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Blow by blow reports from the 250-450 AMA SX Mains in Detroit

2024 AMA Supercross Championship

Round Five – Ford Field, Detroit

No rain this week!


250 Main

The 250 East Championship got underway with a turn one pile-up including Haiden Deegan, Jalek Swoll, Cameron McAdoo, Seth Hammaker, Evan Ferry and Tom Vialle.  The event seemed to be triggered by Hammaker getting out of shape and punting Vialle, who then got tangled up with a gaggle of riders.

250 Main

Most were up and running quickly enough but Deegan’s YZ250F had sustained some damage. The youngster continued to circulate but indicated to his crew he had problems.  Hammaker visited the mechanics to try and get his bike bent back straight.

250 Main

Well away from that melee had been Chance Hymas, Austin Forkner and Max Anstie.  Forkner moved through to the lead early on then started to pull away from Hymas.

Austin Forkner

As the track roughed up into the second half of the bout Anstie managed to reel in Hymas, eventually taking that second position and pulling away from the teenager.

Daxton Bennick then also chased down and passed Hymas, the 17-year-old then pulled away from the HRC rider to claim his first podium.

Daxton Bennick

All the while Forkner had been completely untroubled up front, taking a clear victory over Anstie despite the Brit chasing him hard over the latter part of the race.

The polar opposite of how Forkner’s season started in 2023, when he was on the deck before turn one with a torn ACL. What a way to make a comeback, and you could tell how much it meant to him.

Austin Forkner

Jalek Swoll put Triumph firmly inside the top ten on debut, despite getting caught up in that turn one melee. A sixth place finish a huge shot in the arm for Triumph’s fledgling campaign.

Jalek Swoll

Spanish rookie Guillem Farres impressed with an eighth place finish ahead of Henry Miller.

250 Podium – Forkner, Anstie, Bennick

After showing such strong form early on Chance Hymas slipped back through the field in the closing laps to finish tenth.

McAdoo recovered from that turn one fall to claim seven-points for 15th place.

Haiden Deegan

Deegan battled on with his bent up bike to claim six-points but was two laps down by the flag. The youngster’s right-hand bar was bent a long way forward and it was a wonder he was able to effectively use the throttle and front brake to lap what was a pretty brutal course.

The damage to Deegan’s bars is clear in this shot he posted on socials.

250 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Austin Forkner Kawasaki 21 Laps
2 Max Anstie Honda +02.557
3 Daxton Bennick Yamaha +06.162
4 Coty Schock Yamaha +21.884
5 Pierce Brown GASGAS +24.562
6 Jalek Swoll Triumph +39.979
7 Henry Miller Honda +45.324
8 Guillem Farres Husqvarna +50.828
9 Marshal Weltin Yamaha 20 Laps
10 Chance Hymas Honda +08.911
11 Trevor Colip Honda +10.279
12 Luca Marsalisi Honda +14.831
13 Preston Boespflug Suzuki +19.074
14 Nicholas Romano Yamaha +30.207
15 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki +37.212
16 Haiden Deegan Yamaha 19 Laps
17 Gage Linville GASGAS +16.086
18 Tom Vialle KTM 18 Laps
19 Bryton Carroll Yamaha 16 Laps
20 Cullin Park Honda 6 Laps
21 Seth Hammaker Kawasaki DNF
22 Evan Ferry Triumph DNF

250 East Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Austin Forkner 25
2 Max Anstie 22
3 Daxton Bennick 20
4 Coty Schock 18
5 Pierce Brown 17
6 Jalek Swoll 16
7 Henry Miller 15
8 Guillem Farres 14
9 Marshal Weltin 13
10 Chance Hymas 12
11 Trevor Colip 11
12 Luca Marsalisi 10
13 Preston Boespflug 9
14 Nicholas Romano 8
15 Cameron Mcadoo 7
16 Haiden Deegan 6
17 Gage Linville 5
18 Tom Vialle 4
19 Bryton Carroll 3
20 Cullin Park 2
21 Seth Hammaker 1
22 Evan Ferry 0

450 Main

450 Main

Jett Lawrence scored the holeshot ahead of Chase Sexton and Eli Tomac. 

450 Main

Dylan Ferrandis fourth, Jason Anderson fifth, Malcolm Stewart sixth ahead of Ken Roczen.

450 Main

Hunter Lawrence ninth early on while last week’s Aason Plessinger was down in 14th place on lap one.

While challenging Anderson for sixth place a couple of laps in Malcolm Stewart went down and by the time he was going again was way down in 20th place.

Ken Roczen had been steadily working his way forward, passing Anderson and Ferrandis to move up to fourth place with 16-minutes left on the shot clock. The German was the fastest man on track at this juncture and that saw him reel in and pass Tomac for third place.

Ken Roczen passing Eli Tomac

Cooper Webb was also working his way forward, relegating Anderson to seventh place by one-third race distance.   

Dylan Ferrandis then got the better of Eli Tomac. Moments later Tomac’s team-mate Cooper Webb relegated him further to sixth place. Tomac obviously not real comfortable and just hanging on for points.

Dylan Ferrandis

Jason Anderson also not on top of his game, making some mistakes which allowed Aaron Plessinger to close in and attack the Kawasaki rider. But things then got worse for Tomac as both Plessinger and Anderson pushed him further back to seventh.

Jett Lawrence

Jett had a clear four-second lead over Chase Sexton with seven-minutes remaining but a mistake almost cost him dearly, the youngster saved it and lost little ground, but that was a warning.   Ken Roczen was still third while Webb had moved up to fourth. Jason Anderson had regrouped and was back up to fifth place after getting the better of Ferrandis and Plessinger.  Further back Hunter Lawrence had relegated Tomac to ninth.

Jason Anderson

At the last lap flag Jett led Sexton by six-seconds. Roczen was a further eight-seconds away in third but with a handy nine-second buffer over Cooper Webb.

Jett Lawrence

Jett Lawrence the first two-time winner so far this season and a repeat performance of round one, leading every lap.

Chase Sexton bagging great points once again with that second place finish and moved into the championship lead and will take the red plate to Arlington in two weeks time.

450 Main Podium

Roczen moves up the championship table to seventh off the back of that podium.  The German also carded the fastest lap of the race and said that he was really happy with how he rode.

At the top of the table it is incredibly close. 98 points for Sexton, 97 for Jett and 96 for Plessinger. Cooper Webb also looming large only four-points further behind. Riders now have a weekend off before reconvening in Texas on February 24.

450 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence Honda 28 Laps
2 Chase Sexton KTM +04.740
3 Ken Roczen Suzuki +14.709
4 Cooper Webb Yamaha +21.420
5 Jason Anderson Kawasaki +27.501
6 Aaron Plessinger KTM +28.382
7 Dylan Ferrandis Honda +37.612
8 Hunter Lawrence Honda +41.143
9 Justin Cooper Yamaha +49.231
10 Eli Tomac Yamaha 27 Laps
11 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +03.643
12 Justin Barcia GASGAS +04.184
13 Christian Craig Husqvarna +26.355
14 Shane McElrath Suzuki +33.573
15 Derek Drake Suzuki 26 Laps
16 Kyle Chisholm Suzuki +17.976
17 Dean Wilson Honda +33.849
18 Mitchell Harrison Kawasaki +42.733
19 Tristan Lane KTM +44.047
20 Benny Bloss Beta 23 Laps
21 Justin Hill KTM 20 Laps
22 Freddie Noren Kawasaki 2 Laps

450 Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Chase Sexton 98
2 Jett Lawrence 97
3 Aaron Plessinger 96
4 Cooper Webb 92
5 Jason Anderson 84
6 Eli Tomac 82
7 Ken Roczen 77
8 Dylan Ferrandis 77
9 Justin Barcia 59
10 Hunter Lawrence 52
11 Justin Cooper 49
12 Jorge Prado 45
13 Shane McElrath 41
14 Malcolm Stewart 37
15 Adam Cianciarulo 33
16 Dean Wilson 29
17 Christian Craig 29
18 Derek Drake 24
19 Justin Hill 16
20 Kyle Chisholm 15
21 Benny Bloss 11
22 Freddie Noren 11
23 Cade Clason 10
24 Austin Politelli 7
25 Vince Friese 6
26 Justin  Rodbell 5
27 Mitchell Harrison 4
28 Tristan Lane 3
29 Jason Clermont 1
30 Luke Kalaitzian 0

250 Qualifying Results

Pos Rider Bike Time
1 Pierce Brown GASGAS 44.116
2 Max Anstie Honda 44.492
3 Austin Forkner Kawasaki 44.571
4 Tom Vialle KTM 45.058
5 Seth Hammaker Kawasaki 45.149
6 Chance Hymas Honda 45.170
7 Daxton Bennick Yamaha 45.219
8 Haiden Deegan Yamaha 45.226
9 Guillem Farres Husqvarna 45.738
10 Jeremy Martin Yamaha 45.809
11 Jalek Swoll Triumph 45.868
12 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki 45.972
13 Cullin Park Honda 46.137
14 Marshal Weltin Yamaha 46.574
15 Henry Miller Honda 46.621
16 Trevor Colip Honda 46.668
17 Nicholas Romano Yamaha 46.697
18 Coty Schock Yamaha 46.848
19 Gage Linville GASGAS 47.363
20 Luca Marsalisi Honda 47.826
21 Ryder Floyd Honda 47.921
22 Hardy Munoz Kawasaki 48.018
23 Preston Boespflug Suzuki 48.129
24 Bryton Carroll Yamaha 48.260
25 Evan Ferry Triumph 48.278
26 Dominique Thury Kawasaki 48.429
27 Logan Leitzel Kawasaki 48.624
28 Lorenzo Locurcio GASGAS 48.689
29 Jack Rogers Kawasak 48.689
30 Mitchell Zaremba Yamah 49.171
31 Cory Carsten Suzuki 49.444
32 Vinny Luhovey Honda 49.532
33 Garrett Hoffman Yamaha 49.556
34 Bryce Shelly Yamaha 49.787
35 Marcus Phelps KTM 49.894
36 Ayden Shive Kawasaki 49.905
37 Tyler Stepek Honda 50.003
38 Logan Boye Kawasaki 50.280
39 Thomas Welch KTM 50.336
40 Hunter Cross KTM 50.338
Top 40 Riders Quaify
41 Jackson Gray Husqvarna 50.434
42 Cole Bradford Kawasaki 50.509
43 Gerhard Matamoros KTM 51.002
44 Keegan Rowley Yamaha 51.110
45 Jacob Glenn KTM 51.117
46 Gage Stine Yamaha 51.221
47 David Pulley Yamaha 51.780
48 Christopher Blackmer Yamaha 51.917
49 Nick Laurie GASGAS 52.417
50 Konnor Visger Honda 53.254

250 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki 10 Laps
2 Haiden Deegan Yamaha +00.635
3 Tom Vialle KTM +02.057
4 Chance Hymas Hond +05.651
5 Max Anstie Honda +17.986
6 Coty Schock Yamaha +25.345
7 Luca Marsalisi Honda +33.168
8 Trevor Colip Honda +34.633
9 Bryton Carroll Yamaha +35.447
10 Jeremy Martin Yamaha 9 Laps
11 Mitchell Zaremba Yamaha +39.036
12 Ayden Shive Kawasaki +41.442
13 Vinny Luhovey Honda +45.320
14 Marshal Weltin Yamaha +1m19.694
15 Jackson Gray Husqvarna +1m28.841
16 Logan Boye Kawasaki 8 Laps
17 Hardy Munoz Kawasaki +54.713
18 Bryce Shelly Yamaha 7 Laps
19 Hunter Cross KTM 2 Laps
20 Dominique Thury Kawasaki DNF

250 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Austin Forkner Kawasaki 10 Laps
2 Daxton Bennick Yamaha +02.806
3 Pierce Brown GASGAS +05.966
4 Seth Hammaker Kawasaki +06.474
5 Henry Miller Honda +15.499
6 Nicholas Romano Yamaha +16.465
7 Guillem Farres Husqvarna +17.735
8 Gage Linville GASGAS +22.534
9 Jalek Swoll Triumph +23.558
10 Preston Boespflug Suzuki +25.481
11 Garrett Hoffman Yamaha +38.799
12 Ryder Floyd Honda +39.648
13 Logan Leitzel Kawasaki 9 Laps
14 Cory Carsten Suzuki +02.810
15 Jack Rogers Kawasaki +04.013
16 Marcus Phelps KTM +10.834
17 Thomas Welch KTM +19.119
18 Evan Ferry Triumph +50.333
19 Tyler Stepek Honda 8 Laps
20 Cullin Park Honda 2 Laps

250 LCQ Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Evan Ferry Triumph 8 Laps
2 Preston Boespflug Suzuki +01.614
3 Marshal Weltin Yamaha +05.866
4 Cullin Park Honda +07.719
5 Garrett Hoffman Yamaha +08.235
6 Ryder Floyd Honda +11.158
7 Ayden Shive Kawasaki +15.769
8 Logan Leitzel Kawasaki +18.903
9 Mitchell Zaremba Yamaha +19.724
10 Marcus Phelps KTM +23.356
11 Vinny Luhovey Honda +24.689
12 Jack Rogers Kawasaki +26.975
13 Dominique Thury Kawasaki +31.941
14 Jackson Gray Husqvarna +34.255
15 Logan Boye Kawasaki +35.319
16 Thomas Welch KTM +37.528
17 Hunter Cross KTM +54.580
18 Cory Carsten Suzuki 7 Laps
19 Hardy Munoz Kawasaki DNF
20 Jeremy Martin Yamaha DNS
21 Bryce Shelly Yamaha DNS
22 Tyler Stepek Honda DNS

450 Qualifying Results

Pos Rider Bike Time
1 Jett Lawrence Honda 43.190
2 Cooper Webb Yamaha 43.199
3 Chase Sexton KTM 43.285
4 Eli Tomac Yamaha 43.331
5 Ken Roczen Suzuki 43.350
6 Justin Cooper Yamaha 43.742
7 Jason Anderson Kawasaki 43.769
8 Hunter Lawrence Honda 43.915
9 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna 44.047
10 Aaron Plessinger KTM 44.066
11 Justin Hill KTM 44.142
12 Dylan Ferrandis Honda 44.176
13 Christian Craig Husqvarna 44.219
14 Justin Barcia GASGAS 44.815
15 Dean Wilson Honda 44.930
16 Mitchell Harrison Kawasaki 45.013
17 Derek Drake Suzuki 45.159
18 Jerry Robin Yamaha 45.378
19 Jeremy Hand Honda 45.412
20 Benny Bloss Beta 45.564
21 Devin Simonson Yamaha 45.653
22 Cade Clason Kawasaki 45.734
23 Shane McElrath Suzuki 45.747
24 Tristan Lane KTM 45.836
25 Freddie Noren Kawasaki 45.867
26 Kyle Chisholm Suzuki 45.899
27 Josh Cartwright Kawasaki 45.912
28 John Short Beta 45.999
29 Justin  Rodbell KTM 46.095
30 Hunter Schlosser KTM 46.347
31 Cheyenne Harmon Yamaha 46.352
32 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki 47.164
33 Brandon Marley Honda 47.586
34 Scotty Wennerstrom Kawasak 47.707
35 Jace Kessler Yamaha 47.797
36 Joel Wightman Yamaha 47.893
37 Joan Cros Kawasaki 48.092
38 Colby Copp KTM 48.143
39 Scott Meshey KTM 48.559
40 Austin Cozadd Kawasaki 48.610
Top 40 Riders Qualify
41 Robert Fitch Husqvarna 49.540
42 Brandon Pederson Yamaha 50.186
43 Rylan Munson Kawasaki 50.841
44 Deegan Hepp Honda 51.075

