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he was sure that he could be a serious threat by the time the checkered flag
ber 27, he would make his way around after a miscalculation and stall of the Honda pilot; Barcia, being in the right place at the correct time, would go on
to lay down flawless laps. In consecutive fashion, his lead would continue to grow, taking the heat race win and eager for the main event to begin. With the skies now opening up, Justin Barcia would embrace the moisture that would
be falling from the sky, welcoming the rain with open arms. Fourth place on lap one, he would work his way around Jason Anderson shortly thereafter. It was an unexpected top three for a good portion of the moto, with Wilson out front, Stewart in tow, and Barcia, now third. With the top three staying sound for a large chunk of the outing, things would begin to tighten up around lap thirteen. It was here, where lap traffic, and a matter of treacherous conditions would begin to combine, creating a log-jam effect. Stewart would then try and pass Wilson, subsequently sliding out; Barcia would then inherit second. Dean, now trying
to hold onto the win with all of his might, just couldn’t hold off the charge of the 51, and would relinquish the lead to JB, on lap fifteen. With Roczen now being his closest companion, Barcia would finagle his way through lap traffic, leap- ing through the double-double combination and blitzing the whoops to the best of his abilities. Spraying all behind with the tread of his rear wheel, he would smoke the clutch all the way to a race win, panic revving the bike over the finish line, in an assertive style.
“IT FEELS GOOD... I’M EXTREMELY HAPPY I GOT THE WIN.”
JUSTIN BARCIA
IMAGES / LANNAN WORDS / MATTINGLY
had flown. Placed in an absolutely stacked heat race, Barcia’s quick release of
the clutch had him just behind Malcolm Stewart to begin. Hounding the num-
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