00:00Here we go!
00:07Scott Menchigan to lead him into turn one!
00:10He got tagged!
00:13And Roman pegged the Frenchman with the whole shot.
00:16But here comes the master of the LCQ so far this year.
00:19Mitchell Harrison out of Michigan.
00:21On the blaster, Parkzilla Kawasaki to the lead.
00:25I thought Mitchell was going to get him up the inside there
00:28because he hung tight.
00:30Oh, look at Cartwright!
00:32Cartwright, yeah!
00:33Talk about day job, he's got one.
00:35Yeah, the computer programmer went to college here at Florida State.
00:40That's right, graduated in the real world but still out here grinding.
00:46Cartwright hasn't made a 450 main since 2023.
00:49Took last year off and came back and I said,
00:53is this a one-year thing?
00:54And he's like, I don't want to ever stop ever.
00:56I love it.
00:57It's not about the money, he's got a job.
00:58He just loves it.
00:59But he hasn't had the starts this year.
01:01But he's got it dialed right now, running second Cartwright.
01:04I mean, and they're, let's be real, I mean,
01:07these last chance qualifiers, they got some heat in them for sure.
01:11Well, where's McElrath?
01:12He's in sixth.
01:13So he's up against the ropes right now on the 12.
01:17Here he is, working on pace.
01:22He's probably playing it cool right now.
01:24Not often is he in this position.
01:26And I'll tell you what, this is a wild race.
01:28And let these first couple laps settle out, get single file,
01:32then start picking them off, getting into that transfer position.
01:36He's right there.
01:37McElrath won the last chance qualifier at Anaheim 2.
01:41So this is two trips to the LCQ, not what he wants this year.
01:44But watch out, the guys behind him going fast.
01:47John Short on the number 90, veteran out of Texas, charging hard.
01:52And there's Tristan Lane, looking for that Rocky Mountain money,
01:56making moves as well.
01:57Lane's battling with Short.
02:00JT, watching McElrath here.
02:02You're seeing McElrath, and that's what I wanted to lead to,
02:05is I think if he just picks and chooses his spots,
02:08he is superior in the loops to pretty much everybody in this LCQ
02:12outside of maybe Harrison.
02:13So if you wait and you're patient and you protect yourself
02:16from those dive palm attempts like John Short made there,
02:19he can simply blast past those guys in the loop.
02:22So I think he's making the right approach.
02:24Be patient everywhere.
02:25And then when you get your spot, make the most of it.
02:28Well, we've seen it before.
02:29This is not a full factory team, but it's an upper-level team.
02:31Yeah.
02:32And McElrath is a very accomplished rider.
02:34A lot of 250 wins.
02:35Oh, yeah.
02:36Is that the biggest separator of bike and skill in Supercross?
02:39When you go to the loops and you get a little bit better stuff?
02:42Yeah, I mean, certainly the bike does help.
02:44But, I mean, these bikes have come a long way.
02:48The suspension has just how they perform.
02:51And, uh, but it definitely...
02:54Oh!
02:55Moran's!
02:56Moran's!
02:57No room on the inside!
02:58Yeah, it looks like he wasn't anticipating...
03:01Was that, uh...
03:02Was it...
03:03Did he run into paper?
03:04Yeah, I'm one of the Omaha riders.
03:06I missed the number.
03:07McElrath continuing to go to work right now.
03:09He's up to third, and now battling Cartwright.
03:12Look out!
03:13Yeah, I mean, it helps to have factory suspension.
03:16But also, you know, factory suspension can be finicky.
03:20It can work against you.
03:21Not all the time.
03:22Just sometimes.
03:23But overall, these things perform extremely well.
03:27Just what you can buy from the showroom.
03:29And that's what the likes of Cartwright would have.
03:33Upgraded from stock, but nothing exotic in his motorcycle.
03:36Yeah, like when I ride my 450, I mean, they're just so fast anymore.
03:41With EFI, it's, uh...
