LAKEWOOD, Colorado: Times increased in the second qualification session as the riders became accustomed to the course and the track was worked in.
The middle of the session developed the theme of ‘top this’ as several riders, including Eli Tomac, Aaron Plessinger, and Justin Cooper took a turn at the top of the board. When things settled out, Cooper remained on top of the chart with a time of 2:10.829.
“I’m just trying to ride the wave right now,” Cooper told Peacock’s Will Christien. “It’s been a really good season so far, including Supercross, and I’m carrying momentum into Motocross. Everything’s going really nice right now; everything is jelling. I think we will be able to battle up front today and hopefully get that elusive first win.”
This is Cooper’s first Pro Motocross Qualification win.
Plessinger (2:12.007) tried to put a heater in during the closing laps before settling into second.
Tomac (2:12.458) backed up his quick time in Qualification 1 with the third best time in the second session.
Jett Lawrence had his worst qualification in his career. His 2:13.391 was fourth on the chart, ahead of his brother Hunter Lawrence (2:14.450).
It took the reigning MXGP champion Jorge Prado (2:17.527) a while to acclimate to the track. He spent most of the second session outside the top 40 and would have had to race in the Last Chance Qualifier A a fork change saved him from that fate and he landed 11th on the chart.
450 Group A Qualification 2 Results
Overall Qualification Results
450 LCQ
Heavy rain on Thursday and persistent moisture on Friday kept riders off track until Saturday morning and with NBC providing live coverage that flipped the 450 and 250 divisions, the premiere class was first to test out the course.
Tomac (2:13.919) was 1.5 seconds faster than Jett (2:15.420) in the first qualification session but rapidly changing track conditions should allow Jett to close the distance.
Cooper (2:16.261) confirmed his recent strength with the third fastest time in this session.
Plessinger (2:17.085) looks to keep his top-five moto streak alive and he landed fourth.
RJ Hampshire (2:17.474) rounded out the top five.
Cooper Webb (sixth at 2:17.563) and Hunter (eighth; 2:19.145) have some ground to make up.
450 Group A, Qualification 1 Results
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