2020 Salt Lake City Four Supercross | Race Report

250 Heat One

The first gate of the 250cc West Coast Championship in Salt Lake City was down and Star Yamaha’s Dylan Ferrandis was out front early with Cameron McAdoo just behind. Michael Mosiman went inside on Cameron early and made some contact but remained in third place. Christian Craig began making some passes as he climbed up to fourth place after a bad start. With less than three-minutes to go, Cameron McAdoo took Ferrandis wide, made contact with Dylan’s rear wheel, sending Dylan over the bars and off the track. As McAdoo took the lead, Ferrandis remounted in seventh-place. Michael Mosiman closed in on McAdoo, went for the pass, but the two got hung-up and both went down. Christian Craig now inherited the lead, as Mosiman remained in second place and McAdoo dropped down to third place. GEICO Honda’s Christian Craig went from a rough start with some contact, to taking the win in heat two. 

250 Heat Two

The second gate drop on Wednesday afternoon was off and Austin Forkner was off to the early lead with Jett Lawrence and Brandon Hartranft alongside. Brandon took Jett high in the second corner and moved into second place almost immediately. However, not for long, as Jett blitzed through the whoops and into the inside of Brandon as they entered the corner, making the pass for second. Derek Drake went down while running in the top-10, and dropped to the back of the pack. Mitchell Falk ran in fourth place, just ahead of Justin Cooper. However, just a lap later, Cooper made the pass on Falk and moved into the fourth place position. Back up front, Jett Lawrence began closing in on Austin Forkner, just as his brother Hunter Lawrence made the pass on Oldenburg for sixth place. While attempting to make a pass for the lead, Jett got sloppy through the whoops and went down in the corner following. Almost at the same time, Hunter Lawrence went down exiting a corner and dropped to tenth place. As the checkered flag waved, Austin Forkner took the heat race win. 

250 LCQ

GEICO Honda’s Hunter Lawrence took the early lead in the LCQ after a perfect hole shot. Auberson sat in second off of the start and made the pass for the lead in the second corner. However, just a few sections later, Hunter Lawrence blitzed through the whoops and back into the lead. Mitchell Falk sat comfortably in third place, with Harmon in fourth. In an attempt to move forward and into a transfer position, Stapleton connected with Camporese mid-air and went down. Back up front, Mitchell Falk made to pass for second place just before Hunter Lawrence took the LCQ win and moved on to the main event. 

250 Main Event

The gate for the 250 Main Event was down and Justin Cooper was off to the early lead, but Austin Forkner took the inside line and the lead in turn two. As they entered turn three, Cameron McAdoo dove inside and took second place, but Justin Cooper returned the favor in the next corner and retook second. Dylan Ferrandis and Jett Lawrence sat behind Alex Martin, but were both able to pass the JGR Suzuki and focus ahead. Michael Mosiman then began challenging Alex Martin for sixth place, however, Martin wasn’t giving up on Lawrence ahead. A few laps later, Mosiman was finally able to make the pass on Martin. Back up front, Cameron McAdoo began pressuring Cooper for second place and was able to make the pass, Dylan Ferrandis followed as he advanced past Cooper. Ferrandis then latched onto McAdoo, and after a few attempts, made the pass on the Pro Circuit Kawasaki. While running in fifth, Jett Lawrence went down in the whoops and remounted just behind teammate Christian Craig in 12th. That allowed Michael Mosiman to move into a top-5 spot, behind Justin Cooper. Derek Drake began pressuring Mitchell Oldenburg for eighth place, just as Christian Craig closed in on the duo. Both Drake and Craig were able to make the pass on Oldenburg, and shortly after Christian Craig made the pass on the inside of Drake. Back up front, Dylan Ferrandis closed in on Austin Forkner in the lead, but ran out of time as the Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki athlete took the first main event win in SLC for the West Coast. 

