PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Seth Hammaker (48.679) posted the fastest lap in 250 qualification at Lincoln Financial Field during the first session. Cole Davies (49.122) had a modicum of revenge in the second session to beat Hammaker by a tenth of a second, but the early times held up.
In the second session, Hammaker was docked his fastest lap after cutting the course.
Daxton Bennick (49.854) and Nate Thrasher (49.985) were top-five riders in both sessions, with Marshall Weltin (50.062) posting a fast time in Qualification 2 to round out the top five.
Super-rookie Landen Gordon (50.352) was just outside the top five in sixth.
Combined Qualification results
Qualification 1
Hammaker (48.679) set the pace early in the first qualification session, leading championship leader Davies (49.122) by four-tenths of a second.
Hammaker could not afford to lose points this week if he wanted to keep Davies from clinching the title in Hammaker’s home race, and this was a solid start.
Bennick (50.066) slotted into third as temperatures drop.
Last week’s winner, Thrasher (50.124), kept his momentum alive with the fourth-best time.
Luke Clout (50.389) rounded out the top five.
