News 13 Mar 2021

Rookie Hammaker takes first 250SX win in Arlington

Wire-to-wire victory for the 20-year-old at AT&T Stadium.

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Rookie Seth Hammaker grabbed his first victory in Monster Energy Supercross, taking a wire-to-wire victory in the 250SX West race at Arlington 1.

After an up and down start to the season, Monster Energy Pro Circuit’s rookie standout capitalized on a great start to notch a breakout win in just the fourth main event of his young career.

The 20-year-old grabbed the holeshot and never looked back. He was pressured late in the race by eventual second-place finisher Hunter Lawrence who grabbed the first podium of his career aboard his Team Honda HRC machine.

Points leader Cameron Mcadoo and championship rival Justin Cooper were eighth and ninth in the opening lap, the duo eventually made their into third and fourth late in the race. Swapping positions in the closing laps, Cooper attempted a pass with a few corners to go, sliding out and giving the final spot on the podium to McAdoo. Cooper remounted to finish fourth.

Garrett Marchbanks charged hard after a dismal start to finish fifth aboard his ClubMX Yamaha, he battled in the closing stages with Alex Martin who eventually fell down the order and out of the top ten.

Jalek Swoll was up front early riding in the top five for much of the opening stages. The Rockstar Energy Husqvarna rider would eventually finish in sixth just ahead of his teammate Stilez Robertson in seventh.

Muc-Off Honda’s Mitchell Harrison recovered to take eighth, after being forced to qualify through the LCQ. The final two spots inside the top ten went to Chris Blose in ninth and rookie Nate Thrasher taking the first top 10 of his career.

McAdoo maintains the points lead over Cooper by six points as the series prepares looks ahead to round 11 this Tuesday, the second of three rounds inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

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