450 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Aaron Plessinger KTM 10 Laps
2 Justin Cooper Yamaha +03.873
3 Justin Barcia GASGAS +05.104
4 Hunter Lawrence Honda +07.917
5 Cooper Webb Yamaha] +09.495
6 Eli Tomac Yamaha +10.577
7 Dylan Ferrandis Honda +12.352
8 Kyle Chisholm Suzuki +23.778
9 Benny Bloss Beta +25.199
10 Tristan Lane KTM +27.284
11 Cade Clason Kawasaki +28.553
12 Jerry Robin Yamaha +30.134
13 John Short Beta +34.597
14 Mitchell Harrison Kawasaki 9 Laps
15 Joel Wightman Yamaha +01.353
16 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki +08.433
17 Scotty Wennerstrom Kawasaki +29.573
18 Hunter Schlosser KTM +33.079
19 Austin Cozadd Kawasaki +37.332
20 Colby Copp KTM +45.490

450 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence Honda 10 Laps
2 Ken Roczen Suzuki +03.328
3 Jason Anderson Kawasaki +04.317
4 Chase Sexton KTM 450 +05.315
5 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +07.524
6 Dean Wilson Honda +19.051
7 Christian Craig Husqvarna +22.508
8 Shane McElrath Suzuki +23.745
9 Derek Drake Suzuki +24.728
10 Justin Hill KTM 450 +28.618
11 Freddie Noren Kawasaki +41.403
12 Devin Simonson Yamaha +43.268
13 Cheyenne Harmon Yamaha +49.446
14 Josh Cartwright Kawasaki 9 Laps
15 Justin  Rodbell KTM 450 +11.868
16 Jace Kessler Yamaha +17.178
17 Scott Meshey KTM 450 +19.883
18 Joan Cros Kawasaki +24.064
19 Jeremy Hand Honda +35.425
20 Brandon Marley Honda +51.293

450 LCQ Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Hill KTM 8 Laps
2 Mitchell Harrison Kawasaki +02.514
3 Tristan Lane KTM +03.286
4 Freddie Noren Kawasaki +04.702
5 Jeremy Hand Honda +07.510
6 Cheyenne Harmon Yamaha +09.496
7 John Short Beta +11.405
8 Jerry Robin Yamaha +13.050
9 Devin Simonson Yamaha +13.538
10 Hunter Schlosser KTM +14.083
11 Jace Kessler Yamaha +21.818
12 Josh Cartwright Kawasaki +22.076
13 Justin  Rodbell KTM +22.475
14 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki +26.012
15 Scott Meshey KTM +28.108
16 Joel Wightman Yamaha +32.754
17 Colby Copp KTM +38.705
18 Scotty Wennerstrom Dallas, TX Kawasaki +41.080
19 Joan Cros Kawasaki +42.742
20 Austin Cozadd Kawasaki +44.574
21 Brandon Marley Honda 7 Laps
22 Cade Clason Kawasaki 4 Laps


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Blow by blow recap from Seattle AMA Supercross

2023 AMA Supercross Championship

Round 11 – Lumen Field – Seattle, Washington State


250 Heat One

Carson Mumford and Hunter Yoder went through turn one side by side but it was Yoder that emerged with the early lead as Kaeden Amerine and Joshua Varize chased the Kawasaki pair. RJ Hampshire was way down in 13th early on.

Pierce Brown worked his way up to second place before half distance, splitting Mumford and Yoder. Brown then took the lead on his way to victory.  Mumford second.  Hampshire made it all the way up to third by the chequered flag.

250 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Pierce Brown GASGAS MC 250F 8 Laps
2 Carson Mumford Kawasaki KX250 +04.724
3 Rj Hampshire Husqvarna FC 250 RE +13.200
4 Hunter Yoder Kawasaki KX250 +15.612
5 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +16.214
6 Enzo Lopes Yamaha YZ250F +18.273
7 Kaeden Amerine KTM 250 SX-F +19.494
8 Cole Thompson Yamaha YZ250F +22.094
9 Anthony Rodriguez Honda CRF250R +24.023
10 Jerry Robin GASGAS MC 250F +24.926
11 Derek Drake Suzuki RM-Z250 +28.795
12 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS MC 250F +29.569
13 Maxwell Sanford Honda CRF250R +34.808
14 Brandon Scharer Suzuki RM-Z250 +45.341
15 Ty Freehill Yamaha YZ250F +54.612
16 Tre Fierro Kawasaki KX250 +1m22.061
17 Nicholas  Nisbet Honda CRF250R 7 Laps
18 Geran Stapleton GASGAS MC 250F +28.886
19 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki KX250 3 Laps
20 Chance Blackburn Yamaha YZ250F DNF

250 Heat Two

Jett Lawrence had topped qualifying but he got sandwiched on the run to turn one which allowed Levi Kitchen to sprint away to an early lead. Cameron McAdoo second and Jett Lawrence quickly up to third.

Lawrence and McAdoo then commenced battle, dusting each other up and swapping positions. That allowed Kitchen clear air and he streaked away to an unassailable lead.

Jett was playing it safe and biding his time, then made a move at the start of a rhythm section but McAdoo then jumped on to the back of Jett’s rear quarter taking both of them down. They both lost over ten seconds while on the deck, Stilez Robertson sweeping past them into second place.

McAdoo was up first but Jett chased him down to take third, the Aussie youngster then reeled in Robertson to take second and held that position to the chequered flag.  Levi Kitchen the clear victor.

250 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Levi Kitchen Yamaha YZ250F 8 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence Honda CRF250R +13.004
3 Stilez Robertson Yamaha YZ250F +15.538
4 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki KX250 +15.801
5 Max Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +17.199
6 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda CRF250R +17.661
7 Derek Kelley KTM 250 SX-F +24.656
8 Robbie Wageman Suzuki RM-Z250 +29.714
9 Max Miller KTM 250 SX-F +36.923
10 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha YZ250F +40.669
11 Dominique Thury Yamaha YZ250F +42.626
12 Luke Kalaitzian Honda CRF250R +47.942
13 Dilan Schwartz Suzuki RM-Z250 +52.209
14 RJ Wageman Yamaha YZ250F +56.567
15 Mcclellan Hile Honda CRF250R 7 Laps
16 Blaine Silveira Suzuki RM-Z250 +06.483
17 Chris Howell Yamaha YZ250F +08.354
18 Julien Benek Kawasaki KX250 2 Laps
19 Austin Politelli GASGAS MC 250F +02.063
20 Colby Copp GASGAS MC 250F 1 Laps

250 LCQ Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Derek Drake Suzuki RM-Z250 6 Laps
2 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha YZ250F +06.219
3 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS MC 250F +07.192
4 Austin Politelli GASGAS MC 250F +08.227
5 Jerry Robin GASGAS MC 250F +11.215
6 Maxwell Sanford Honda CRF250R +14.923
7 Dilan Schwartz Suzuki RM-Z250 +14.983
8 Dominique Thury Yamaha YZ250F +17.997
9 Luke Kalaitzian Honda CRF250R +20.352
10 Blaine Silveira Suzuki RM-Z250 +21.846
11 Brandon Scharer Suzuki RM-Z250 +23.450
12 Mcclellan Hile Honda CRF250R +24.802
13 Geran Stapleton GASGAS MC 250F +27.156
14 Colby Copp GASGAS MC 250F +28.268
15 RJ Wageman Yamaha YZ250F +30.830
16 Chris Howell Yamaha YZ250F +32.313
17 Chance Blackburn Yamaha YZ250F +39.253
18 Nicholas  Nisbet Honda CRF250R +53.113
19 Tre Fierro Kawasaki KX250 3 Laps
20 Ty Freehill Yamaha YZ250F +00.249
21 Julien Benek Kawasaki KX250 DNS

250 Main

Stilez Robertson ran a wide line into turn one and managed to emerge with the early race lead ahead of Yoder, Lawrence and McAdoo.

Jett was soon up to second place and looking for a safe way past Robertson.  Meanwhile Hampshire and Kitchen were catching them. Jett hit the lead five-minutes in.

Robertson then clashed with McAdoo in the whoops and went down pretty hard, Robertson took no further part in the race due to what looked like an injured shoulder. Hampshire then took second place from McAdoo and set about trying to chase down Lawrence.

Jett Lawrence went on to take his fourth victory from five Mains contested so far this season, extending his points lead over Hampshire out to 23-points with four rounds still remaining.

Hampshire second on the night. McAdoo third.

250 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence Honda CRF250R 18 Laps
2 Rj Hampshire Husqvarna FC 250 RE +02.712
3 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki KX250 +03.215
4 Enzo Lopes Yamaha YZ250F +21.139
5 Max Vohland KTM 250 SX-F FE +25.330
6 Levi Kitchen Yamaha YZ250F +31.140
7 Pierce Brown GASGAS MC 250F +34.975
8 Carson Mumford Kawasaki KX250 +48.682
9 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda CRF250R 17 Laps
10 Cole Thompson Yamaha YZ250F +01.021
11 Robbie Wageman Suzuki RM-Z250 +02.928
12 Joshua Varize KTM 250 SX-F +06.214
13 Derek Drake Suzuki RM-Z250 +08.609
14 Hunter Yoder Kawasaki KX250 +13.312
15 Derek Kelley KTM 250 SX-F +16.665
16 Max Miller KTM 250 SX-F +31.896
17 Austin Politelli GASGAS MC 250F +40.148
18 Anthony Rodriguez Honda CRF250R +43.398
19 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS MC 250F 16 Laps
20 Kaeden Amerine KTM 250 SX-F +15.352
21 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha YZ250F 14 Laps
22 Stilez Robertson Yamaha YZ250F 4 Laps

250 West Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 127
2 Rj Hampshire 104
3 Cameron Mcadoo 101
4 Mitchell Oldenburg 83
5 Enzo Lopes 82
6 Levi Kitchen 80
7 Max Vohland 70
8 Pierce Brown 67
9 Cole Thompson 59
10 Stilez Robertson 53
11 Derek Kelley 53
12 Dylan Walsh 49
13 Phillip Nicoletti 44
14 Robbie Wageman 41
15 Anthony Rodriguez 40
16 Hunter Yoder 40
17 Derek Drake 30
18 Mitchell Harrison 24
19 Joshua Varize 24
20 Dilan Schwartz 22
21 Carson Mumford 15
22 Jerry Robin 12
23 Maxwell Sanford 12
24 Austin Politelli 12
25 Max Miller 10
26 Dominique Thury 7
27 Hunter Schlosser 7
28 Wilson Todd 6
29 Geran Stapleton 5
30 Julien Benek 4
31 Hunter Cross 4
32 Brandon Scharer 4
33 Dylan Woodcock 3
34 Kaeden Amerine 3
35 Matt Moss 1
36 Brandon Ray 1
37 Austin Forkner 1

450 Heat One

Kevin Moranz got a great start but was quickly passed by Christian Craig with the Husky rider then breaking away. Aaron Plessinger third, Cole Seely fourth and Adam Cianciarulo fifth on lap one. Justin Barcia was down in tenth but wasted no time in working his way forward.

Barcia was up to fourth by lap three after passing Cole Seely and Dean Wilson but that was as far forward as he would get.  Christian Craig managed to fend off a late challenge from Aaron Plessinger to take the victory. Adam Cianciarulo fourth.

450 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Husqvarna FC 450 RE 8 Laps
2 Aaron Plessinger KTM 450 SX-F FE +01.423
3 Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki KX450SR +10.803
4 Justin Barcia GASGAS MC 450F +11.359
5 Dean Wilson Honda CRF450R +24.194
6 Cole Seely Honda CRF450R +28.412
7 Justin Hill KTM 450 SX-F +30.250
8 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +31.068
9 Kyle Chisholm Suzuki RM-Z450 +32.804
10 Fredrik Noren Kawasaki KX450SR +35.791
11 Logan Karnow Kawasaki KX450 +52.240
12 Joan Cros Kawasaki KX450 +1m00.324
13 Joshua Cartwright Kawasaki KX450 +1m12.385
14 Richard Taylor Kawasaki KX450 7 Laps
15 Bryson Gardner Honda CRF450R +09.050
16 Johnnie Buller Husqvarna FC 450 +11.559
17 Deven Raper Kawasaki KX450 +13.683
18 Addison Emory Yamaha YZ450F +17.136
19 Logan  Leitzel Kawasaki KX450 +54.315
20 Ryan Carlson Kawasaki KX250 +56.568

450 Heat Two

Plenty of heavy hitters in the second heat. Cooper Webb the early leader from Jason Anderson, Chase Sexton, Grant Harlan, Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac in sixth.

Tomac eventually worked his way up to third place and put in the fastest lap of the race but he couldn’t get on terms with Webb and Sexton before the chequered flag.  Webb the victor after managing to hold Sexton off over the final laps.

Anderson tangled with Sexton a couple of laps from the flag and went down, recovering to a fifth place finish behind Ken Roczen.

450 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE 8 Laps
2 Chase Sexton Honda CRF450R +00.490
3 Eli Tomac Yamaha YZ450F +02.648
4 Ken Roczen Suzuki RM-Z450 +13.284
5 Jason Anderson Kawasaki KX450SR +19.948
6 Benny Bloss Yamaha YZ450F +32.567
7 Justin Starling GASGAS MC 450F +35.878
8 Grant Harlan Yamaha YZ450F +37.043
9 Shane McElrath Suzuki RM-Z450 +37.589
10 Cade Clason Kawasaki KX450 +38.146
11 Josh Hill KTM 450 SX-F +44.416
12 Chase Marquier Kawasaki KX450 +59.942
13 Gared Steinke Husqvarna TC 250 7 Laps
14 Mason Kerr Honda CRF450R +01.023
15 Austin Cozadd Kawasaki KX450 +08.535
16 Scotty Wennerstrom Kawasaki KX450 +15.412
17 Parker Eales KTM 250 SX-F +21.711
18 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F +26.309
19 Joshua Greco GASGAS MC 450F +36.923
20 David Pulley Jr Yamaha YZ250F 6 Laps

450 LCQ Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Joshua Cartwright Kawasaki KX450 6 Laps
2 Josh Hill KTM 450 SX-F +00.617
3 Fredrik Noren Kawasaki KX450SR +06.783
4 Cade Clason Kawasaki KX450 +08.858
5 Logan Karnow Kawasaki KX450 +14.295
6 Joan Cros Kawasaki KX450 +19.534
7 Chase Marquier Kawasaki KX450 +21.927
8 Gared Steinke Husqvarna TC 250 +23.028
9 Mason Kerr Honda CRF450R +23.938
10 Scotty Wennerstrom Kawasaki KX450 +30.910
11 Richard Taylor Kawasaki KX450 +32.892
12 Austin Cozadd Kawasaki KX450 +34.138
13 Johnnie Buller Husqvarna FC 450 +35.707
14 Deven Raper Kawasaki KX450 +37.194
15 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F +41.610
16 Parker Eales KTM 250 SX-F +42.349
17 Joshua Greco GASGAS MC 450F +48.900
18 Bryson Gardner Honda CRF450R +49.309
19 Logan  Leitzel Kawasaki KX450 +49.359
20 Addison Emory Yamaha YZ450F 5 Laps
21 David Pulley Jr Yamaha YZ250F +08.385
22 Ryan Carlson Kawasaki KX250 +10.186

450 Main

Eli Tomac and Chase Sexton were side by side out of turn one but the early leader was Kevin Moranz. Ken Roczen pushed Tomac back to fourth late on the opening lap. Moranz then ran off the circuit which promoted Sexton through to the lead, Roczen up to second, Tomac third, Cianciarulo fourth and Webb fifth.

