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march 01, 2020 - Husqvarna
RJ Hampshire claims runner-up finish at Atlanta SX
ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY #racing TEAM BATTLES THROUGH HALFWAY POINT OF THE SEASON
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s #rjhampshire continues to make his presence known in the 250SX East Championship fight after claiming a season-best runner-up finish at Saturday’s #atlanta Supercross for Round 9 of the 2020 AMA Supercross World Championship Series at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.250SX East
Hampshire kicked off the day on a high note by securing a third-place qualifying position. In 250SX East Heat 2, he shot off the line to capture the holeshot and early lead. He battled inside the top three for the rest of the race to secure a third-place finish in the heat. In the Main, Hampshire once again grabbed the holeshot as he led the first eight laps of the race. From there, he engaged in battle with reigning 250SX Champion, Chase Sexton, where he ultimately finished only 2.78 seconds back for second-place.
His teammate, Jalek Swoll, got off to a solid fourth-place start in 250SX Heat 2. He made a mistake and got shuffled back to 10th early on but he fought his way back up to secure the final transfer position. In the Main #event, Swoll got off to an eighth-place start on the opening lap and he battled inside the top-10 early on. He settled into ninth and rode a solid pace to ultimately finish ninth for the night.
450SX
It was a tough ending to the night for 450SX teammates Dean Wilson and Jason Anderson, who had a great night of #racing, despite some bad luck in the Main #event. For Wilson, the day started off well a fifth-place qualifying position. He grabbed a top-five start in 450SX Heat 2 and he diced back-and-forth for fifth early on. On the final lap, Wilson made a big charge to overtake fifth and he secured a solid transfer into the Main #event. In the Main, he got off to a great start in fourth and quickly settled into fifth, where he began an early battle with his teammate Anderson. While #racing Anderson for the sixth spot, Wilson got tangled in a three-rider pileup and he dropped back to 10th. He did his best to make a charge in the final laps, where he ultimately secured 10th.
Anderson, the fourth-place qualifier, got off to a second-place start in 450SX Heat 1 and he battled for nine solid laps to secure a second-place transfer into the Main #event. In the Main, he got off to a sixth-place start and he quickly worked his way up to fifth by lap four. He mixed it up inside the top-six through the first half of the race before making a big charge late in the race. While attempting to make a pass for fourth, Anderson got off rhythm and lost two positions but he continued to push into the final lap. Despite a hard fight, Anderson succumbed to another bout of bad luck on the final lap when another took out his front tire and he went down, dropping him back to 11th where he ultimately finished for the night.Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne missed Round 9 due to injuries sustained during a practice crash last week. Osborne’s return to #racing is yet to be determined as he assesses the proper recovery time for his injuries.
Next #event: March 7 – Daytona SX – Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Florida
Atlanta SX Results
450SX Results
1. Ken Roczen (HON)
2. Justin Barcia (YAM)
3. Cooper Webb (KTM)
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10. Dean Wilson – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
11. Jason Anderson – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 450SX Rider Point Standings
1. Eli Tomac – 200 points
2. Ken Roczen – 200 points
3. Justin Barcia – 177 points
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5. Jason Anderson – #rockstarenergyhusqvarnafactoryracing – 151 points
10. Dean Wilson – #rockstarenergyhusqvarnafactoryracing – 100 points
13. Zach Osborne – #rockstarenergyhusqvarnafactoryracing – 105 points 250SX East Results
1. Chase Sexton (HON)
2. #rjhampshire – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing
3. Shane McElrath (YAM)
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9. Jalek Swoll – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing 250SX East Rider Point Standings
1. Chase Sexton – 75 points
2. Shane McElrath – 70 points
3. #rjhampshire – #rockstarenergyhusqvarnafactoryracing – 61 points
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12. Jalek Swoll – #rockstarenergyhusqvarnafactoryracing – 28 points
DEAN WILSON ATLANTA
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JALEK SWOLL ATLANTA
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JASON ANDERSON ATLANTA
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RJ HAMPSHIRE PODIUM
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