Cooper Takes Top-Five Finish at High Point

“Overall the day went well and we had a decent qualifying. All the times came from the beginning of the day as the track got rougher, so we were actually sitting pretty good with Justin third and Nate fourth. The rest of the guys kind of struggled in the morning, so being that the times all came out of the first qualifying practice, that didn’t help them going into the first moto. Our starts were good, though. Levi fell in both motos, so his results didn’t speak as they should have, but, overall, it was good considering he was still not feeling well. 

“Justin struggled a little bit in the first moto, but in the second moto, he was able to pass Jett for second at one point, which was solid. The rest of the guys fared well for their first time here. A lot of our guys haven’t raced the whole series before, and there are tracks that they’ve never ridden. This track was extremely difficult and was challenging for everybody. I think the rest of the tracks that we’ll face this year will be good for us. We’ll continue to work hard and move forward with what we need to do during the week and show up to the races ready to compete for wins.”

“The day started off all right, I just didn’t get very good stars today and didn’t put myself in a good position. I didn’t make much progress in the first moto, but in the second one, I was able to make a few passes and get up to the Lawrence Brothers (Hunter and Jett). I even made a pass on Jett for a second, but I just didn’t have the pace to run with them. I wasn’t that comfortable out there; this is always one of those tracks that is a little tough to ride. We’re going to take the positives from this weekend, but we definitely need to be better and need to give those guys a fight.”

“It started off pretty good in qualifying. I felt like I had a pretty good pace today, but there were some things that kind of held me back. I felt good in that first moto and got a good start and ran up there for a little bit, but I didn’t make passes early enough. I got stuck there and then pumped up a little bit and went back at the end. In the second moto, I got a horrible start and I had to work through the pack. So, it was an okay day, but it was also my first time here, so we’ll just learn from it and come back stronger.”

“I’d say the only positive today was two good starts. I just really struggled with kind of everything. I fell the first lap in both motos while I was up front, so I could blame that, but to be honest, just riding-wise I didn’t feel comfortable out there. At the end of the day, I’m glad I’m healthy and we’ll come back stronger at RedBud and do our best.”

“It was another up-and-down day. I qualified really well in eighth, which is the best I’ve qualified so far. When it came to racing, I just wasn’t really riding at my full potential. I wasn’t really gelling with the track or my bike. This track is tough. It was my first time here and it was completely different from what I expected, but no excuses. We’re going to go back and work on our weaknesses during this off-weekend and come back at RedBud.”

“It was kind of a tough day. My qualifying wasn’t that great and then in the first moto, I was around 10th and ended up getting something stuck in my rear brake. I had to roll around a little bit, then it finally freed up and I made a few passes and ended up 12th. In the second moto, it was just a bad first lap and I didn’t put myself in a good spot. I was kind of in the same place the whole moto and didn’t really gain or lose much. Overall, the day wasn’t that great, but we learned some things and we’ll move on to Red Bud.”