As the race progressed Tomac got stronger and stronger.  The defending champion picked off Webb, then Cianciarulo and then Roczen to move up to second place with 14-minutes left on the shot clock. At this juncture Sexton had a three-second lead but a few minutes later he made a mistake and went over the bars.

That allowed Tomac to sweep through to the lead, Webb up to second and Roczen up to third, relegating Sexton to fourth where he was immediately challenged by Barcia.

It looked as though Cooper Webb might have the speed to close down Tomac but a few small mistakes prevented him from getting on terms with the Yamaha man.

Tomac the victor ahead of Webb and the two are now tied on 248-points apiece with six battles remaining in this 17 battle war.

Justin Barcia rounded out the podium ahead of Jason Anderson and Chase Sexton.  Ken Roczen sixth, Aaron Plessinger seventh.

Cooper Webb – P2

I didn’t gel very well with the track in practice at all, struggled to find a flow, and knew that for the night show, it was time to step up. The Heat race gave me a bit of a spark to know that we were in it, which was good to win that, and I knew the track was going to break down – that’s something that I excel at. It was definitely good to bounce back. This morning, if you were to tell me I was going to be on the podium I would have been quite happy, so to be able to fight like that to P2 and stay within the battle was awesome.”

Justin Barcia – P3

I felt good and qualified fourth. In the heat race, I finished fourth. I didn’t get the greatest start but I rode really well. In the main event, it was the same. I didn’t get off to the best start, then had a lot of battles and charged all the way up to third. I closed in on second but didn’t have quite enough time. The bike was really good. I had a lot of fun and the team crushed it. We are on the gas and going forward, going for that win.”

450 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac Yamaha YZ450F 23 Laps
2 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F FE +04.798
3 Justin Barcia GASGAS MC 450F +05.466
4 Jason Anderson Kawasaki KX450SR +14.721
5 Chase Sexton Honda CRF450R +17.219
6 Ken Roczen Suzuki RM-Z450 +21.673
7 Aaron Plessinger KTM 450 SX-F FE +35.852
8 Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki KX450SR +41.463
9 Christian Craig Husqvarna FC 450 RE +47.152
10 Justin Hill KTM 450 SX-F +52.984
11 Dean Wilson Honda CRF450R +53.307
12 Josh Hill KTM 450 SX-F 22 Laps
13 Grant Harlan Yamaha YZ450F +03.947
14 Fredrik Noren Kawasaki KX450SR +06.291
15 Benny Bloss Yamaha YZ450F +12.305
16 Shane McElrath Suzuki RM-Z450 +18.956
17 Joshua Cartwright Kawasaki KX450 21 Laps
18 Kyle Chisholm Suzuki RM-Z450 +01.598
19 Justin Starling GASGAS MC 450F +19.932
20 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +30.138
21 Cole Seely Honda CRF450R +43.354
22 Cade Clason Kawasaki KX450 +50.579

450 Championship Points

Pos Rider Points
1 Eli Tomac 248
2 Cooper Webb 248
3 Chase Sexton 226
4 Ken Roczen 199
5 Jason Anderson 199
6 Justin Barcia 195
7 Aaron Plessinger 180
8 Christian Craig 150
9 Adam Cianciarulo 122
10 Justin Hill 116
11 Dean Wilson 107
12 Joey Savatgy 85
13 Colt Nichols 84
14 Josh Hill 78
15 Justin Cooper 76
16 Shane McElrath 76
17 Benny Bloss 57
18 Dylan Ferrandis 56
19 Grant Harlan 46
20 Kevin Moranz 43
21 Kyle Chisholm 43
22 Joshua Cartwright 42
23 Justin Starling 40
24 Fredrik Noren 36
25 Cade Clason 34
26 Rj Hampshire 15
27 Malcolm Stewart 15
28 John Short 12
29 Marvin Musquin 11
30 Chase Marquier 5
31 Logan Karnow 3
32 Joan Cros 2
33 Alex Ray 2
34 Cole Seely 2

Source: MCNews.com.au

Race Reports, Results, Points & Video Highlights from AMA SX Round Seven

2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Round Seven – US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

Report by Trevor Hedge – Images by Jeff Kardas


450 Heat One

Chase Sexton scored the holeshot ahead of Ken Roczen and Eli Tomac, Justin Brayton and Kyle Chisholm.  Tomac squeezed past Roczen after the German made a small mistake. 

That order up front never changed for the remainder of the Heat.  Sexton taking victory by 1.6-seconds over Tomac and Roczen a further two-seconds back. 

Aaron Plessinger and Marvin Musquin worked their way past Justin Brayton to take fourth and fifth respectively. 

450 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Chase Sexton Honda  9 Laps
2 Eli Tomac Yamaha +01.614
3 Ken Roczen Honda +03.569
4 Aaron Plessinger KTM +11.173
5 Marvin Musquin KTM +13.623
6 Justin Brayton Honda +20.302
7 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +28.736
8 Justin Bogle Suzuki +30.794
9 Cade Clason Honda +35.940
10 Alex Martin Yamaha +40.121
11 Alex Ray Honda +45.382
12 Justin Starling GASGAS +51.566
13 Logan Karnow Kawasaki 8 Laps
14 Joan Cros Kawasaki +13.295
15 Alexander Nagy KTM +19.328
16 Justin  Rodbell Kawasaki +21.088
17 Scotty Wennerstrom  Kawasaki +51.554
18 Deven Raper Kawasaki 6 Laps
19 Preston Taylor Kawasaki +59.384
20 Chad Saultz KTM  2 Laps

450 Heat Two

Vince Friese celebrated his first 450 race of the season by scoring the holeshot in his 450 Heat ahead of Cooper Webb, Justin Barcia and Malcolm Stewart. 

Friese held on to that lead for the first two laps but eventually Malcom Stewart made a great move to take the lead.  It took Cooper Webb a little longer to work his way past Friese but he made his way past to take second place.

Dylan Ferrandis and Jason Anderson then pushed Friese further back to fifth on the penultimate lap.

Barcia had been as high as third but a late fall cost the GASGAS man a number of positions, eventually finishing seventh. 

Malcolm Stewart the victor for Husqvarna with a clear six-second buffer over Webb. 

450 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Interval/Laps
1 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna  9 Laps
2 Cooper Webb KTM +06.315
3 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha +09.949
4 Jason Anderson Kawasaki +10.499
5 Vince Friese Honda +13.787
6 Shane McElrath KTM +14.769
7 Justin Barcia GASGAS +15.517
8 Dean Wilson Husqvarna +16.228
9 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki +16.716
10 Max Anstie KTM +17.711
11 Fredrik Noren KTM +34.343
12 Kevin Moranz KTM +41.069
13 Tristan Lane KTM +41.747
14 Ryan Breece Yamaha +46.231
15 Adam Enticknap Suzuki +51.741
16 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki 8 Laps
17 Mason Kerr Kawasaki +05.844
18 Joshua Greco Kawasaki +21.991
19 Austin Cozadd Yamaha +23.006
20 Jerry Robin GASGAS 2 Laps

450 Main

Cooper Webb scored the holeshot ahead of Jason Anderson, Chase Sexton and Malcolm Stewart when the gates dropped for round seven of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. 

Championship leader Eli Tomac went down on the face of a triple early on the second lap after having to evade his Monster Yamaha Team-mate Dylan Ferrandis.  Tomac had been relegated all the way back to 20th place by the time he was back up and running. 

Cooper Webb

Cooper Webb led Chase Sexton by just over a second over most of the opening laps. Sexton was chasing Webb hard and made a few small mistakes but eventually overhauled Webb with just over 14-minutes remaining on the shot clock. 

Sexton, Webb, Anderson

Shortly after losing the lead Webb was then pushed further back to third by Jason Anderson. Malcolm Stewart and Marvin Musquin were not far behind that pair, running fourth and fifth ahead of sixth placed Roczen. 

Anderson caught and passed Webb

Sexton had steadily built a three-second lead over Anderson by half race distance. 

Sexton pulled away from Anderson with apparent ease

Eli Tomac had worked his way up to tenth by that halfway point of the race. It took quite a few laps for Tomac to get the better of Plessinger but he then made short work of Roczen to move up to seventh.

It looked as though Sexton would dominate all the way to the flag

Malcolm Stewart was looking to have a podium wrapped up but he went down with just under three-minutes left on the clock. That allowed Marvin Musquin to move up and take that third place. 

22-year-old Sexton continued to pull away in the second half of the race, maintaining a gap of around three-seconds over Anderson only to falter just as the shot clock his zero!  

Sexton went down hard after losing the front on the face of the jump situated just out of a left-hander after the finish line. His bike didn’t make the jump but his body did,  slamming into the face of the next jump!  Sexton struggled to get up for a long time and never managed to get back on his motorcycle, but was still credited with a 16th place finish and seven-points.

Sexton’s late mistake saw Jason Anderson the victor over Cooper Webb by three-seconds.

Jason Anderson took the win

Marvin Musquin rounded out the podium ahead of Malcolm Stewart and Justin Barcia.

Eli Tomac came from the back of the field all the way through to sixth place for 17-points which saw him maintain his championship lead, but his buffer trimmed to only three-points over Anderson. 


450 Video Highlights


450 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jason Anderson Kawasaki 26 Laps
2 Cooper Webb KTM +02.833
3 Marvin Musquin KTM +15.086
4 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +17.075
5 Justin Barcia GASGAS +28.359
6 Eli Tomac Yamaha +32.963
7 Aaron Plessinger KTM +37.359
8 Ken Roczen Honda +40.418
9 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha +43.731
10 Justin Brayton Honda +44.671
11 Dean Wilson Husqvarna +47.073
12 Vince Friese Honda 25 Laps
13 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki +11.839
14 Alex Martin Yamaha +23.938
15 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +34.370
16 Chase Sexton Honda 24 Laps
17 Justin Bogle Suzuki +2m14.073
18 Cade Clason Honda +2m23.063
19 Ryan Breece Yamaha +2m46.159
20 Shane McElrath KTM 23 Laps
21 Justin Starling GASGAS +24.856
22 Max Anstie KTM 6 Laps

450 Post Race Press Conference

450 Championship Standings (Round 7 of 17)

Pos Rider Points
1 Eli Tomac 151
2 Jason Anderson 148
3 Malcolm Stewart 131
4 Justin Barcia 128
5 Cooper Webb 126
6 Chase Sexton 123
7 Marvin Musquin 119
8 Ken Roczen 107
9 Dylan Ferrandis 102
10 Aaron Plessinger 97
11 Dean Wilson 84
12 Shane McElrath 62
13 Justin Brayton 59
14 Brandon Hartranft 58
15 Max Anstie 55
16 Kyle Chisholm 39
17 Mitchell Oldenburg 37
18 Justin Bogle 29
19 Alex Martin 29
20 Joey Savatgy 27
21 Adam Cianciarulo 23
22 Josh Hill 13
23 Cade Clason 13
24 Justin Starling 13
25 Ryan Breece 12
26 Vince Friese 11
27 Fredrik Noren 9
28 Kevin Moranz 3
29 Joan Cros 2
30 Adam Enticknap 1

250


250 Heat One

Josh Osby scored the holeshot to kick off his 250 East campaign ahead of Pierce Brown and Kyle Peters and that trio remained up front over the course of the opening lap. Stilez Robertson also started well. 

250 Heat One

Pierce Brown moved through to the lead on lap two and from there was never headed, the GASGAS rider taking victory.  

Jett Lawrence took a steady approach to the start of his season, running seventh in the early laps behind Jeremy Martin and Max Vohland. Jett then worked his way past Martin halfway through the race, then sneaked past Vohland on the following lap to move up to fourth. 

With two-minutes remaining Jett Lawrence was 1.5-seconds behind Robertson, and three-seconds behind Peters, but the young Australian then put the hammer down to pass and pull clear both of them to take second place. Jett crossing the line four-seconds behind winner Brown, but setting the fastest lap of the race by more than half-a-second to underline his speed. 

250 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Pierce Brown GASGAS 9 Laps
2 Jett Lawrence Honda +04.082
3 Stilez Robertson Husqvarna +07.345
4 Kyle Peters Honda +08.052
5 Jeremy Martin Yamaha +08.652
6 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki +12.653
7 Max Vohland KTM +13.644
8 Henry Miller KTM +28.628
9 Jeremy Hand Honda +29.038
10 Devin Simonson Yamaha +30.167
11 Josh Osby Honda +30.352
12 Tj Albright Kawasaki +33.082
13 Jared Lesher Yamaha +37.061
14 Izaih Clark Honda +39.473
15 Tanner Ward Kawasaki +41.166
16 Zack Williams GASGAS +42.622
17 Cullin Park Honda +46.645
18 Hunter Sayles Kawasaki +55.385
19 Jack Rogers Kawasaki 8 Laps
20 Joshua Cartwright Kawasaki DNS

250 Heat Two

Mitch Oldenburg didn’t even get out of the gates in the second 250 Heat, his Honda failing to fire and leaving him to watch on from the sidelines. 

Rookie Levi Kitchen stole the holeshot from Jordon Smith with a great move in turn one. RJ Hampshire was quickly up to third ahead of Austin Forkner and Phillip Nicoletti. 

Kitchen mate a mistake on the second lap which saw him lose the lead to Smith and RJ Hampshire then pushed him further back to third. Austin Forkner had a huge moment while running fourth but somehow managed to stay on the motorcycle and retain that position. Nicoletti then did squeeze past him but the two had a coming together from which Forkner came out on top.

With two-minutes to run on the shot clock Jordon Smith led Hampshire by just over a second while Kitchen was a further three-seconds back in third. Hampshire closed Smith down though to take the victory. Kitchen held on to third despite a late charge from Forkner. 

250 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Rj Hampshire Husqvarna 9 Laps
2 Jordon Smith Honda +00.600
3 Levi Kitchen Yamaha +04.181
4 Austin Forkner Kawasaki +06.452
5 Enzo Lopes Yamaha +13.069
6 Phillip Nicoletti Yamaha +15.244
7 Jace Owen Yamaha +17.772
8 Derek Drake Suzuki +19.433
9 Joshua Varize Husqvarna +20.172
10 Coty Schock Honda +21.234
11 Marshal Weltin Yamaha +28.300
12 Grant Harlan Honda +30.585
13 Max Miller KTM +32.987
14 Jarrett Frye Honda +33.958
15 Aj Catanzaro Honda +34.908
16 Hunter Yoder Honda +36.229
17 John Short Honda +37.529
18 Joe Clayton KTM +38.490
19 Kyle Swanson KTM +40.920
20 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda DNS

250 Main

250 Main

Jett Lawrence kicked off his season in fine style with a good gate and the early running saw the 18-year-old Aussie chasing Austin Forkner around the opening lap before making his move early on lap two to take the lead. 