03:44They come a long ways, JT, since me and you are on here.
03:50Uh, McElrath showing what he can do.
03:52Actually, Cartwright's hanging in there.
03:54He is keeping the heat on Mitchell Harrison.
03:56Well, then you look at the lap times.
03:58I mean, he does have some breathing room.
04:00So, McElrath gets by him right here around the outside.
04:05No reason to panic just yet.
04:07See behind him.
04:08Hey, Lane is done.
04:09Yeah.
04:10He has moved up to fourth RC, so he can get the double payout
04:13from Rocky Mountain ATVMC.
04:15Look at it two grand if he can make it in.
04:17Oh, yeah.
04:19Freddy Noren, though.
04:21The rider out of Sweden, closing the gap.
04:25Freddy looking pretty fast here in fifth.
04:27Those two riders on the bottom.
04:29Only one is gonna make the main if it ends like this.
04:31Yeah, time running out.
04:32They're gonna have two laps.
04:34Mitchell Harrison's gonna cross the stripe with about 20 seconds remaining.
04:40So, next time they come by, it'll be the white flag.
04:42Harrison has won three LCQs in his career, looking for the fourth of his last lap.
04:49Norrin has not made a main.
04:52Got a shot at it with Lane right now in that bottom box.
04:55Norrin with the pink gear.
04:57Needs to make a pass.
04:59Lane doing a great job holding the ball.
05:01McElrath putting heat on the leader now.
05:06See, this is, you know, where Tristan Lane, he has to ride so defensive here.
05:13So, sometimes when you ride defensive, you can't, oh, that's McElrath on the top of your screen,
05:17trying to get by into the lead over Mitchell Harrison.
05:20But this is where it puts...
05:22Look at Freddie.
05:23Lane, yep.
05:24Freddie's got a different line to this rhythm.
05:26Lane goes flying.
05:27Oh, no.
05:28He comes up short.
05:29Bike just sticks.
05:30He goes over.
05:31Oh, that's gonna put Norrin into the main.
05:34A heartbreaker for Lane.
05:35Checkered flag in sight.
05:36Will it be McElrath or Harrison?
05:38Wheel to wheel.
05:39No, white flag.
05:40A white flag.
05:41That's right.
05:42Now it's white flag.
05:43Still wheel to wheel.
05:44Harrison stands.
05:45McElrath up.
05:46McElrath back underneath.
05:47Takes the lead.
05:48Yeah, it turns down early right there and makes the move.
05:54I thought that was last lap.
05:56That was my bad.
05:57Norrin was hustling, and then Lane goes down, so Norrin has it.
06:03Got paid back there in fifth.
06:06So, man, that's gotta be a sigh of relief for Norrin, who has not made a main so far this year.
06:12It's a pretty rough season for the veteran out of Sweden last year.
06:15And this might be the shot in the arm he needed.
06:18As for McElrath, it's the best he can do.
06:21He's gonna have the 19th kick pick for the main event.
06:24Rider originally out of North Carolina.
06:30He's found a great home with Yariv Khonski's Quad Lock Honda team.
06:34who have taken a lot of riders who deserve really good rides, and he has given them good rides, including the number 12.
06:41Shane McElrath wins the LCQ over Harrison.
06:46Oh, yeah.
06:47Cartwright's in, and so is Norrin.
06:51First maintenance of the year for both of them.
06:53So here's the box.
06:54You just fix the gear.
06:56Right.
06:57Oh, yeah.
06:58You just got a lot of riders on the ceiling.
06:59And now you're ready.
07:00You've got to wait.
07:01I'm waiting in a couple of riders on the balcony.
07:02I just got to wait.
07:03Thank you, I'm ready.
07:04Not a man.
07:05You're ready.
07:06I'm ready.
07:07Oh, yeah.
07:08Well, I'm ready.
07:10I'm ready.
07:11I'm ready for the car too.
07:12You're ready.
07:13So I'm ready.
07:14I'm ready for the car too.
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