With time off the clock, Marvin Musquin topped the leaderboard in 450 Group A qualifying at 1 minute, 07.725 seconds to beat Ken Roczen (1:08.638) by nearly a second and points leader Cooper Webb (1:08.744).
“The practice went good. I just needed to have a clear lap and put everything together and that’s what I did,” Musquin told Race Day Live’s Will Christian on NBC Sports Gold.
Eli Tomac (1:09.295) was fourth on the board, showing why these four riders are battling for the championship.
Dean Wilson (1:09.425) rounded out the top five.
Making his first 450 start of the season, Shane McElrath posted the 12th fastest time of 1:11.213.
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In the 250 class:
With a lap of 1:09.719, Chase Sexton showed a little more speed in qualification than points leader Austin Forkner (1:09.771).
Justin Cooper (1:10.161), Mitchell Oldenburg (1:10.935) and Brandon Hartranft (1:111.076) rounded out the top five.
In eighth overall, Jace Owens (1:111.962) was the best rider from Group B.
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Qualification each week can be seen live with NBC’s Sport Gold Supercross / Motocross season pass, which can be purchased at https://www.nbcsports.com/gold.