The rest of the 250 riders only got to see Jett from this angle..

From there Jett was never headed.  A dominant victory over five-seconds ahead of Forkner and the only rider in the main to record a 48-second lap.

Jett Lawrence

Likewise Cameron McAdoo was soon up to third and then held that position all the way to the flag despite advances from Jeremy Martin and RJ Hampshire. 

Jeremy Martin

A perfect start to Jett’s 2022 campaign saw the youngster throw his goggles into the crowd, followed by his gloves. 

Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence – P1

The run up into this, since I got here, I have been freezing my butt off, I have to give it to the people that live here, I have mad respect for you guys, I am out there with about 15 layers of clothing on. So excited today, I was so excited, even at the gates I was smiling and so happy to be back, so awesome, you don’t get that adrenaline from anything else.  The track is so technical, I cased a couple of times, might have some mud in the back of the pants from those sketchy moments. Can’t wait for next time out in Dallas.”

Jett Lawrence

250 Main Video Highlights

250 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jett Lawrence Honda 20 Laps
2 Austin Forkner Kawasaki  +05.349
3 Cameron Mcadoo Kawasaki +07.134
4 Jeremy Martin Yamaha +08.110
5 Rj Hampshire Husqvarna +09.060
6 Pierce Brown GASGAS +30.895
7 Stilez Robertson Husqvarna +32.481
8 Enzo Lopes Yamaha +33.977
9 Levi Kitchen Yamaha +35.138
10 Phillip Nicoletti Yamaha 19 Laps
11 Jace Owen Yamaha +17.086
12 Derek Drake Suzuki +19.141
13 Jordon Smith Honda +24.544
14 Henry Miller KTM +39.269
15 Cullin Park Honda +40.798
16 Jeremy Hand Honda +44.323
17 Coty Schock Honda 18 Laps
18 Marshal Weltin Yamaha 17 Laps
19 Kyle Peters Honda 13 Laps
20 Joshua Varize Husqvarna 12 Laps
21 Jarrett Frye Honda 8 Laps
22 Max Vohland KTM DNS

250 Post Race Press Conference

250 East Championship Standings (Round 1 of 9)

Pos Rider Points
1 Jett Lawrence 26
2 Austin Forkner 23
3 Cameron Mcadoo 21
4 Jeremy Martin 19
5 Rj Hampshire 18
6 Pierce Brown 17
7 Stilez Robertson 16
8 Enzo Lopes 15
9 Levi Kitchen 14
10 Phillip Nicoletti 13
11 Derek Drake 11
12 Jordon Smith 10
13 Henry Miller 9
14 Jace Owen 8
15 Cullin Park 8
16 Jeremy Hand 7
17 Coty Schock 6
18 Marshal Weltin 5
19 Kyle Peters 4
20 Joshua Varize 3
21 Jarrett Frye 2
22 Max Vohland 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

Race Reports, Results, Points & Video Highlights from AMA SX Round Six

2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Round Six – Anaheim III

Report by Trevor Hedge – Images by Jeff Kardas


450 Heat One

Dylan Ferrandis went down at turn one in the opening 450 Heat when Eli Tomac closed the door on him as they entered the turn. Ferrandis would have to contest the LCQ.  

No such drama for Justin Barcia who dominated the Heat.

Justin Brayton was second for most of the contest before being chased down and passed by Marvin Musquin.   

Eli Tomac had to work his way past Webb and then Brayton to take third place. 

450 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Justin Barcia GASGAS 8 Laps
2 Marvin Musquin KTM +04.413
3 Eli Tomac Yamaha +07.378
4 Justin Brayton Honda +09.265
5 Cooper Webb KTM +11.720
6 Justin Bogle Suzuki +22.348
7 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki  +34.494
8 Justin Starling GASGAS +43.769
9 Cade Clason Honda +46.066
10 Adam Enticknap Suzuki +54.986
11 Henry Miller KTM +56.808
12 Bryson Gardner Honda +57.311
13 Tristan Lane KTM +1m01.809
14 Deven Raper Kawasaki 7 Laps
15 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki +05.387
16 Mason Kerr Kawasaki +15.061
17 Kyle Greeson KTM +28.762
18 Joan Cros Kawasaki 2 Laps
19 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha DNS
20 Alex Martin Yamaha DNS

450 Heat Two

Jason Anderson topped qualifying despite having a crash in practice that saw the Kawasaki man go down towards the end of a series of whoops. Cooper Webb and Chase Sexton could not avoid him and all three clashed. All emerged okay and Webb displayed some great sportsmanship by leaving his own bike in the dirt so he could pull Sexton’s bike off the top of Anderson.

Jason Anderson gets the holeshot

Jason Anderson bounced back from that qualifying mishap to score the holeshot in his 450 Heat ahead of Aaron Plessinger and Shane McElrath. Chase Sexton was fourth at the end of lap one while team-mate Ken Roczen was down in sixth just ahead of Malcolm Stewart. 

Roczen and Stewart managed to pass Anstie in the second half of the race to move up to fifth and sixth respectively. Later in the race Stewart got the better of Roczen to take that fifth position and maintained that all the way to the flag. 

Dean Wilson was in the final transfer spot in ninth but went down and lost a lot of time so would have to contest the LCQ in order for him to make it through to the Main. 

Jason Anderson the clear victor over Aaron Plessinger while Chase Sexton pushed Shane McElrath off the podium. 

450 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jason Anderson Kawasaki 8 Laps
2 Aaron Plessinger KTM +05.176
3 Chase Sexton Honda +11.806
4 Shane McElrath KTM +13.902
5 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +16.107
6 Ken Roczen Honda +20.287
7 Max Anstie KTM +23.498
8 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda +28.992
9 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +35.682
10 Fredrik Noren KTM +43.687
11 Dean Wilson Husqvarna +43.687
12 Kevin Moranz KTM +52.232
13 Joshua Cartwright Kawasaki +1m01.331
14 Nick Schmidt Husqvarna 7 Laps
15 Ryan Breece Yamaha +05.056
16 RJ Wageman Yamaha +07.458
17 Vann Martin Yamaha  +13.418
18 Alexander Nagy KTM +18.718
19 Joshua Greco Kawasaki +1m01.656
20 Austin Politelli Honda 2 Laps

450 Main

Both Dylan Ferrandis and Dean Wilson had to contest the LCQ to score their spot on the gate for the 450 Main. 

Jason Anderson scored the holeshot with Eli Tomac right on his tail Ken Roczen’s run of bad luck continued with the German dead last at this early point of the race after getting squeezed out into the tough blocks between turns one and two. 

Marvin Musquin pushed past Malcolm Stewart for third place on lap two. Justin Barcia was fifth, Shane McElrath sixth, Cooper Webb seventh, Chase Sexton eighth and Cooper Webb ninth while Aaron Plessinger rounded out the early top ten. 

Jason Anderson kept Eli Tomac at bay until three-minutes into the Main when he made his move but Anderson didn’t relent and took the lead right back. Their tussle was allowing Musquin to keep the pair in sight. 

Jason Anderson made a small stumble with 11-minutes to run but kept it together to only lose a few tenths to Tomac. The gap between the pair 2.7-seconds and they had now left Musquin in their wake.  Moments later Musquin went down in the sand trying to avoid a crossed-up lapper and was way down in seventh by the time we was back up to speed.  The mistake promoting Barcia into third, Malcolm Stewart fourth, Dylan Ferrandis fifth and Chase Sexton sixth with half of the race still to run. 

Jason Anderson made a few little mistakes in the second half of the race but then put it all together in the final five minutes to stretch away again and took a clear 3.5-second victory over Tomac. 

Justin Barcia rounded out the podium ahead of Malcolm Stewart and Marvin Musquin recovered from his mistake to take fifth ahead of Dylan Ferrandis and Chase Sexton.  

A3 450 Podium

Defending champion Cooper Webb again failed to really fire and finished eighth ahead of Aaron Plessinger and Justin Brayton.  Ken Roczen salvaging 11th after his early mishap but never looked comfortable enough to have the sort of pace to threaten the front runners even if he had started well. 

With that victory Anderson moved past Chase Sexon in the championship chase and moved a few points closer to championship leader Eli Tomac.  The #3 Yamaha though still has a handy 12-point lead atop the points table. 

Next week the 450 riders will head 1850 miles across the country north-east to Minneapolis.


450 Video Highlights


450 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jason Anderson Kawasaki 22 Laps
2 Eli Tomac Yamaha +03.481
3 Justin Barcia GASGAS +09.630
4 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +16.973
5 Marvin Musquin KTM +21.343
6 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha +28.692
7 Chase Sexton Honda +33.331
8 Cooper Webb KTM +40.552
9 Aaron Plessinger KTM +43.689
10 Justin Brayton Honda +48.010
11 Ken Roczen Honda +49.486
12 Dean Wilson Husqvarna 21 Laps
13 Max Anstie KTM  +01.490
14 Shane McElrath KTM +29.102
15 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki +36.765
16 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +52.253
17 Justin Bogle Suzuki 20 Laps
18 Justin Starling GASGAS +08.933
19 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda +12.166
20 Kevin Moranz KTM +17.626
21 Cade Clason Honda +45.731
22 Adam Enticknap Suzuki +51.624

450 Post Race Press Conference

450 Championship Standings (Round 6 of 17)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Points
1 Eli Tomac 6 4 2 1 1 2 134
2 Jason Anderson 10 1 8 2 4 1 122
3 Chase Sexton 5 9 1 3 3 7 116
4 Malcolm Stewart 7 5 5 5 2 4 112
5 Justin Barcia 3 3 9 7 6 3 110
6 Cooper Webb 2 7 4 8 8 8 103
7 Marvin Musquin 4 8 10 6 7 5 98
8 Ken Roczen 1 13 7 13 5 11 92
9 Dylan Ferrandis 16 6 3 4 12 6 92
10 Aaron Plessinger 9 2 6 22 11 9 81
11 Dean Wilson 12 10 14 9 9 12 72
12 Shane McElrath 18 14 13 10 10 14 59
13 Max Anstie 14 15 12 11 19 13 54
14 Brandon Hartranft 17 16 15 12 15 15 48
15 Justin Brayton 13 11 21 14 10 46
16 Mitchell Oldenburg 15 16 15 13 19 37
17 Kyle Chisholm 18 17 16 17 16 31
18 Joey Savatgy 8 11 27
19 Adam Cianciarulo 11 12 23
20 Justin Bogle 22 14 16 17 23
21 Alex Martin 17 20 17 18 20
22 Josh Hill 20 18 18 13
23 Ryan Breece 22 19 19 20 12
24 Justin Starling 21 19 18 11
25 Fredrik Noren 20 21 20 22 9
26 Cade Clason 19 21 21 8
27 Kevin Moranz 20 3
28 Joan Cros 21 2
29 Adam Enticknap 22 1

250 Heat One

Jo Shimoda had finished second in qualifying and chased down Garrett Marchbanks on the final lap of the opening 250 Heat but a mistake while trying to set-up for a move on Marchbanks saw the Japanese rider go over the bars and down quite hard.

Marchbanks went on to take a 20-second victory over Nate Thrasher. 

250 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha 8 Laps
2 Nate Thrasher Yamaha +19.731
3 Robbie Wageman Yamaha +21.861
4 Derek Kelley KTM +26.998
5 Carson Brown KTM +36.328
6 Jerry Robin GASGAS +42.705
7 Ryan Surratt Yamaha +51.060
8 Maxwell Sanford Honda +1m00.876
9 Tre Fierro Kawasaki +1m01.946
10 Kaeden Amerine KTM +1m03.351
11 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki +1m04.139
12 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha +1m26.268
13 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki 7 Laps
14 Addison Emory Yamaha +1m00.928
15 Jesse Flock Yamaha +1m06.320
16 Brandon Ray Kawasaki +1m22.413
17 Mcclellan Hile Honda +2m04.730
18 Justin  Rodbell Kawasaki 4 Laps
19 Logan  Leitzel Kawasaki 3 Laps
20 Gared Steinke KTM DNS

250 Heat Two

Christian Craig topped qualifying by more than a second and who was alongside him on the gate, Vince Friese…

Christian Craig took the right line into turn one to hold Michael Mosiman at bay and emerge out the other wise the early leader. Hunter Lawrence had some traffic to deal with but was quickly up to third and broke away from the pack while starting to reel in Mosiman. 

Hunter Lawrence eventually got the better of Mosiman after the GASGAS rider made a small mistake but by that time Craig enjoyed a three-second lead. 

Craig went on to win the Heat from Lawrence and Mosiman, that trio also the top three, in that order, in the championship heading into the Main in this sixth round of the series. 

250 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Yamaha 8 Laps
2 Hunter Lawrence Honda +03.802
3 Michael Mosiman GASGAS +06.790
4 Vince Friese Honda +30.030
5 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna +38.603
6 Dominique Thury Yamaha +39.860
7 Chris Blose GASGAS +46.584
8 Logan Karnow Kawasaki +52.430
9 Dylan Woodcock Husqvarna +55.753
10 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS +58.725
11 Geran Stapleton GASGAS 7 Laps
12 Chris Howell Kawasaki +08.130
13 Chance Blackburn GASGAS +08.974
14 Chad Saultz KTM +19.679
15 Nicholas  Nisbet Honda +21.181
16 Preston Taylor Kawasaki +40.840
17 Christopher Prebula KTM 6 Laps
18 Cheyenne Harmon Honda 4 Laps
19 Devin Harriman KTM +54.640
20 Colby Copp GASGAS 3 Laps

250 Main

Unfortunately Jo Shimoda was ruled unfit after his Heat race crash. A hefty blow for the 19-year-old who was running fourth in the championship before this event. 

Hunter Lawrence scored the holeshot ahead of Christian Craig but Vince Friese then split the two of them to move through to the race lead! Michael Mosiman went down on lap one which saw his podium chances disappear.

Hunter Lawrence

Both Craig and Lawrence got back past Friese and immediately started to pull away. The gap between that front running pair was 1.5-seconds at this early juncture.

Jalek Swoll was in fourth place a couple of laps into the Main but then crashed at the end of the whoops section which also took Thrasher down. 

A few laps later Hunter Lawrence suffered the same fate and had a big end over end crash that left the Aussie in a lot of pain and put him out of the race. Lawrence was only eight-points behind Craig when they went into this round but that DNF a costly mistake. 

Christian Craig enjoyed a massive 15-second lead over Vince Friese with seven-minutes still remaining. Michael Mosiman was running third ahead of Chris Blose but then moved past Friese for second place with four-minutes remaining. 

Christian Craig dominant

The whoops claimed another victim with just over a minute to go. Michael Mosiman was in a safe second place but then went down.  The GASGAS rider recovered but his mistake promoted Vince Friese into second place. 

Craig went on to take a completely dominant 25-second victory. Only Lawrence had anywhere near the speed to challenge him but that challenge came unstuck early on in the piece when the Aussie went over the bars and down hard. 

Friese took second thanks to Mosiman’s mistake.  Mosiman’s third though was enough to sneak past Hunter Lawrence in the championship chase, 120 plays 119-points. 

A3 250 Podium

Aussie privateer Geran Stapleton made it through to the Main after scoring a third place in the LCQ and collected 11-points for a brilliant 12th place finish in the Main. 

Next week is the opening round of the 250 East Championship. The 250 West competitors will not be back in action until March 26 in Seattle and Christian Craig will head to Seattle with a 28-point lead in the championship. 


