BRASELTON, Ga. – ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly drew first blood in the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship with his victory over rival Richie Escalante in the season-opener at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Saturday. The tight battles at the front of the Supersport field that were an every-race occurrence last year between reigning champion Escalante and title runner-up Kelly picked up right where they left off in Supersport race one at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The HONOS Kawasaki rider, who ended up having to race his 2020 HONOS Kawasaki after crashing his 2021 green machine in final qualifying, couldn’t match Kelly’s pace. I really do think this race was if not the best, one of the best of my career just because of the pace I had.”.
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