March 2, 2019 Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
250 Class
Austin Forkner took the holeshot with Chase Sexton and Adam Cianciarulo behind him. Forkner held the lead for the first half of the race, with Sexton and Cianciarulo keeping close. Cianciarulo got past Sexton with eight minutes left and then made a run at Forkner. With five minutes left, Cianciarulo snuck past Forkner and then pulled away for the win to end Forkner’s perfect season. A minute later Forkner lost second place to Dylan Ferrandis. Forkner didn’t challenge either rider after getting passed.
450 Class
Cooper Webb took the holeshot with Marvin Musquin behind him and a third KTM rider Blake Baggett not far behind. Webb went wire-to-wire and only had one close call when Musquin made contact early in the race. But the contact caused Musquin to stop and Webb held the lead. Baggett eventually got past Musquin and the two riders never fell more than three seconds behind Webb, but were never able to challenge him.
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