250 Main Video Highlights

250 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Yamaha 16 Laps
2 Vince Friese Honda +25.423
3 Michael Mosiman GASGAS +30.169
4 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha +46.865
5 Carson Brown KTM +49.789
6 Chris Blose GASGAS +54.679
7 Robbie Wageman Yamaha +57.611
8 Derek Kelley KTM 15 Laps
9 Logan Karnow Kawasaki +03.914
10 Ryan Surratt Yamaha +08.959
11 Kaeden Amerine KTM +13.194
12 Geran Stapleton GASGAS +34.487
13 Devin Harriman KTM +40.612
14 Tre Fierro Kawasaki  +43.945
15 Dominique Thury Yamaha 14 Laps
16 Maxwell Sanford Honda 13 Laps
17 Dylan Woodcock Husqvarna 9 Laps
18 Hunter Lawrence Honda 6 Laps
19 Jerry Robin GASGAS 4 Laps
20 Nate Thrasher Yamaha DNF
21 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna DNF
22 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS DNF

250 Post Race Press Conference

250 West Championship Standings (Round 6 of 10)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Points
1 Christian Craig 1 1 3 1 2 1 148
2 Michael Mosiman 6 4 1 2 9 3 120
3 Hunter Lawrence 3 2 2 3 1 18 119
4 Vince Friese 5 6 4 19 5 2 99
5 Jo Shimoda 7 7 5 7 3 87
6 Nate Thrasher 12 5 8 4 7 20 82
7 Robbie Wageman 8 10 14 9 10 7 80
8 Garrett Marchbanks 4 8 22 4 4 73
9 Carson Brown 13 10 6 8 5 73
10 Chris Blose 11 9 13 22 14 6 63
11 Carson Mumford 10 14 6 8 22 55
12 Jalek Swoll 7 5 6 21 53
13 Derek Kelley 21 12 10 11 8 53
14 Cole Thompson 14 12 9 12 18 50
15 Seth Hammaker 2 3 44
16 Dylan Walsh 17 11 11 12 41
17 Logan Karnow 18 17 14 17 9 40
18 Dominique Thury 9 20 15 16 15 40
19 Ryan Surratt 16 16 15 10 35
20 Mitchell Harrison 13 13 13 22 31
21 Dilan Schwartz 15 11 17 26
22 Devin Harriman 22 15 16 13 26
23 Kaeden Amerine 20 20 20 11 21
24 Hunter Schlosser 19 18 16 16
25 Geran Stapleton 19 12 15
26 Dylan Woodcock 19 18 17 15
27 Jerry Robin 22 15 19 13
28 Tre Fierro 14 9
29 Justin  Rodbell 21 17 8
30 Maxwell Sanford 16 7
31 Mcclellan Hile 18 21 7
32 Brandon Ray 19 4
33 Wyatt Lyonsmith 20 3
34 Richard Taylor 21 2
35 Gared Steinke 21 2

Source: MCNews.com.au

Blow by blow Race Reports, Results, Points, Video Highlights from AMA SX Round Five

2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Round Five – State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Report by Trevor Hedge – Images by Jeff Kardas


250 Qualifying

The first Triple Crown round of 2022 unfolded overnight as Supercross hit Arizona for round five of the 17-round Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship season.

State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Under the Triple Crown format there are no Heat races, instead riders pick their gates on the back of their qualifying time. It was 23-year-old Australian Hunter Lawrence that topped the qualifying sessions ahead of Nate Thrasher and Christian Craig. 

Hunter Lawrence topped the qualifying sessions

While they were heading for three Mains, each one would be only a 10-minute plus one lap duration. 

250 Qualifying Results

Pos Rider Bike Time
1 Hunter Lawrence Honda  1m03.118
2 Nate Thrasher Yamaha  1m03.153
3 Christian Craig Yamaha 1m03.197
4 Michael Mosiman GASGAS 1m03.320
5 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki 1m03.484
6 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha 1m03.983
7 Vince Friese Honda 1m04.019
8 Carson Mumford Suzuki 1m04.340
9 Chris Blose GASGAS 1m04.917
10 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna 1m05.092
11 Carson Brown KTM 1m05.192
12 Robbie Wageman Yamaha 1m05.246
13 Derek Kelley KTM 1m05.363
14 Cole Thompson Yamaha 1m05.461
15 Dominique Thury Yamaha 1m05.575
16 Jerry Robin GASGAS 1m05.641
17 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki 1m05.666
18 Logan Karnow Kawasaki 1m05.891
Top 18 Riders Qualify
19 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha 1m06.013
20 Kaeden Amerine KTM 1m06.059
21 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS 1m06.329
22 Justin  Rodbell Kawasaki 1m06.855
23 Cheyenne Harmon Honda 1m07.064
24 Richard Taylor Yamaha 1m07.104
25 Brandon Ray Kawasaki 1m07.428
26 Devin Harriman KTM 1m07.841
27 Mcclellan Hile Honda 1m07.981
28 Chris Howell Kawasaki 1m07.997
29 Gared Steinke KTM 1m08.042
30 Christopher Prebula KTM 1m08.052
31 Geran Stapleton GASGAS 1m08.075
32 Maxwell Sanford Honda 1m08.099
33 Colby Copp GASGAS 1m08.274
34 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki 1m08.364
35 Ryan Surratt Yamaha 1m08.749
36 Preston Taylor Kawasaki 1m09.272
37 Jesse Flock Yamaha 1m09.403
38 Chance Blackburn GASGAS 1m09.608
39 David Pulley Yamaha 1m10.130
40 Addison Emory Yamaha 1m10.284
41 Kordel Caro KTM 1m10.652
42 Tre Fierro Kawasaki 1m10.700
43 Nicholas  Nisbet Honda 1m10.965
44 Chad Saultz KTM 1m11.129
45 Kameron Barboa Yamaha 1m13.131
46 Isaiah Goodman Kawasaki 1m18.413

250 Main One

Vince Friese scored the holeshot between the two Yamahas of Christian Craig and Nate Thrasher while Hunter Lawrence gave chase just behind in fourth. 

A Honda between two Yamahas

A terrible start to Michael Mosiman’s night, the San Diego winner on the ground and all the way at the back of the field after tangling with Carson Brown. 

Hunter Lawrence squeezed past Thrasher for third place a minute into the race and then immediately started to attack Friese for second but, as always, the #62 was hard to pass and it took the Australian longer than he would have preferred to take that second place. Hunter had to get a little aggressive to finally force his way through three-minutes into the race, but by that time Craig had already pulled the pin and had a five-second lead. 

Jo Shimoda made his way past Thrasher for fourth place and a couple of laps later then forced his way through on Friese, but Friese returned fire shortly afterwards and forced Shimoda off the track. Shimoda had slipped back to sixth by the time he recovered. 

Christian Craig continued to pull away out front and took a dominant 14-second victory over Lawrence while Friese completed the podium. 

Christian Craig

250 Main One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Yamaha 11 Laps
2 Hunter Lawrence Honda +14.294
3 Vince Friese Honda +17.812
4 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha +19.929
5 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki +22.098
6 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna +23.028
7 Derek Kelley KTM +30.495
8 Nate Thrasher Yamaha +30.837
9 Carson Brown KTM +33.194
10 Michael Mosiman GASGAS +34.177
11 Cole Thompson Yamaha +40.627
12 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS +45.225
13 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki +45.634
14 Chris Blose GASGAS +50.276
15 Robbie Wageman Yamaha +52.255
16 Dominique Thury Yamaha +53.921
17 Jerry Robin GASGAS +59.201
18 Logan Karnow Kawasaki +1m03.784
19 Geran Stapleton GASGAS +1m07.893
20 Mcclellan Hile Honda 10 Laps
21 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki +04.964
22 Carson Mumford Suzuki DNF

250 Main Two

Vince Friese scored the holeshot ahead of Christian Craig and Hunter Lawrence but only a few turns in to the race Vince Friese hit the back wheel if Christian Craig in the berm of a long left-hander and the impact took Craig’s Monster Energy Yamaha YZ250F down, but Craig kept going! The championship leader was ejected not only over the bars, but flew over the berm and off the track right down onto the concrete surface of State Farm Stadium below! Friese was also off the bike and lost a lot of time, but Craig lost a lot more as he scrambled his way back up to the track and sparked his YZ250F back into life. The pair had gone from leading the race to the back of the field…

The benefactor of that incident was Hunter Lawrence who now led the race from Jalek Swoll and Robbie Wageman. 

Craig and Friese had fought their way back through the field and were up to 13th and 14th respectively by the halfway point of the race. 

Michael Mosiman was all over Hunter Lawrence in the final laps

Michael Mosiman closed down Hunter Lawrence late in the race and was challenging for the lead two laps from the end but Lawrence was able to respond and hold on for victory.

Lawrence the winner from Mosiman and Jo Shimoda third ahead of Christian Craig. The Yamaha man coming from dead last to scythe his way all the way up to fourth in yet another remarkable comeback. 

250 Main Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Hunter Lawrence Honda 11 Laps
2 Michael Mosiman GASGAS +01.384
3 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki +10.101
4 Christian Craig Yamaha +12.722
5 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna +14.293
6 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha +16.061
7 Nate Thrasher Yamaha +18.066
8 Robbie Wageman Yamaha +24.046
9 Carson Brown KTM +26.879
10 Vince Friese Honda +30.165
11 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki +33.569
12 Dominique Thury Yamaha +34.933
13 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS +37.737
14 Jerry Robin GASGAS +41.840
15 Chris Blose GASGAS +44.228
16 Logan Karnow Kawasaki +45.345
17 Geran Stapleton GASGAS +1m03.914
18 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki +1m10.841
19 Derek Kelley KTM +1m23.191
20 Cole Thompson Yamaha 10 Laps
21 Mcclellan Hile Honda +1m26.430
22 Carson Mumford Suzuki DNS

250 Main Three

Christian Craig scored the holeshot ahead of Vince Friese, Hunter Lawrence and Jo Shimoda in the third and final 250 Main of the night. 

Jo Shimoda

While Hunter Lawrence looked for a way past Friese, while giving the unpredictable 30-year-old a wide berth, Christian Craig was pulling away out front.   Lawrence finally found his way through on Friese just over two-minutes into the contest, but by that time Craig had a three-second lead. 

The battle for third place was where all the action was. Jo Shimoda and Michael Mosiman all over the back of Friese but struggling to find a way past. Shimoda finally found a way through halfway through the race, Mosiman then relegated Friese further back to fifth on the next lap. 

Mosiman made a mistake a couple of laps from the end while chasing Shimoda, going down and losing a lot of time. His safe fourth place gone and the GASGAS man was left to try and salvage a couple of points. Eventually finishing 15th.

Christian Craig

Lawrence did not have the speed to close down Craig, the #28 Yamaha continued to pull away and by the last lap board his buffer was almost six-seconds. He cruised his way to the flag for a clear and concise victory.

The overall round win though does go to Hunter Lawrence with his 2-1-2 results. Craig’s coming together with Friese in the second bout costing him his chance for the overall, that has allowed Lawrence to trim the gap in the championship back down to eight-points.

250 Main Three Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Yamaha 11 Laps
2 Hunter Lawrence Honda +06.093
3 Jo Shimoda Kawasak +09.046
4 Vince Friese Honda +12.989
5 Nate Thrasher Yamaha +14.174
6 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha +19.397
7 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna +25.373
8 Carson Brown KTM +27.512
9 Derek Kelley KTM +31.207
10 Robbie Wageman Yamaha +34.974
11 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki +37.046
12 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS +40.100
13 Jerry Robin GASGAS +41.046
14 Chris Blose GASGAS +51.287
15 Michael Mosiman GASGAS +53.920
16 Logan Karnow Kawasaki +58.976
17 Geran Stapleton GASGAS +1m02.985
18 Mcclellan Hile Honda +1m05.010
19 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki 10 Laps
20 Dominique Thury Yamaha +06.097
21 Cole Thompson Yamaha DNS
22 Carson Mumford Suzuki DNS

250 Round Results

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 M3 Points
1 Hunter Lawrence Honda 2 1 2 26
2 Christian Craig Yamaha 1 4 1 23
3 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki 5 3 3 21
4 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha 4 6 6 19
5 Vince Friese Honda 3 10 4 18
6 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna 6 5 7 17
7 Nate Thrasher Yamaha 8 7 5 16
8 Carson Brown KTM 9 9 8 15
9 Michael Mosiman GASGAS 10 2 15 14
10 Robbie Wageman Yamaha 15 8 10 13
11 Derek Kelley KTM 7 19 9 12
12 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki 13 11 11 11
13 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS 12 13 12 10
14 Chris Blose GASGAS 14 15 14 9
15 Jerry Robin GASGAS 17 14 13 8
16 Dominique Thury Yamaha 16 12 20 7
17 Logan Karnow Kawasaki 18 16 16 6
18 Cole Thompson Yamaha 11 20 21 5
19 Geran Stapleton GASGAS 19 17 17 4
20 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki 21 18 19 3
21 Mcclellan Hile Honda 20 21 18 2
22 Carson Mumford Suzuki 22 22 22 1

250 Video Highlights


250 Post Race Press Conference


250 West Championship Standings (Round 5 of 10)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Points
1 Christian Craig 26 26 21 26 23 122
2 Hunter Lawrence 21 23 23 21 26 114
3 Michael Mosiman 17 19 26 23 14 99
4 Jo Shimoda 16 16 18 16 21 87
5 Nate Thrasher 11 18 15 19 16 79
6 Vince Friese 18 17 19 4 18 76
7 Robbie Wageman 15 13 9 14 13 64
8 Carson Brown 10 13 17 15 55
9 Carson Mumford 13 9 17 15 1 55
10 Garrett Marchbanks 19 15 1 19 54
11 Jalek Swoll 16 18 17 51
12 Cole Thompson 9 11 14 11 5 50
13 Chris Blose 12 14 10 1 9 46
14 Seth Hammaker 23 21 44
15 Dylan Walsh 6 0 12 12 11 41
16 Derek Kelley 2 11 13 12 38
17 Dominique Thury 14 3 8 7 32
18 Mitchell Harrison 10 10 10 30
19 Dilan Schwartz 8 12 6 0 26
20 Logan Karnow 5 6 9 6 26
21 Ryan Surratt 7 7 8 0 22
22 Devin Harriman 1 8 7 0 16
23 Hunter Schlosser 4 5 7 16
24 Jerry Robin 1 0 0 8 9
25 Dylan Woodcock 4 5 9
26 Kaeden Amerine 3 0 3 3 9
27 Justin  Rodbell 2 6 8
28 Mcclellan Hile 0 0 5 2 7
29 Geran Stapleton 4 4
30 Brandon Ray 0 4 4
31 Wyatt Lyonsmith 0 0 0 0 3 3
32 Richard Taylor 0 2 2
33 Gared Steinke 0 2 0 0 2

450 Qualifying

It was a Yamaha 1-2 in 450 Qualifying with Dylan Ferrandis heading Eli Tomac on the combined time-sheets. Next best was Jason Anderson ahead of Ken Roczen and Chase Sexton. 

That was the first time in his 450 career that Ferrandis had topped qualifying, and with no Heat races it was a good time to do it! 

After Qualifying they had three Mains to contest, each one only a 12-minute plus one lap duration.