450 Heat One

The first 450cc gate drop of the night was off and Zach Osborne was off to the early lead, but not for long as Cooper Webb made the pass for the lead in the second corner. A few moments later, Ken Roczen made the pass on Osborne and latched on to Webb in the lead. Malcolm Stewart then blitzed past Osborne through the whoops and entered third place. Back up front, Roczen began challenging for the lead as him and Webb started trading lines. Ken got to the inside of Webb a few times, but was unable to make the pass for the lead stick. Behind the leaders, Jason Anderson battled through the pack and made the pass on his teammate Osborne for fourth place. Ken continued to challenge for the lead, but Cooper Webb shut him down every time the duo entered the corner. Late in the race, the Yamaha teammates of Justin Barcia and Aaron Plessinger advanced into fifth and sixth place. On the final lap, Ken Roczen made one more attempt and jab at the lead but once again got denied, as Cooper Webb took the heat race win. Behind them, Jason Anderson got a good drive out of a corner and made the pass on Malcolm Stewart for third place. 

450 Heat Two

Martin Davalos was off to the early lead, with Blake Baggett just behind as 450cc heat two took off. Eli Tomac closed in on Baggett early-on, but cased an attempted triple and fell a few seconds behind. A few laps later, Tomac closed back in on Baggett and was able to make the pass on this attempt. Meanwhile, Broc Tickle passed into the final transfer position as he got around Ryan Breece. Benny Bloss went down while running in sixth place and dropped outside of the top-10. Back up front, Eli Tomac closed in on Davalos and began challenging for the lead. After a few attempts, Tomac was able to make the pass stick and take the lead. Martin Davalos then made a mistake in the rhythm lane that allowed Baggett to make the pass for second. As the checkered flag flew, Eli Tomac took another race win in SLC. 

450 LCQ

The 450 LCQ was off and Freddie Noren was off to the early lead, but not for long as Breece took the lead exiting the second corner and Vince Friese followed as he moved into second. Kyle Cunningham took Noren wide and out as he passed for third place. Vince Friese then passed Breece for the lead, but second through fourth place bunched up behind. Benny Bloss continued to move up through the pack, as he passed Breece for second and then began challenging Friese for the lead. The challenges continued for Breece, as he got sloppy through the whoops and went off track, dropping him to sixth place. Benny Bloss made the pass on Friese stick, just as Alex Ray took Cunningham wide and moved into third place. As the checkered flag waved, Benny Bloss took the LCQ win. 

450 Main Event 

As the gate for the 450 main event dropped, Cooper Webb rocketed out of the gate but Ken Roczen got alongside and took the holeshot. As they entered the second turn, RedBull KTM’s Cooper Webb took an inside line and the lead. As Webb, Roczen, and Osborne began checking out, Eli Tomac sat deep in the field at the end of the first lap. While Roczen continued to pressure Webb for the lead, Tomac made the move on Justin Barcia and entered a top-10 position. Blake Baggett made the pass for third place on Zach Osborne. After running in a top-10 spot, Malcolm Stewart rode into the pits with some bike issues. Cooper Webb made a mistake in the rhythm lane and missed a triple, allowing Ken Roczen to make the pass for the lead. However, Cooper Webb fired back immediately and re-took the lead and control of the race. Following the battle for the lead, Eli Tomac began working on Davalos for fifth place, it took a few laps, but Tomac was ultimately able to make the pass. Zach Osborne took the position away from Baggett and re-entered third place. As Ken Roczen began fade, Osborne caught and then passed Ken for second place. Blake Baggett then made the pass on Ken Roczen for third place and Eli Tomac closed in on the number-94. Toward the end of the race, Justin Barcia had a huge get-off, sending him and the bike over a berm and into the wall of the stadium. Eli Tomac then caught Baggett and began challenging for the lead, and after a few laps and attempts, Tomac was able to complete the pass for third place. As the checkered flag waved, Cooper Webb took the main event win on Wednesday night.