Familiar Names Pace Budds Creek Qualifying

Saturday, August 21, 2021 | 12:15 PM

Morning track activity at the Circle K Budds Creek National is complete, where practice and timed qualifying were conducted under partly cloudy skies and some relatively high humidity. Heavy rains leading into race day have required some extra effort from the track crew, but the end result is ideal track conditions that should lead to a great afternoon of racing. When all was said and done, two familiar names sat atop the qualifying standings as Team Honda HRC's Ken Roczen once again led the way in the 450 Class, while Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing rider and 250 Class points leader Justin Cooper paced the smaller displacement.

Roczen's class-leading fifth top qualifier this season came via a 1:48.983, which narrowly edged out Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha rider and championship leader Dylan Ferrandis (1:49.075) in second, while Monster Energy Kawasaki's Eli Tomac followed in third (1:49.511).

    

Cooper topped the time sheets for a series-leading seventh time this summer, with a lap of 1:50.980 that was a half second quicker than his championship rival, Team Honda HRC's Jett Lawrence, in second (1:51.477). Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Austin Forkner enjoyed one of his best qualifying efforts of the season in third (1:51.772).

Budds Creek National - 450 Class Combined Qualifying

- Mechanicsville, MD

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1 Ken Roczen 15:56.863Germany Mattstedt, Germany
2 Dylan Ferrandis 14:25.687France Avignon, France
3 Eli Tomac 16:13.792United States Cortez, CO
4 Chase Sexton 17:07.136United States La Moille, IL
5 Cooper Webb 17:07.584United States Newport, NC
6 Justin Bogle 16:19.450United States Cushing, OK
7 Marvin Musquin 17:11.871France La Reole, France
8 Aaron Plessinger 17:35.521United States Hamilton, OH
9 Christian Craig 16:34.794United States El Cajon, CA
10 Coty Schock 16:48.339United States Dover, DE
Full Results

    

Budds Creek National - 250 Class Combined Qualifying

- Mechanicsville, MD

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1 Justin Cooper 16:49.169United States Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2 Jett Lawrence 15:39.299Australia Landsborough, Australia
3 Austin Forkner 16:43.706United States Richards, MO
4 Jeremy Martin 16:13.559United States Millville, MN
5 R.J. Hampshire 16:28.646United States Hudson, FL
6 Hunter Lawrence 16:16.588Australia Landsborough, Australia
7 Jarrett Frye 16:46.233United States Mechanicsville, MD
8 Ty Masterpool 16:28.905United States Fallon, NV
9 Jo Shimoda 16:33.543Japan Suzuka City, Japan
10 Levi Kitchen 16:20.220United States Washougal, WA
Full Results

    

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