450 Qualifying Results

Pos Rider Bike Time
1 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha 1m01.140
2 Eli Tomac Yamaha 1m01.301
3 Jason Anderson Kawasaki 1m01.649
4 Ken Roczen Honda 1m01.842
5 Chase Sexton Honda 1m01.863
6 Marvin Musquin KTM 1m01.991
7 Cooper Webb KTM 1m02.332
8 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna 1m02.659
9 Justin Brayton Honda 1m02.684
10 Shane McElrath KTM 1m02.687
11 Justin Barcia GASGAS 1m03.231
12 Dean Wilson Husqvarna 1m03.378
13 Aaron Plessinger KTM 1m03.415
14 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda 1m03.525
15 Max Anstie KTM 1m03.598
16 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki 1m03.671
17 Justin Bogle Suzuki 1m03.822
18 Alex Martin Yamaha 1m03.885
Top 18 Riders Qualify
19 Josh Hill KTM 1m03.936
20 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha 1m04.325
21 Cade Clason Honda 1m04.838
22 Fredrik Noren KTM 1m04.913
23 Ryan Breece Yamaha 1m05.407
24 Austin Politelli Honda  1m05.708
25 Adam Enticknap Suzuki 1m06.501
26 Nick Schmidt Husqvarna 1m06.583
27 Justin Starling GASGAS 1m06.614
28 Kevin Moranz KTM 1m06.848
29 Joan Cros Kawasaki 1m07.150
30 Bryson Gardner Honda 1m07.222
31 Tristan Lane KTM 1m07.431
32 Vann Martin Yamaha 1m07.784
33 Deven Raper Kawasaki 1m07.941
34 RJ Wageman Yamaha 1m08.503
35 Scotty Wennerstrom Kawasaki 1m08.641
36 Mason Kerr Kawasaki 1m08.980
37 Joshua Greco Kawasaki 1m09.087
38 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki 1m09.168
39 Alexander Nagy KTM 1m09.433
40 Austin Cozadd Yamaha 1m11.456

450 Main One

Eli Tomac got the best gate of his career, blasting off the line and the YZ450F picking up the front wheel again halfway down the chute before he tipped into turn one ahead of Ken Roczen, Jason Anderson and Malcolm Stewart.  

Tomac with the holeshot

Anderson got the better of Stewart to move up to third place two-minutes into the race but Stewart got him right back after the Kawasaki man made a mistake. A couple of minutes later Anderson moved back up to third after Stewart on the gas a little too hard and lost some time.  Then with just under three-minutes to run that pair both squeezed past Ken Roczen, demoting the German back to fourth. 

Ken Roczen

Eli Tomac backed things off on the final laps to save his energy for the races to come but still took the flag more than two-seconds ahead of Anderson.  Malcolm Stewart third, Roczen fourth.

450 Main One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac Yamaha 13 Laps
2 Jason Anderson Kawasaki +02.240
3 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +05.291
4 Ken Roczen Honda +08.184
5 Marvin Musquin KTM +12.275
6 Justin Barcia GASGAS +16.441
7 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha +16.917
8 Cooper Webb KTM +26.327
9 Dean Wilson Husqvarna +29.796
10 Shane McElrath KTM +30.210
11 Chase Sexton Honda +30.516
12 Aaron Plessinger KTM +38.358
13 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda +45.085
14 Alex Martin Yamaha +47.177
15 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +49.742
16 Ryan Breece Yamaha +51.117
17 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki +54.040
18 Justin Brayton Honda +55.429
19 Justin Bogle Suzuki +58.330
20 Max Anstie KTM +1m04.408
21 Cade Clason Honda 12 Laps
22 Fredrik Noren KTM +39.536

450 Main Two

Eli Tomac scored the holeshot once again in the second bout. Jason Anderson second, Marvin Musquin third. Cooper Webb was fourth before being deposed by a charging Malcolm Stewart who then made short work of Musquin to move up to third. 

Not often Tomac scores a holeshot…But he did it twice…

Chase Sexton made his way past Cooper Webb a couple of minutes into the race, shortly afterwards his HRC team-mate Ken Roczen then pushed Webb further back to seventh. Dylan Ferrandis was the next rider to pass Webb, then moments later Justin Barcia added further insult to relegate the defending champ to ninth. 

Jason Anderson was running a strong second place at the halfway mark of the race but then made a mistake through a rhythm section and got hung up on a tough block. His team could only look on with their heads in their hands as rider after rider passed him as he tried to get his machine off the tough block. When he finally got going again he was outside the top ten and eventually finished 12th.

Eli Tomac had a five-second lead over Malcolm Stewart with five-minutes to run. Chase Sexton third, Musquin fourth, Roczen fifth and Ferrandis was now up to sixth.

Ferrandis got on terms with Roczen and took that fifth place from the Honda man with a couple of laps left to run. 

Tomac the clear victor once again.  Malcolm Stewart second ahead of Chase Sexton while Musquin came home fourth with a three-second buffer over Dylan Ferrandis. 

450 Main Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac Yamaha 13 Laps
2 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +04.058
3 Chase Sexton Honda +05.679
4 Marvin Musquin KTM +07.294
5 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha +10.597
6 Ken Roczen Honda +12.347
7 Justin Barcia GASGAS +17.852
8 Cooper Webb KTM +20.923
9 Dean Wilson Husqvarna +22.845
10 Aaron Plessinger KTM +25.730
11 Shane McElrath KTM +28.455
12 Jason Anderson Kawasaki +37.211
13 Justin Brayton Honda +38.956
14 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda +45.896
15 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +46.988
16 Justin Bogle Suzuki +48.649
17 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki +49.454
18 Max Anstie KTM +52.235
19 Alex Martin Yamaha +57.742
20 Fredrik Noren KTM +1m01.436
21 Ryan Breece Yamaha +1m04.119
22 Cade Clason Honda +1m05.427

450 Main Three

Could Eli Tomac make it three from three?  

Tomac got closed down by Malcolm Stewart heading into turn one but it was still a reasonable start, third at the end of lap one while Chase Sexton led the way thanks to the holeshot and Malcolm Stewart was second.  Cooper Webb fourth ahead of Marvin Musquin. The Frenchman folded the front a couple of laps later though and was relegated all the way back to 18th. 

Eli Tomac steadily reeled in Malcolm Stewart and made his way past at the halfway point of the race. By this time though Chase Sexton had a four-second lead and was looking safe out in front. 

Jason Anderson then made his way past Stewart before catching and then passing Tomac to promote himself up to second place with four-minutes to run and he kept Tomac at bay all the way to the flag to claim that second.

A flag to flag victory for Chase Sexton. The 22-year-old backed it off on the final lap but still took the chequered flag by 2.5-seconds while Eli Tomac’s third place was good enough for the round win thanks to his two wins earlier in the night. Tomac now leads Sexton by 11-points in the championship chase.

Eli Tomac the round winner ahead of Malcolm Stewart and Chase Sexton.  Jason Anderson fourth overall ahead of Ken Roczen, Justin Barcia and Marvin Musquin while defending champ Webb bagged 15-points for eighth. 

Supercross returns to Anahaim next weekend for round six.  If Tomac takes the form he displayed tonight through to the following rounds he will firm up as the championship favourite in what will be his first year with Yamaha. If he pulls it off he will be one of only four riders to have claimed the title on two different brands of machinery. The GOAT, Ricky Carmichael, did it on three different brands…

Championship favourite…?

450 Main Three Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Chase Sexton Honda 13 Laps
2 Jason Anderson Kawasaki +02.539
3 Eli Tomac Yamaha +06.960
4 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +10.389
5 Cooper Webb KTM +12.178
6 Justin Barcia GASGAS +12.530
7 Ken Roczen Honda +14.271
8 Shane McElrath KTM +20.943
9 Dean Wilson Husqvarna +22.052
10 Aaron Plessinger KTM +31.779
11 Marvin Musquin KTM +33.610
12 Justin Brayton Honda +34.695
13 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki +41.391
14 Justin Bogle Suzuki +42.747
15 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda +43.821
16 Max Anstie KTM +47.327
17 Ryan Breece Yamaha +54.239
18 Alex Martin Yamaha +59.867
19 Cade Clason Honda +1m04.838
20 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +1m14.739
21 Fredrik Noren KTM 12 Laps
22 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha DNF

450 Round Results

Pos Rider Bike M1 M2 M3 Points
1 Eli Tomac Yamaha 1 1 3 26
2 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna 3 2 4 23
3 Chase Sexton Honda 11 3 1 21
4 Jason Anderson Kawasaki 2 12 2 19
5 Ken Roczen Honda 4 6 7 18
6 Justin Barcia GASGAS 6 7 6 17
7 Marvin Musquin KTM 5 4 11 16
8 Cooper Webb KTM 8 8 5 15
9 Dean Wilson Husqvarna 9 9 9 14
10 Shane McElrath KTM  10 11 8 13
11 Aaron Plessinger KTM 12 10 10 12
12 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha 7 5 22 11
13 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda 13 14 15 10
14 Justin Brayton Honda 18 13 12 9
15 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki 17 17 13 8
16 Justin Bogle Suzuki 19 16 14 7
17 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha 15 15 20 6
18 Alex Martin Yamaha 14 19 18 5
19 Max Anstie KTM 20 18 16 4
20 Ryan Breece Yamaha 16 21 17 3
21 Cade Clason Honda 21 22 19 2
22 Fredrik Noren KTM 22 20 21 1

450 Video Highlights


450 Post Race Press Conference


450 Championship Standings (Round 5 of 17)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Points
1 Eli Tomac 17 19 23 26 26 111
2 Chase Sexton 18 14 26 21 21 100
3 Jason Anderson 13 26 15 23 19 96
4 Malcolm Stewart 16 18 18 18 23 93
5 Justin Barcia 21 21 14 16 17 89
6 Cooper Webb 23 16 19 15 15 88
7 Ken Roczen 26 10 16 10 18 80
8 Marvin Musquin 19 15 13 17 16 80
9 Dylan Ferrandis 7 17 21 19 11 75
10 Aaron Plessinger 14 23 17 1 12 67
11 Dean Wilson 11 13 9 14 14 61
12 Shane McElrath 5 9 10 13 13 50
13 Max Anstie 9 8 11 12 4 44
14 Brandon Hartranft 6 7 8 11 8 40
15 Justin Brayton 10 12 2 9 33
16 Mitchell Oldenburg 8 7 8 10 33
17 Joey Savatgy 15 12 27
18 Kyle Chisholm 5 6 7 6 24
19 Adam Cianciarulo 12 11 23
20 Alex Martin 6 3 6 5 20
21 Justin Bogle 0 1 0 9 7 17
22 Josh Hill 0 3 5 5 13
23 Ryan Breece 1 0 4 4 3 12
24 Fredrik Noren 3 2 3 1 9
25 Justin Starling 2 4 0 6
26 Cade Clason 4 0 2 6
27 Joan Cros 0 2 0 2

Source: MCNews.com.au

Race Reports, Results, Points & Video Highlights from AMA SX Round Four

450 Post Race Press Conference

450 Championship Standings (Round 4 of 17)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Total
1 Eli Tomac 17 19 23 26 85
2 Chase Sexton 18 14 26 21 79
3 Jason Anderson 13 26 15 23 77
4 Cooper Webb 23 16 19 15 73
5 Justin Barcia 21 21 14 16 72
6 Malcolm Stewart 16 18 18 18 70
7 Dylan Ferrandis 7 17 21 19 64
8 Marvin Musquin 19 15 13 17 64
9 Ken Roczen 26 10 16 10 62
10 Aaron Plessinger 14 23 17 1 55
11 Dean Wilson 11 13 9 14 47
12 Max Anstie 9 8 11 12 40
13 Shane McElrath 5 9 10 13 37
14 Brandon Hartranft 6 7 8 11 32
15 Joey Savatgy 15 12 27
16 Justin Brayton 10 12 2 24
17 Adam Cianciarulo 12 11 23
18 Mitchell Oldenburg 8 7 8 23
19 Kyle Chisholm 5 6 7 18
20 Alex Martin 6 3 6 15
21 Josh Hill 0 3 5 5 13
22 Justin Bogle 0 1 0 9 10
23 Ryan Breece 1 0 4 4 9
24 Fredrik Noren 3 2 3 8
25 Justin Starling 2 4 0 6
26 Cade Clason 4 0 4
27 Joan Cros 0 2 0 2

250 Main

Vince Friese and Michael Mosiman got the best starts but Christian Craig was soon on the move and up to third after the first few turns.  Jo Shimoda then took the battle back up to Craig to move back up to that third position. Jalek Swoll and Hunter Lawrence were fifth and sixth respectively at this early juncture.

Shimoda and Craig

Mosiman moved through to the lead as Friese and Craig tussled over second position, after the championship leader had got the better of Shimoda once again. Their battle was allowing Mosiman to break away a little. Hunter Lawrence was now up to  fourth with 12-minutes still left on the shot clock. 

Christian Craig eventually broke away from Friese and chased down Mosiman. With five-minutes remaining Craig put a fairly stiff move on Mosiman, the GASGAS rider came back at him at the next turn and could have pushed him over the edge but instead kept his riding clean and stayed in second, that was a pivotal moment in the race.

Hunter Lawrence

Hunter Lawrence was attacking the track while trying to look for a way past Vince Friese for third place with two-minutes left on the clock. Jo Shimoda was not out of that battle either and could capitalise if either Friese or Lawrence make a mistake. The situation was tight with two laps to run.  Friese then went down in the whoops, perhaps succumbing to the pressure from Lawrence, Shimoda then hit Friese as the Kawasaki man had nowhere to go, it was ugly but both men were okay. 

Up front Christian Craig had pulled away from Mosiman and that pair looked settled in those 1-2 positions while the incident between Friese and Shimoda had made Lawrence’s third place finish look safe. 

Christian Craig

Christian Craig went on to victory and with it extended his championship lead over Hunter Lawrence to 11-points.  With second place Michael Mosiman strengthened his third place on the points table and is now only three-points behind Lawrence. 

A great consistent start to the season for Lawrence, who, while not visiting the top step on the podium yet, he has been on the podium at every round so far this season. 

Supercross next heads to Glendale in Arizona for round five of what is a ten round 250 West Championship.


250 Main Video Highlights

250 Main Results

Source: MCNews.com.au

Adam Cianciarulo ruled out of remainder of AMA SX season

Knee injury sidelines Cianciarulo

Adam Cianciarulo was on track with the team’s expectations for his performance and recovery when an untimely mistake through the whoop section at San Diego Supercross on Jan. 22, resulted in an injury to his right knee.

After consultation with medical professionals, it was determined that the injury will force an early conclusion to Cianciarulo’s 2022 Monster Energy Supercross efforts.

Cianciarulo had an impressive start to the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship with courageous performances that had him leading laps in back-to-back 450SX Main Events. Despite competing with the adverse effects of a pre-season shoulder injury, Cianciarulo persevered to score valuable points at the first two rounds and kept his sights set on the long-term goal of championship contention.

The start of this year has been challenging for me mentally and physically as I’ve done my best to overcome a slowly recovering shoulder injury,” said Cianciarulo. “I’m proud of what I’ve been able to achieve given the situation but, I’m obviously now faced with a big setback. I’m looking at this as an opportunity to fully rehab my body, so I’m focused on maximizing every day of recovery to get back to doing what I love at my best.”

