SUPERCROSS ROUND 2 – OAKLAND

Supercross Round 2 Oakland 450 Class

450 Heat 1

Chase Sexton would be the first to cross the holeshot line with Jason Anderson in second place. The Rockstar Husky teammates, Malcolm Stewart and Dean Wilson, chased in third and fourth place. With two and a half minutes remaining, Malcolm Stewart was all over Jason Anderson’s rear fender. However, Malcolm would throw it away, sliding off the side of the track after hitting a tuff block, losing only a handful of positions. Aaron Plessinger moved up to third place position and Dylan Ferrandis would knock on Dean Wilson’s door.

450 Heat 2

Adam Cianciarulo would get the holeshot with Shane McElrath in second place. Eli Tomac raced in third place and would put the pressure on Shane in the first lap, eventually making the pass through the whoops. Eli would carry more drive into one of the turns, making an easy pass on Adam as well. At this time, Ken Roczen also made the pass on Shane McElrath for third place and he begun to close the gap on the number 9. Kenny would make the pass on Adam after getting more speed through the whoops. With two laps left, Justin Barcia had caught up to Adam and made the pass for third place. Eli would go on to win the second 450 Heat.

450 Main

Adam Cianciarulo and Shane McElrath crossed the holeshot line at a tie as the two led the premier class. Adam would be the first to escape the pack and lead the race while Jason Anderson chased in third, catching Shane. Aaron Plessinger would also make his way around the number 12. Despite crashing earlier in the whoops, Ken Roczen still showed great speed through the pointy obstacle. Unfortunately for Ken, he would tip the bike over in a berm after getting out of control in the second whoop section, losing valuable positions. Jason Anderson would sneak past his teammate for first place.

Eventually, Aaron Plessinger would make the pass for second place. Justin Barcia would also make his way past the Kawasaki rider for third place with 10 minutes remaining. Not much would change in the race and Jason Anderson would go on to win the Main Event.

Here are the standings in the 450 class after round 2

1. Justin Barcia…42
2. Jason Anderson…39
3. Cooper Webb…39
4. Aaron Plessinger…37
5. Ken Roczen…36
6. Eli Tomac…36
7. Marvin Musquin…34
8. Malcolm Stewart…34
9. Chase Sexton…32
10. Joey Savatgy…27

Supercross Round 2 Oakland 250 Class

250 Heat 1

Michael Mosiman and Jo Shimoda would cross the holeshot line at a tie but Jo Shimoda would get the lead within the second turn. Seth Hammaker chased in third place with Chris Blose in fourth place. With two minutes remaining, Michael began to turn up the heat on Jo and Seth Hammaker would also close the gap. Michael would eventually get around Jo after drag racing the PC rider through one of the rhythm sections.

Jo would get the GasGas rider back but half a lap later, Michael would make another pass up the inside or a berm. Michael would go on to win the first Heat race.

250 Heat  2

Christian Craig would get the holeshot and what may be one of the most anti-climatic bike pileups would ensue at the first turn. Hunter Lawrence chased in second place with Vince Friese in third place. Garrett Marchbanks had impressive whoop speed, catching all the way up Friese and making the pass. By the halfway point, Christian Craig had a comfortable +4 second lead on Hunter Lawrence. On another note, Garrett Steinke would take his 125 two-stroke into the Main Event.

250 Main

Jo Shimoda crossed the holeshot line first with Vince Friese and Christian Craig nearly tieing to the line. Two turns later, Christian Craig would make his way around Vince Friese for second place. On the third lap, Jo Shimoda stalled his bike allowing the competition to catch up. Vince Friese would make a mistake at this time, allowing Seth Hammaker and Michael Mosiman to make the pass. At 10 minutes remaining, Jo Shimoda would go over the bars through the whoops but thankfully rolled out of the crash getting back on the bike. Just shortly after, Michael Mosiman would tip the bike over, losing two positions to Vince Friese and Nate Thrasher.

With seven minutes remaining, Christian Craig already found himself almost 6 and a half seconds in the lead. Seth Hammaker continued in second place while Hunter Lawrence raced in third place. Michael Mosiman had made his way past Nate Thrasher for fourth place. With two minutes remaining, Seth Hammaker missed a whoop nearly going down but save it. This allowed Hunter Lawrence to make the pass for second.

Here are the standings after 2 rounds of the 250 west

1. Christian Craig…52
2. Seth Hammaker…44
3. Hunter Lawrence…44
4. Michael Mosiman…36
5. Vince Friese…35
6. Garrett Marchbanks…34
7. Jo Shimoda…32
8. Nate Thrasher….29