As the 250 Class field roared out the gate for Moto 2 it was another MotoSport.com Holeshot for the Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing squad, this time with McElrath jumping out to the early lead over Hampshire. Cooper started in third, just ahead of Alex Martin, with Ferrandis and Jeremy Martin in tow. A hungry Hampshire went on the attack early, but McElrath responded to the pressure to maintain his hold of the lead. As this battle for first continued, Ferrandis started to make his move forward.
The Frenchman was able to get by both Alex Martin and his teammate Cooper to move into podium position, and soon enough he was all over the lead duo. Realizing he needed to make something happen, Hampshire pulled the trigger on a pass for the lead and successfully made it stick, leaving McElrath to fend off Ferrandis, who moved into second a short time later. Ferrandis’ pace was simply too much and Hampshire was only able to withstand the challenge for a couple laps. The Frenchman moved into the top spot just past the halfway point and never looked back.
With Ferrandis in control of the moto the attention shifted to Jeremy Martin in his first Pro Motocross race since breaking his back during the 2018 season. Martin spent most of the moto just inside the top five, but he made a late charge to claw his way into podium position, passing both his brother, Alex, and McElrath.
Ferrandis’s comfort on the rough and rutty track was apparent and he made it look easy en route to a 1-1 sweep of the motos, taking the Moto 2 win by nearly 15 seconds over Hampshire, while Jeremy Martin followed in third.
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