After a spectacular crash last weekend and recovering to finish on the podium, Davalos was 100-percent ready for the weekend. He was able to ride a portion of the track on Friday for the media, which allowed him to dial in the track quickly. In his heat race, Davalos battled back and forth for the lead, but being the first race of the night the track was extremely slippery and he settled for third. After a less than ideal start, it was déjà vu from Anaheim 1. Davalos was caught up in a first lap pile-up and got up at the tail end of the field. Desperate to keep his championship hopes alive, he worked his way through the pack and finished 12th. Anaheim has not been kind to Davalos thus far, but he will look to return to the podium in Oakland.
“The night started really well,” said Davalos. “The track was super slippery in the heat race, but I was happy to battle up front. In the main, my gate double bounced and I hit it, so I was already last and then got caught up in a crash the next corner. I started to come through the pack pretty good, but then got taken out again. We’re going to re-group and try again in Oakland.”