Adam Cianciarulo

Further updates on Cianciarulo’s expected return to racing will be announced in the near future.

450 Championship Standings (Round 3 of 17)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Points
1 Eli Tomac 6 4 2 59
2 Chase Sexton 5 9 1 58
3 Cooper Webb 2 7 4 58
4 Justin Barcia 3 3 9 56
5 Jason Anderson 10 1 8 54
6 Aaron Plessinger 9 2 6 54
7 Ken Roczen 1 13 7 52
8 Malcolm Stewart 7 5 5 52
9 Marvin Musquin 4 8 10 47
10 Dylan Ferrandis 16 6 3 45
11 Dean Wilson 12 10 14 33
12 Max Anstie 14 15 12 28
13 Joey Savatgy 8 11 27
14 Shane McElrath 18 14 13 24
15 Adam Cianciarulo 11 12 23
16 Justin Brayton 13 11 22
17 Brandon Hartranft 17 16 15 21
18 Mitchell Oldenburg 15 16 15

Source: MCNews.com.au

Race Reports, Results, Points & Video Highlights from AMA SX Round Three

2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Round Three – Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Report by Trevor Hedge – Images by Jeff Kardas


450 Heat One

Defending Champion Cooper Webb dominated the opening 450 Heat of the night from go to whoa while KTM team-mate Marvin Musquin gave chase.

Musquin was challenged at times for second place by Ken Roczen but the Frenchman held on and the German had to settle for third.

Roczen chased Musquin hard but had to settle for third

Justin Brayton had a strong heat race, running fourth throughout and crossing the line less than five-seconds behind the race winner in his first race back since testing positive for Covid.

Cooper Webb dominated the opening 450 Heat

450 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Cooper Webb KTM  9 Laps
2 Marvin Musquin KTM  +00.814
3 Ken Roczen Honda +01.807
4 Justin Brayton Honda  +04.873
5 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha  +13.123
6 Justin Bogle Suzuki  +14.516
7 Max Anstie KTM  +15.094
8 Dean Wilson Husqvarna  +15.856
9 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki  +17.911
10 Josh Hill KTM +19.856
11 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +22.676
12 Cade Clason Honda +30.128
13 Fredrik Noren KTM +31.295
14 Justin Starling GASGAS +38.531
15 Joan Cros Kawasaki +41.678
16 Kevin Moranz KTM +44.799
17 RJ Wageman Yamaha 8 Laps
18 Scotty Wennerstrom Kawasaki +17.606
19 Joshua Greco Kawasaki  +39.553
20 Nick Schmidt Husqvarna 3 Laps

450 Heat Two

Joey Savatgy and Aaron Plessinger got hooked up together on lap one and lost a lot of time extricating themselves from each other while on the ground. Savatgy coming off worse and taking no further part in the Heat, the 27-year-old recently tore his ACL but raced Oakland and had planned to race all season but presumingly this incident may have caused further damage that saw him withdraw from the event.

Savatgy is still under there…

A couple of minutes in Adam Cianciarulo pulled out for some reason, picking up his mechanic and heading back to the pit truck.

McElrath started well but faded

Shane McElrath was strong early on before stalling his machine and losing plenty of ground. He recovered well to then battle Malcolm Stewart before finishing in sixth place.

No such dramas for fastest qualifier Jason Anderson. The new Kawasaki signing dominated while Justin Barcia and Eli Tomac battled over second place.

Jason Anderson looked like he would be the man to beat come the Main

Tomac eventually snuck past Barcia on the final lap to take that second place. Chase Sexton fourth, Malcolm Stewart fifth.

Tomac got Barcia on the final lap

Remarkably, Aaron Plessinger recovered from that opening lap misfortune that put him way behind to claim ninth place, thus earning his automatic qualification through to the Main.

450 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jason Anderson Kawasaki 9 Laps
2 Eli Tomac Yamaha +05.775
3 Justin Barcia GASGAS +07.134
4 Chase Sexton Honda +07.878
5 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +16.113
6 Shane McElrath KTM +18.867
7 Alex Martin Yamaha +22.148
8 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda +23.166
9 Aaron Plessinger KTM +25.530
10 Ryan Breece Yamaha +27.484
11 Austin Politelli Honda +34.977
12 Adam Enticknap Suzuki +45.824
13 Deven Raper Kawasaki 8 Laps
14 Alex Ray Honda +03.594
15 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki +10.959
16 Vann Martin Yamaha +23.028
17 Bryson Gardner Honda +56.127
18 Aaron Siminoe Kawasaki 5 Laps
19 Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki  2 Laps
20 Joey Savatgy KTM DNS

450 Main

The riders reported that the track was very tough and the physical effort was clear on their faces after even the relatively short seven-minute Heat races. Thus it was looking likely to be somewhat of a survival of the fittest come the Main, a 20-minute plus one lap test of physical endurance. 

It had already been a testing event for some with Joey Savatgy not making the Main after crashing in his Heat race, hurting himself and then not making the LCQ.  

Adam Cianciarulo retired from his Heat race after hurting his knee when saving a crash in the whoops. He then decided to not race the LCQ and chose to sit the event out, so he was another fancied rider missing from the starting gates.

Everyone got away cleanly when the gates dropped but emerging from turn one with the early race lead was Marvin Musquin ahead of Chase Sexton, Eli Tomac, Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen. 

Chase Sexton made his move on Musquin three-minutes into the race and took the lead. Moments later Eli Tomac pushed the Frenchman further back to third place. Webb was looming large in fourth along with Roczen.  Jason Anderson had worked his way past Dylan Ferrandis to move up into sixth place.  

Ken Roczen

Roczen slipped past Webb, and a few turns later both of them moved past Musquin, relegating the #25 to fifth.  Up front Sexton led Tomac by 2.4-seconds and Roczen was now starting to close on both of them. 

Jason Anderson then pushed his way past Webb in the whoops to move up to fourth place. With 13-minutes remaining on the shot clock Sexton led Tomac by 4.5-seconds.  Roczen was now looking to challenge Tomac but then made a mistake in the whoops which allowed Anderson to get up the inside of him and close off his line, putting Roczen on the deck, briefly, but long enough for the German to be demoted all the way back to eighth. 

With ten-minutes left Sexton’s lead was now six-seconds over Tomac. Jason Anderson then closed in on Tomac and made short work of the #3 Yamaha to take second place and then left Tomac in his dust. Anderson was on fire but Sexton had almost a seven-second buffer with less than nine-minutes to run.

Just after writing that he was on fire, Anderson’s Kawasaki started smoking…The KX450F was now losing power and Anderson was losing places as he tried to bring the bike home and salvage some points. His team pit-board saying ‘as long as you can’, indicating to him that he should still try to make the chequered flag. 

Due to Anderson’s misfortune, Tomac was now second, Ferrandis third, Webb fourth and Malcolm Stewart fifth.  With four-minutes left on the shot clock Sexton had an eight-second buffer over Tomac. 

Chase Sexton went on to take his maiden 450 victory in dominant fashion.  

Chase Sexton took his maiden 450 victory in dominant fashion.

Eli Tomac came home second while Dylan Ferrandis managed to stave off a late charge from Cooper Webb to claim the final step on the rostrum. 

Malcolm Stewart fifth ahead of Aaron Plessinger while Ken Roczen salvaged 16 Points for seventh after that costly earlier incident. 

Justin Barcia eighth while Jason Anderson gently coasted his smoking machine home to ninth.  Marvin Musquin rounded out the top ten ahead of Justin Brayton. 

After the event AMA officials then sanctioned two riders. Justin Bogle and Justin Barcia had been conducting some argy-bargy in the event. Barcia tipped Bogle over early on, then when he came around to lap Bogle later in the Main, Bogle punted Barcia off the track.  Barcia was penalised one position, dropping him from eighth to ninth in the official results, while Bogle was disqualified and thus loses the single point he had scored in the Main.

Three different winners in the opening three rounds, and with only 14-points covering the top ten, this is the closest AMA Supercross has ever been three rounds in. 

Barcia arrived in San Diego with the red plate but leaves in fourth place. While Eli Tomac leaps from sixth into the championship lead! 

Jason Anderson was second on the points table but tonight’s machine problems saw him relegated to sixth.

Chase Sexton’s victory catapulted him from ninth right up to equal second with defending champion Cooper Webb, both of them now only a single point behind new championship leader Tomac. 

Chase Sexton took his maiden 450 victory in dominant fashion.

450 Video Highlights


450 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Chase Sexton Honda 26 Laps
2 Eli Tomac Yamaha +06.001
3 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha +07.758
4 Cooper Webb KTM +09.133
5 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna +12.438
6 Aaron Plessinger KTM +16.124
7 Ken Roczen Honda +16.775
8 Jason Anderson Kawasaki +32.936
9 Justin Barcia GASGAS +32.936
10 Marvin Musquin KTM +35.727
11 Justin Brayton Honda +37.895
12 Max Anstie KTM +41.623
13 Shane McElrath KTM 25 Laps
14 Dean Wilson Husqvarna +01.453
15 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki +19.592
16 Mitchell Oldenburg Honda +24.461
17 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha +26.008
18 Josh Hill KTM +50.167
19 Ryan Breece Yamaha 24 Laps
20 Alex Martin Yamaha +08.385
21 Fredrik Noren KTM 10 Laps
22 Justin Bogle Suzuki 22 Laps

450 Post Race Press Conference

450 Championship Standings (Round 3 of 17)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Points
1 Eli Tomac 6 4 2 59
2 Chase Sexton 5 9 1 58
3 Cooper Webb 2 7 4 58
4 Justin Barcia 3 3 9 56
5 Jason Anderson 10 1 8 54
6 Aaron Plessinger 9 2 6 54
7 Ken Roczen 1 13 7 52
8 Malcolm Stewart 7 5 5 52
9 Marvin Musquin 4 8 10 47
10 Dylan Ferrandis 16 6 3 45
11 Dean Wilson 12 10 14 33
12 Max Anstie 14 15 12 28
13 Joey Savatgy 8 11 27
14 Shane McElrath 18 14 13 24
15 Adam Cianciarulo 11 12 23
16 Justin Brayton 13 11 22
17 Brandon Hartranft 17 16 15 21
18 Mitchell Oldenburg 15 16 15
19 Kyle Chisholm 18 17 11
20 Alex Martin 17 20 9
21 Josh Hill 20 18 8
22 Justin Starling 21 19 6
23 Ryan Breece 22 19 5
24 Fredrik Noren 20 21 5
25 Cade Clason 19 4
26 Joan Cros 21 2
27 Justin Bogle 22 1

250 Heat One

Hunter Lawrence won his heat race from Garrett Marchbanks and Chris Blose.   

Carson Mumford had led early on before slipping to fourth as the race progressed. 

250 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Hunter Lawrence Honda  9 Laps
2 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha  +02.233
3 Chris Blose GASGAS +07.794
4 Carson Mumford Suzuki +11.127
5 Carson Brown KTM +15.853
6 Nate Thrasher Yamaha +17.315
7 Kaeden Amerine KTM +23.037
8 Derek Kelley KTM +25.309
9 Cole Thompson Yamaha  +29.381
10 Ryan Surratt Yamaha +29.934
11 Richard Taylor Yamaha +33.043
12 Jerry Robin GASGAS +34.980
13 Brandon Ray Kawasaki +36.451
14 Mcclellan Hile Honda +37.788
15 Gared Steinke KTM +45.266
16 Preston Taylor Kawasaki +45.326
17 Chris Howell Kawasaki +50.549
18 Nicholas  Nisbet Honda +55.206
19 Justin  Rodbell Kawasaki +1m12.773
20 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki 8 Laps

250 Heat Two

Christian Craig took out the second Heat in a race that was significantly faster than what we witnessed in the opening Heat.  Both Craig and second placed finisher Michael Mosiman recorded mid-high 48s, a second quicker than what the first and second place finishers had recorded in the opening Heat. 

250 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Yamaha 9 Laps
2 Michael Mosiman GASGAS +01.212
3 Vince Friese Honda +12.423
4 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki +15.461
5 Dilan Schwartz Suzuki +23.727
6 Robbie Wageman Yamaha +26.705
7 Jalek Swoll Husqvarnar +29.330
8 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki +33.945
9 Dylan Woodcock Husqvarna +38.896
10 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS +40.967
11 Dominique Thury Yamaha +47.184
12 Cheyenne Harmon Honda +48.736
13 Colby Copp GASGAS +52.724
14 Maxwell Sanford Honda +1m11.890
15 Geran Stapleton GASGAS 8 Laps
16 Tre Fierro Kawasaki +01.396
17 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha 7 Laps
18 David Pulley Yamaha +08.507
19 Devin Harriman KTM 4 Laps
20 Logan Karnow Kawasaki DNF

250 Main

Carnage at the start…

A huge melee at turn one saw championship leader Christian Craig get tangled up with Jo Shimoda which also brought down Ryan Surratt, Garrett Marchbanks, Chris Blose and Robbie Wageman.

Melee at turn one

No such drama for Michael Mosiman though who took the holeshot and immediately started to pull away with a clean track in front of him.

Hunter Lawrence was quickly up into to second, Carson Mumford third and Nate Thrasher fourth.

Michael Mosiman got away to a great start

Thrasher moved past Mumford to take third place five laps into the race while Craig was scything his way up the field after that turn one incident, already up to tenth place at that juncture.

By half-race distance Craig was up to sixth. A couple of minutes later he was fourth…

Hunter Lawrence piled the pressure on Mosiman throughout

Up front Hunter Lawrence was keeping the pressure on Mosiman but the GASGAS rider was holding on. The gap was rarely any more than a second, despite plenty of lapped traffic.

Both Mosiman and Lawrence then made a mistake in the whoops, Mosiman baulked by a lapper, and then Lawrence got crossed up and hit the back of Mosiman, both of them almost going down but Mosiman remained upright to come out the other side of the incident with a 3.5-second advantage over Lawrence with a minute plus one lap remaining in the race.

That essentially looked to have decided the race, Mosiman had the breathing space to cruise home but then lapped riders came into the picture once again! Mosiman got tripped up by a lapper once again but Hunter did not have quite enough left in the bag to get the better of Mosiman before the chequered flag.

Christian Craig fought his way from last to a podium finish in an impressive display of riding

Christian Craig pushed Friese off the podium on the penultimate lap in what was a spectacular recovery from the back of the field. Crossing the line only 25-seconds behind the race winner.

250 Podium

Jo Shimoda also did a great job of damage control to finish fifth place.

And that winner was Mosiman, the 22-year-old taking a historic first win after leading the entire race from holeshot to chequered flag.

The win promoted Mosiman up to third in the standings

In the championship chase Christian Craig retains the lead in the 250 West ranks, Hunter Lawrence only gaining two-points over the Star Yamaha rider to now trail by six-points.

The win promoted Mosiman up to third in the standings, five-points behind Lawrence, and eight-points ahead of Friese.

Michael Mosiman has captured his first AMA Supercross victory. Not to mention, it’s GASGAS Factory Racing’s first win in the 250SX class.

