Daxton Bennick…77
9. Maximus Vohland…60
10. Henry Miller…52
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