00:00Hello, welcome to the CV's Flight Channel.
00:30Wanted to watch him.
00:30Let's see if he can get a start like Eli Tomac got.
00:33That tight right-hander, first corner, he 2-450s.
00:38Malcolm Stewart got a great start.
00:40Here comes Hunter Lawrence.
00:41And Joey Cevacci in the mix as well.
00:44Great start by Hunter Lawrence and Malcolm.
00:47I'm going to have to be quiet if Malcolm takes over this lead
00:50because we've got to have this border crowd go wild.
00:52Here he is.
00:53What a switchback from Lawrence.
00:54Wow, you talk about an audible man.
00:56And I'm going to tell you what, watching...
00:59Oh, whoop!
01:00Whoa!
01:03Malcolm was nice to him, but that's what you expect at this level,
01:07in the 4-50 level.
01:08You know, they ain't going to do what they...
01:12We pause for the roar of the crowd.
01:15Yeah, I mean, going epic like you said, James, your brother,
01:18contending, getting into this lead.
01:20They are loving it.
01:22I brought the kids, Uncle Mal, last time we were here.
01:25That was Tampa.
01:26Let's see what you can do.
01:26Good to see him out here.
01:28Talked to him early.
01:29He said his shoulders feeling a lot better.
01:31In the last couple of weekends, you've been seeing the ride.
01:33Look at these guys going back and forth.
01:36What an epic battle on the first lap of this race.
01:39Here comes Malcolm!
01:47Back and forth for the lead of this race on the opening lap between Hunter Lawrence and Malcolm Stewart.
01:55I'm going to go ahead and say, Ricky, great job at this track design.
01:58We always wonder how we race.
02:01Well, there you go.
02:01These guys have been passing every corner here.
02:03I appreciate that.
02:05You know, it's tough.
02:06It looks one way on paper and then you get it in real time.
02:09Like, oh, no.
02:10It wasn't what I really drawed up or hoped that it would be.
02:14And it has become fantastic.
02:16Again, not overly complicated because just this dirt breaks away.
02:20It makes it hard enough.
02:21But it's racy.
02:23And that's what I'm so stoked on.
02:26You talk about what last weekend was able to do for Hunter Lawrence.
02:29The narrative on him has always been the opening lap speed.
02:33And these heat races, after having that time off in between practice,
02:36you would think that maybe Hunter would struggle.
02:38But, man, I've seen a different router these last two weekends.
02:41And after last weekend, for him to come out and make those passes, he is aggressive.
02:45And that's just all confidence on the 96.
02:48I think from the beginning of the season, you know,
02:50when he knew that's where he needed to get better, the beginning of those races,
02:54the first 10 minutes, he has slowly gotten better.
02:56Basically, after week two, I would say.
02:59And he looks really comfortable in his motorcycle tonight.
03:02No Chase Sexton here, but Garrett March-
03:05Hello.
03:06Welcome to the CV's Flight Channel.
03:09They go virtually side-by-side there.
03:10They're fighting over fourth place at the moment,
03:12behind Joey Cevacci, ahead of Colt Nichols.
03:16Yeah, good to see Garrett up here.
03:17He had a tough start to the season.
03:19Actually didn't make the main event, and then kind of struggled.
03:22But, obviously, with his teammate, they're just working on the motorcycle,
03:25getting better.
03:25And Garrett's a rookie.
03:27Good to see him back out here.
03:28Yeah, I hate to see the news from Chase Sexton.
03:30Hopefully, he will be back sooner than later.
03:33The sport is a better place with him in there.
03:35He's had a rough season, but how about this guy?
03:39Joey Cevacci, man.
03:40I mean, the last three weeks on this quad lock Honda, he has been bringing it.
03:45I mean, he is like another guy.
03:47It reminds me of the days when he was on the 250 contending for championships.
03:52Prior to tonight, just a few hours ago, I spoke to team owner Yurif Konski.
03:56He said he is so proud and pleased with this guy and his ability to grow and lead.
04:03He's listening, he's learning, he's growing, and he's taken a leadership role within the team
04:08and is flourishing.
04:09He also acknowledged some extra assistance from Honda.
04:13Yeah, he got a, whoa.
04:15Malcolm just makes a slight mistake and isn't able to get through that rhythm lane,
04:21and that allows Joe to get by and make the move.
04:23But this is an impressive ride, not only for Malcolm, but Joey as well, because Joey's
04:28more of a precise, not necessarily a bulldog on the motorcycle.
