Sexton and Cooper Set Fastest Times in Qualifying at Spring Creek

Saturday, July 16, 2022 | 12:45 PM

The second half of the 50th Anniversary of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is underway as qualifying is complete for the Frescados Tortillas Spring Creek National from Minnesota's Spring Creek MX Park. Overcast conditions greeted riders in the morning sessions but sunny skies are expected for the motos.

Championship point leader and Team Honda HRC rider Chase Sexton enters Spring Creek with the slimmest of margins in the 450 Class standings, a single point, but gave himself an early advantage by posting the fastest lap in the division. Sexton's blistering time of 2:06.351 placed him two tenths ahead of his Team Honda HRC teammate Ken Roczen in second (2:06.513) while Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jason Tomac followed in third, nearly two seconds back with a time of 2:08.220.

In the 250 Class, Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing's Justin Cooper once again showed his qualifying prowess with a top time of 2:08.584, which placed him well ahead of the rest of the field. Championship leader and Team Honda HRC rider Jett Lawrence posted the second-fastest time, well over a second behind with a 2:10.115, while his brother and Team Honda HRC teammate Hunter Lawrence was third (2:10.708).

Spring Creek National (Millville)
450 Class: Combined Qualifying

Full Results
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 15:52.438 2:06.351 La Moille, IL United States
2 Ken Roczen Ken Roczen 13:30.422 2:06.513 Mattstedt, Germany Germany
3 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
13:40.682 2:08.220 Edgewood, NM United States
4 Eli Tomac Eli Tomac 16:01.837 2:08.257 Cortez, CO United States
5 Joey Savatgy Joey Savatgy 13:31.485 2:08.281 Thomasville, GA United States
6 Ryan Dungey Ryan Dungey 14:31.164 2:08.941 Belle Plaine, MN United States
7 Aaron Plessinger Aaron Plessinger 15:05.845 2:09.205 Hamilton, OH United States
8 Christian Craig Christian Craig 13:49.172 2:09.327 El Cajon, CA United States
9 Max Anstie Max Anstie 14:55.714 2:10.873 Newbury, England, United Kingdom United Kingdom
10 Justin Barcia
Justin Barcia
13:43.362 2:10.904 Monroe, NY United States

    

Spring Creek National (Millville)
250 Class: Combined Qualifying

Full Results
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown
1 Justin Cooper Justin Cooper 16:10.168 2:08.584 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States
2 Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence
15:40.260 2:10.115 Landsborough, Australia Australia
3 Hunter Lawrence Hunter Lawrence 15:39.555 2:10.708 Landsborough, Australia Australia
4 Nate Thrasher Nate Thrasher 16:13.693 2:10.969 Livingston, TN United States
5 Michael Mosiman
Michael Mosiman
15:01.934 2:11.000 Sebastopol, CA United States
6 Ty Masterpool
Ty Masterpool
17:02.459 2:11.240 Fallon, NV United States
7 Stilez Robertson Stilez Robertson 15:07.299 2:11.304 Bakersfield, CA United States
8 Jo Shimoda
Jo Shimoda
16:36.953 2:11.331 Suzuka City, Japan Japan
9 Maximus Vohland Maximus Vohland 15:36.705 2:11.444 Sacramento, CA United States
10 Seth Hammaker Seth Hammaker 15:48.643 2:11.487 Bainbridge, PA United States