Roczen and Cooper On Top After Unadilla Qualifying

Saturday, August 14, 2021 | 12:00 PM

Action is underway at the Circle K Unadilla National, as the stars of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship make their anticipated return to the track following the final break in action for the 2021 season. Overnight rain has provided ideal track conditions for today's battle for victory, with a rough and rutty layout that has already challenged riders in morning practice and qualifying. A pair of familiar names positioned themselves atop the running order at the conclusion of the timed sessions, with Team Honda HRC's Ken Roczen pacing the 450 Class and Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing's Justin Cooper leading the way in the 250 Class.

Roczen was the last rider to win the Unadilla National in 2019 and is looking get back on the winning track in the 450 Class title fight. His time of 2:21.338 put him more than a half-second ahead of Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing's Aaron Plessinger in second (2:21.977), with his Team Honda HRC teammate Chase Sexton in third (2:22.492).

    

Cooper, the 250 Class points leader, has been the rider to beat in qualifying all season. His time of 2:21.980 put him atop the charts for the sixth time this season and sat well clear of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's RJ Hampshire in second (2:23.233), while Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Seth Hammaker got his return to action off to a strong start in third (2:23.978).

Unadilla National - 450 Class Combined Qualifying

- New Berlin, NY

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1Ken Roczen 16:29.9432:21.338Germany Mattstedt, Germany
2Aaron Plessinger 17:19.9562:21.977United States Hamilton, OH
3Chase Sexton 15:54.2072:22.492United States La Moille, IL
4 15:39.5762:22.720United States Thomasville, GA
5Dylan Ferrandis 15:58.5332:22.828France Avignon, France
6Marvin Musquin 15:09.9052:23.043France La Reole, France
7Cooper Webb 16:59.3482:23.407United States Newport, NC
8Coty Schock 15:33.6062:24.295United States Dover, DE
9Christian Craig 17:07.5012:24.464United States El Cajon, CA
10Justin Bogle 16:14.9092:25.487United States Cushing, OK
Full Results

    

Unadilla National - 250 Class Combined Qualifying

- New Berlin, NY

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1Justin Cooper 17:22.1312:21.980United States Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2R.J. Hampshire 15:30.6282:23.233United States Hudson, FL
3Seth Hammaker 15:58.4572:23.987United States Bainbridge, PA
4Jo Shimoda 16:08.6122:24.654Japan Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
5Jalek Swoll 15:35.3272:24.672United States Belleview, FL
6Garrett Marchbanks 16:10.6792:24.798United States Coalville, UT
7Hunter Lawrence 16:02.6662:24.942Australia Landsborough, Australia
8Jett Lawrence 16:57.7572:25.619Australia Landsborough, Australia
9Jeremy Martin 15:55.5732:25.622United States Millville, MN
10Dilan Schwartz 16:38.9852:25.660United States Alpine, CA
Full Results

    

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