04:33So for him to show this speed and look that aggressive is very impressive.
04:38I mean, you just go back to what he was able to do last weekend, having all those guys
04:42and, you know, get around Eli Tomac in that heat race.
04:45And even though he had the trouble in the main event, he's still real good.
04:48But I'm with you.
04:49I was joking around with Lee earlier.
04:50I call him Joey Versace.
04:52That's how good he's been looking.
04:53I love it.
04:54He's looking that stylish.
04:56He was third quickest in qualifying on this quad lock Honda.
05:00And things this 2026 season is going so well for him.
05:03James, you talk about it a lot.
05:05I hear you mention it about confidence.
05:07What a certain ride does for these athletes.
05:12And I feel like, you know, talking about that confidence.
05:15Joey now is, he's believing in himself.
05:18He's having these good rides.
05:19He's running up front.
05:20And he's getting better starts.
05:22And I think, again, it's just his confidence.
05:24No, I agree.
05:25And just like the guy up in front, sometimes you have those injuries and it wears on you.
05:31But now you're starting to see it.
05:32And a guy that can survive through that, like Joey and Hunter Lawrence, it just makes them
05:36so much better riders.
05:37As we're watching Christian Craig and Colt Nichols battling sixth and seventh back here.
05:42This is a great ride for Colt Nichols.
05:46You know, we haven't seen a whole lot of him up here.
05:48And this is a past champion.
05:50Okay, divisional, 250 divisional champion.
05:53So to see him up here finally battling, it's great to see.
05:56Look at that.
05:58Check out that graphic on the left of your screen.
05:59Christian Craig and his speed through the whoops.
06:02It has always been his specialty and his strength.
06:05And it has not left him.
06:07Quick look there.
06:08Justin Hill is fighting to try and get by Tristan Lane to make it in and get that final transfer
06:13position.
06:14Here is Justin and that's the gap that he's got to make up.
06:17Yeah, but having the rider in front of Tristan might help him out.
06:21And there's, you don't want to do any more extra laps on here on this racetrack.
06:25Oh, you're exactly right.
06:27So be nice if Justin can get him.
06:28And he needs to do it while Tristan's stuck behind Lane right here.
06:32Or actually that's Vince Freeze right ahead.
06:34Yep, Vince Freeze.
06:35So Tristan's gone up a position.
06:39JT.
06:40Just watching Justin Hill.
06:42Ricky, you mentioned 250 divisional champs.
06:44Well, think about this class.
06:45Justin Hill, your 2017 divisional champ.
06:48Colt Nichols, your 21.
06:49Christian Craig, 22.
06:51Hunter Lawrence, 23.
06:52And Joey Savace almost won himself.
06:55So basically to succeed in this class, you better bring a divisional championship with you.
06:59Well, and that's a great point.
07:00And I think, you know, a lot of people say maybe they don't win a 250 championship.
07:05And they're getting antsy.
07:07They want to go to that premier level.
07:08And I hear it quite a bit.
07:10James and Lee is like, I'll be better on the 450, be better on the 450.
07:14But like Jason Thomas just told us, a lot of these guys in the 450 are multi-time 250 champs
07:22and have won championships.
07:24And then, whoa, hold on to it.
07:26Anxious moment there for Malcolm Stewart.
07:28Here comes Justin Cooper.
07:29Yeah.
07:30A lot of mistakes from a lot of these guys in that sand section.
07:33It looks like Malcolm's struggling a little bit.
07:36Kind of keep focused.
07:37Joey was able to get around there.
07:38He pulled away.
07:39And as Justin goes up the inside, we'll have to talk to brother between races here.
07:44Tell him, hey.
07:45Sent him a friendly text.
07:46Yeah, we got to represent Poe Caliber better than this, but we'll be fine.
07:51Justin Cooper set the fastest lap of the race, RC.
07:54So no surprise to see him surging forward on this final lap.
07:58That is a, that was a really impressive pass.
08:00Nice heat win for the man who won the main event last week in Arlington.
08:05Hunter Lawrence continues his winning streak.
08:11And we go back to that fight for the ninth and final position.
08:18Let's see if this is for a transfer.
08:20Let's see if Justin get it power down.
08:22Nope.
08:23It's going to go to Vince Friese.
08:24Oh.
08:25So Justin Hill will see you in the last chance qualifier.
08:31And this guy, the championship leader, just goes from strength to strength in a season
08:37where his little bro has been on the sidelines.
08:40It's Hunter's time to shine.
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