For the first time in the sport's history, Daytona hosted the 250SX West division, and
Jordan Bailey grabbed the holeshot. Rookie
Stilez Robertson immediately took over the lead and looked smooth on what is considered one of the toughest tracks on the circuit.
Alex Martin held second for the first five minutes of the 15-minute plus one lap race.
Cameron McAdoo was on the move and after taking second from Martin set his sights on the rookie up front. With just under five minutes on the race clock McAdoo got into the lead and brought it home for his first ever Supercross victory and his first time leading the championship points.
The winner of the opening round of the division's series,
Justin Cooper, got wedged between riders and the tuff blox in the second corner and was forced to fight back from outside the top 10. The Yamaha rider seemed to make quick early progress and eventually reached fourth place with one minute left on the clock but he could not catch
Pierce Brown, who earned third place in his first race back after an ACL surgery and long recovery. 2020 Daytona winner
Garrett Marchbanks rounded out the top five.
"That was unreal. That is what we work so hard for," McAdoo said of his maiden win. "I can‰Ûªt thank all of the guys at Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki enough for providing me all of the tools to get here. I have such a great team behind me. I have to give a special shout out to my mom because in 2016, she drove me all the way out here to Daytona in a van and now this is where we are. This is just the beginning and I look forward to continue working my butt off for more nights like this.‰Û
