AMA: Aaron Plessinger takes victory and the redplate.
In Houston heeft Aaron Plessinger won the second race of the MonsterEnergy AMA Supercross Championship WestCoast. The Yamaha rider (photo) won in the NRG Stadium about this Joey Savatgy en Chase Sexton! A special achievement by Sexton because it is only the Honda rider's second Supercross competition! Last week's winner, Shane McElrath, now comes fourth and loses the 'Redplate' to Plessinger.
When the starting gate goes down, Savatgy takes the lead ahead of earlier evening winners McElrath and Adam Cianciarulo. Cianciarulo manages to pass the KTM rider after which he chases teammate Savatgy. However, the move to take over the lead does not go as planned and Cianciarulo slips. Plessinger has now opened the attack on McElrath who makes a mistake and that gives the Yamaha rider second place. After twelve laps Plessinger manages to connect with the leader after which a duel ensues. A small mistake by Savatgy puts Plessinger wide and he can pass with a big jump. Savatgy then comes under pressure from his teammate again, but Cianciarulo makes the mistake again! This allows Sexton to cross the finish line in third place, to the delight of his team! Mcelrath comes fourth ahead of Christian Craig, who was injured first this week.
Result 250F AMA Supercross WestCoast #2; Houston, USA:
1 Aaron Plessinger USA Yamaha
2 Joey Savatgy USA Kawasaki
3 Chase Sexton USA Honda
4 Shane McElrath USA KTM
5 Christian Craig USA Honda
6 Mitchell Oldenburg USA Yamaha
7 Adam Cianciarulo USA Kawasaki
8 Bradley Taft USA Yamaha
9 Kyle Chisholm USA Yamaha
10 Justin Hill USA Suzuki
Standings West SX Lites after 2 of 8 matches:
1 Aaron Plessinger USA Yamaha 49
2 Shane McElrath USA KTM 45
3 Joey Savatgy USA Kawasaki 42
4 Adam Cianciarulo USA Kawasaki 37
5 Christian Craig USA Honda 36
6 Chase Sexton USA Honda 36
7 Mitchell Oldenburg USA Yamaha 34
8 Justin Hill USA Suzuki 29
9 Bradley Taft USA Yamaha 27
10 Kyle Chisholm USA Yamaha 27
By: Steven van Kempen/KEMCO
Photo: #Yamaha
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