The track and conditions are always a challenging pair for the riders in Southern Maryland, but Barcia goes well at this track. He came around the first turn near the front in moto one and kept his No. 51 Yamaha YZ450F inside the top 10 in seventh. He was as high as fifth but brought it home in sixth by the end of the moto. Knowing his conditioning was there, Barcia was able to push just as hard in moto two. He came around in sixth at the start and managed to keep pushing with the front pack to finish fifth for sixth overall on the day.
Following a solid week of testing in California, Plessinger came into the moto with confidence to bring home his best result this season. He didn’t get the start he was looking for in 18th, but that didn’t hold him back from pushing inside the top 10. Plessinger made it up to the top 10 by the halfway point of the race and eventually grabbed the ninth place spot by the end of the moto. Moto two had him starting inside the top 10 and he maintained his position throughout the toughest moto of the day to secure ninth, granting him eighth overall at the penultimate round.
The final race for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team will be at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana on August 24.
