Hangtown

May 19, 2018

Justin Cooper took the early lead in the first 250 moto, with Zach Osborne and Jeremy Martin chasing him down after getting past Austin Forkner.
Osborne finally got past Cooper a few laps in, right around the same time Jeremy Martin tipped over and gave up third place to Forkner.
Cooper settled in to second place for about 15 minutes before succumbing to Forkner and Jeremy Martin with about seven minutes left. Martin finally got back in front of Forkner one lap later. Osborne cruised to a five-second win without being challenged. Forkner and Aaron Plessinger battled for third place for two laps before Forkner stalled in a corner with about half a lap to go.
In the first 450 moto, Christian Craig won the holeshot and held the lead for awhile with Jason Anderson, Justin Barcia, Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin close behind and battling for second. After about two laps, Anderson got past Craig and held the lead for about 5 laps before giving up the lead to Musquin.
Eli Tomac started in ninth place, but quickly worked his way up to the lead pack. With about 20 minutes left he got past Anderson for second and chased Musquin. Four minutes later, Musquin made a mistake and went off the side of the track, relinquishing the lead to Tomac who pulled away for the win. After dropping a few positions, Craig had a minor crash that dropped him back in the pack. Barcia made a late pass on Anderson to snag third place.
In the second 250 moto, Aaron Plessinger was the early leader, but Jeremy Martin took the lead shortly before the end of the first lap. Osborne started about fifth, but within five minutes passed Plessinger for second place. Osborne and Martin battled for first for a few minutes before Osborne began pulling away with about 19 minutes left.
In the second 450 moto, Phil Nicoletti got the holeshot and surprisingly led for a few turns before Justin Barcia made the pass. Eli Tomac was buried in 15th place, and Marvin Musquin wasn’t too far ahead of him. Musquin and Tomac blasted their way through the pack and eventually got into first and second place. Tomac fell and dropped a position. When Tomac re-mounted, he was on a mission and passed Barcia, Anderson and eventually Musquin to take the lead. Once getting the lead, Tomac was never challenged again.