250 Main Video Highlights

250 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Michael Mosiman GASGAS 20 Laps
2 Hunter Lawrence Honda +01.361
3 Christian Craig Yamaha +25.109
4 Vince Friese Honda +27.058
5 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki +44.178
6 Carson Mumford Suzuki +52.302
7 Jalek Swoll Husqvarna 19 Laps
8 Nate Thrasher Yamaha +02.854
9 Cole Thompson Yamaha +05.416
10 Carson Brown KTM +08.076
11 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki +10.631
12 Derek Kelley KTM +12.083
13 Chris Blose GASGAS +13.880
14 Robbie Wageman Yamaha +19.018
15 Ryan Surratt Yamaha +38.540
16 Devin Harriman KTM 18 Laps
17 Dilan Schwartz Suzuki +12.378
18 Dylan Woodcock Husqvarna +35.211
19 Brandon Ray Kawasaki +46.603
20 Kaeden Amerine KTM 17 Laps
21 Justin  Rodbell Kawasaki +44.762
22 Garrett Marchbanks  Yamaha 10 Laps

250 Post Race Press Conference

250 West Championship Standings (Round 3 of 10)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd2 Points
1 Christian Craig 26 26 21 73
2 Hunter Lawrence 21 23 23 67
3 Michael Mosiman 17 19 26 62
4 Vince Friese 18 17 19 54
5 Jo Shimoda 16 16 18 50
6 Seth Hammaker 23 21 44
7 Nate Thrasher 11 18 15 44
8 Carson Mumford 13 9 17 39
9 Robbie Wageman 15 13 9 37
10 Chris Blose 12 14 10 36
11 Garrett Marchbanks 19 15 1 35
12 Cole Thompson 9 11 14 34
13 Dilan Schwartz 8 12 6 26
14 Carson Brown 10 13 23
15 Ryan Surratt 7 7 8 22
16 Dylan Walsh 6 0 12 18
17 Dominique Thury 14 3 17
18 Jalek Swoll 16 16
19 Devin Harriman 1 8 7 16
20 Derek Kelley 2 11 13
21 Logan Karnow 5 6 11
22 Mitchell Harrison 10 10
23 Hunter Schlosser 4 5 9
24 Dylan Woodcock 4 5 9
25 Kaeden Amerine 3 0 3 6
26 Brandon Ray 0 4 4
27 Gared Steinke 0 2 0 2
28 Justin  Rodbell 2 2
29 Jerry Robin 1 0 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

Race Reports, Results, Points & Video Highlights from AMA SX Round Two

2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Round Two – RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Report by Trevor Hedge – Images by Jeff Kardas


450 Heat One

Chase Sexton set the fastest lap and won the opening 450 Heat race ahead of Jason Anderson and Aaron Plessinger, as the second round of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season got underway in California.

450 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Chase Sexton Honda CRF450R  7 Laps
2 Jason Anderson Kawasaki KX450SR +01.903
3 Aaron Plessinger KTM 450 SX-F FE +11.934
4 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna FC 450  +12.561
5 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha YZ450F +15.053
6 Dean Wilson Husqvarna FC 450  +19.111
7 Justin Bogle Suzuki RM-Z450 +30.423
8 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha YZ450F +32.634
9 Max Anstie KTM 450 SX-F +33.740
10 Ryan Breece Yamaha YZ450F +35.676
11 Justin Starling GASGAS MC 450F +3m59.330
12 Bryson Gardner Honda CRF450R +4m05.377
13 Adam Enticknap Suzuki RM-Z450 +4m09.502
14 Joan Cros Kawasaki KX450 +4m13.220
15 Theodore Pauli Kawasaki KX450 +4m23.354
16 Vann Martin Yamaha YZ450F +4m28.229
17 Alexander Nagy KTM 450 SX-F 6 Laps
18 RJ Wageman Yamaha YZ450F +06.308
19 Scotty Wennerstrom Jefferson, TX Kawasaki KX450 +18.920
20 Kyle Greeson KTM 350 SX-F +20.880

450 Heat Two

Red plate holder Ken Roczen went down hard in a qualifying session that saw Eli Tomac on top from fellow Yamaha rider Dylan Ferrandis.

Ken Roczen

Roczen bounced back from that heavy hit though, to finish second in his Heat race, crossing the line three-seconds behind winner Eli Tomac, and four-seconds ahead of Justin Barcia. 

450 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Eli Tomac Yamaha YZ450F 7 Laps
2 Ken Roczen Honda CRF450R  +03.309
3 Justin Barcia GASGAS MC 450F +07.064
4 Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki KX450SR +09.179
5 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F  +10.809
6 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F  +13.390
7 Shane McElrath KTM 450 SX-F +17.501
8 Joey Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F +25.086
9 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki RM-Z450 +26.070
10 Alex Martin Yamaha YZ450F +27.657
11 Josh Hill KTM 450 SX-F +52.100
12 Kevin Moranz KTM 450 SX-F +57.362
13 Deven Raper Kawasaki KX450 6 Laps
14 Joshua Greco Kawasaki KX250 +25.946
15 JB Buller Husqvarna FC 450 +32.039
16 Mason Kerr Kawasaki KX450 2 Laps
17 Nick Schmidt Husqvarna FC 450 +13.110
18 Alex Ray Honda CRF450R 1 Laps
19 Cade Clason Honda CRF450R +28.108
20 Chase Felong Husqvarna FC 450 +1m34.449

450 Main

Adam Cianciarulo scored the holeshot ahead of Shane McElrath and Ken Roczen when the gates dropped for the 450 Main.  Roczen lost positions to Jason Anderson and Justin Barcia early on the opening lap. 

Jason Anderson moved up to second place to make it a Kawasaki 1-2 as he chased Cianicarulo.  Aaron Plessinger moved past fellow KTM rider McElrath to take third place with 18-minutes still left on the shot clock. Barcia split the KTM men to move up to fourth place, while Roczen was sixth ahead of team-mate Sexton and new Yamaha signing Tomac.

With just under 17-minutes remaining Roczen ended up in the tough blocks and his CRF450R on the deck. By the time he was back up and running he was outside the top ten, all the way down in 14th place. The German only managed to improve on that by one place at the flag, a disappointing 13th place finish for the Factory Honda rider. 

Cianciarulo and Anderson

Meanwhile Jason Anderson had moved past Cianciarulo to take the race lead. Two laps later Plessinger pushed Cianciarulo further back to third place.  Two more laps and Cianciarulo was down to fourth after being passed by Barcia, a lap later Tomac also went through to push Cianciarulo further back to sixth. The Kawasaki man clearly struggling as the race progressed with his recovering shoulder and continued to lose places before eventually finishing 12th.

With seven-minutes left on the shot clock Plessinger was chasing Anderson hard, the gap was 1.8-seconds.  Barcia was a further four-seconds back in third, and Tomac equidistant in fourth. 

Anderson responded to the challenge though and with three-minutes left his lead was back out to over four-seconds while Barcia was closing on Plessinger to try and challenge the KTM man for second place. Tomac was fourth, Malcolm Stewart fifth and Ferrandis sixth. 

At the last lap flag Anderson was maintaining his four-second buffer over Plessinger, who in turn now had more breathing room over Barcia. And that was how they finished, Anderson a clear winner over Plessinger and Barcia.

Eli Tomac set the fastest lap of the race on his way to fourth ahead of Malcolm Stewart, Dylan Ferrandis, Cooper Webb and Marvin Musquin. 

Chase Sexton was the first Honda home in ninth ahead of Dean Wilson and Joey Savatgy. 

Justin Barcia will take a three-point lead over Jason Anderson and Cooper Webb to San Diego next weekend. 


450 Video Highlights


450 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Jason Anderson Kawasaki KX450SR 21 Laps
2 Aaron Plessinger KTM 450 SX-F  +03.366
3 Justin Barcia GASGAS MC 450F +06.165
4 Eli Tomac Yamaha YZ450F +09.919
5 Malcolm Stewart Husqvarna FC 450  +13.951
6 Dylan Ferrandis Yamaha YZ450F +14.779
7 Cooper Webb KTM 450 SX-F  +16.649
8 Marvin Musquin KTM 450 SX-F  +34.013
9 Chase Sexton Honda CRF450R +37.714
10 Dean Wilson Husqvarna FC 450  +48.582
11 Joey Savatgy KTM 450 SX-F FE +51.534
12 Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki KX450SR +55.407
13 Ken Roczen Honda CRF450R  +58.137
14 Shane McElrath KTM 450 SX-F  +1m01.784
15 Max Anstie KTM 450 SX-F 20 Laps
16 Brandon Hartranft Suzuki RM-Z450 +09.419
17 Alex Martin Yamaha YZ450F +20.014
18 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha YZ450F 19 Laps
19 Justin Starling GASGAS MC 450F +11.983
20 Josh Hill KTM 450 SX-F +21.849
21 Joan Cros Kawasaki KX450 +32.577
22 Justin Bogle Suzuki RM-Z450 8 Laps

450 Post Race Press Conference

450 Championship Standings (Round 2 of 17)

Pos Rider Rnd1 Rnd2 Points
1 Justin Barcia 21 21 42
2 Jason Anderson 13 26 39
3 Cooper Webb 23 16 39
4 Aaron Plessinger 14 23 37
5 Ken Roczen 26 10 36
6 Eli Tomac 17 19 36
7 Marvin Musquin 19 15 34
8 Malcolm Stewart 16 18 34
9 Chase Sexton 18 14 32
10 Joey Savatgy 15 12 27
11 Dylan Ferrandis 7 17 24
12 Dean Wilson 11 13 24
13 Adam Cianciarulo 12 11 23
14 Max Anstie 9 8 17
15 Shane McElrath 5 9 14
16 Brandon Hartranft 6 7 13
17 Justin Brayton 10 10
18 Mitchell Oldenburg 8 8
19 Alex Martin 6 6
20 Justin Starling 2 4 6
21 Kyle Chisholm 5 5
22 Cade Clason 4 4
23 Josh Hill 0 3 3
24 Fredrik Noren 3 3
25 Joan Cros 0 2 2
26 Ryan Breece 1 0 1
27 Justin Bogle 0 1 1

250 Heat One

Michael Mosiman won the opening 250 Heat from Jo Shimoda, but it was third placed Seth Hammaker that set the fastest lap of the Heat. 

250 Heat One Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Michael Mosiman GASGAS MC 250F 7 Laps
2 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki KX250 +01.572
3 Seth Hammaker Kawasaki KX250 +02.710
4 Chris Blose GASGAS MC 250F +15.728
5 Cole Thompson Yamaha YZ250F +25.561
6 Carson Mumford Suzuki RM-Z250 +29.619
7 Ryan Surratt Yamaha YZ250F +38.250
8 Logan Karnow Kawasaki KX250 +39.487
9 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha YZ250F +41.052
10 Dylan Walsh Kawasaki KX250 +43.768
11 Jerry Robin GASGAS MC 250F +47.465
12 Wyatt Lyonsmith Kawasaki KX250 +49.159
13 Dylan Woodcock Husqvarna FC 250 +50.902
14 Chris Howell Kawasaki KX250 +56.341
15 Brandon Ray Kawasaki KX250 +59.675
16 Mcclellan Hile Honda CRF250R +1m01.014
17 Robbie Wageman Yamaha YZ250F 6 Laps
18 Colby Copp GASGAS MC 250F +09.476
19 Kaeden Amerine KTM 250 SX-F +11.650
20 Tre Fierro Kawasaki KX250 +33.025

250 Heat Two

Christian Craig was the only 250 rider to put in a sub-minute lap in qualifying to top the combined sessions and the Yamaha rider carried that form into his Heat race, where he lapped faster again to take a clear victory over Hunter Lawrence. 

250 Heat Two Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Yamaha YZ250F 7 Laps
2 Hunter Lawrence Honda CRF250R +08.188
3 Garrett Marchbanks Yamaha YZ250F +12.989
4 Vince Friese Honda CRF250R +14.773
5 Nate Thrasher Yamaha YZ250F +15.398
6 Dominique Thury Yamaha YZ250F +36.571
7 Carson Brown KTM 250 SX-F +41.035
8 Devin Harriman KTM 250 SX-F +46.570
9 Gared Steinke KTM 125 SX +53.579
10 Maxwell Sanford Honda CRF250R +54.945
11 Cheyenne Harmon Honda CRF250R +58.940
12 Derek Kelley KTM 250 SX-F +59.073
13 Mitchell Harrison GASGAS MC 250F +1m07.891
14 Preston Taylor Kawasaki KX250 6 Laps
15 Geran Stapleton GASGAS MC 250F +01.982
16 Richard Taylor Yamaha YZ250F +02.606
17 Chance Blackburn GASGAS MC 250F +06.367
18 David Pulley Yamaha YZ250F 5 Laps
19 Dilan Schwartz Suzuki RM-Z250 2 Laps
20 Chad Saultz KTM 250 SX-F 1 Laps

250 Main

Jo Shimoda scored the holeshot in the 250 Main on the Pro Circuit Kawasaki to take the early lead from Christian Craig, Vince Friese, Seth Hammaker and Michael Mosiman.  Hunter Lawrence was sixth at the end of lap one but already had his work cut out for him in his quest for a podium.

Shimoda stalled the KX250F late on the second lap, which allowed Craig to sweep through to the lead and push the Japanese rider back to second place. Shimoda recovered to fend off Friese who then made a mistake and fell back to sixth place as Hammaker moved up to take third, Mosiman fourth and Lawrence fifth. 

Shimoda then made a mistake in the whoops two laps later and went down. By the time he got going again he had been relegated all the way down to ninth. 

Michael Mosiman also made a mistake and lost a number of positions, allowing Hunter Lawrence to capitalise and move up to third place. 

Meanwhile Christian Craig was unflustered up front and led by six-seconds with nine-minutes remaining.  Hammaker was second, and Lawrence a further three-seconds behind in third place but with four-seconds over fourth place Nate Thrasher. 

Lawrence chased Hammaker hard and was in position to capitalise when the Kawasaki man made a small mistake in the whoops with just over two-minutes left on the shot clock.  Once past, Hunter pulled away to take a strong second place. 

Christian Craig the dominant victor,

Christian Craig the dominant victor, the Yamaha man backed things off in the final laps but his winning margin was still more than five-seconds to make it two-from-two so far in AMA Supercross 2022. 

Michael Mosiman was fourth ahead of Nate Thrasher and Vince Friese, while Jo Shimoda recovered from his early mistakes to claim seventh place. 

AMA Supercross will reconvene next weekend in San Diego. 


250 Main Video Highlights

250 Main Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps/Interval
1 Christian Craig Yamaha YZ250F 16 Laps
2 Hunter Lawrence Honda CRF250R +05.698
3 Seth Hammaker Kawasaki KX250 +09.954
4 Michael Mosiman GASGAS MC 250F +14.809
5 Nate Thrasher Yamaha YZ250F +23.244
6 Vince Friese Honda CRF250R +40.386
7 Jo Shimoda Kawasaki KX250 +49.493
8 Garrett Marchbanks  Yamaha YZ250F +52.899
9 Chris Blose GASGAS MC 250F +54.645
10 Robbie Wageman Yamaha YZ250F +58.012
11 Dilan Schwartz Suzuki RM-Z250 15 Laps
12 Cole Thompson Yamaha YZ250F +03.761
13 Carson Brown KTM 250 SX-F +20.645
14 Carson Mumford Suzuki RM-Z250 +23.596
15 Devin Harriman KTM 250 SX-F +26.602
16 Ryan Surratt Yamaha YZ250F +55.756
17 Logan Karnow Kawasaki KX250 14 Laps
18 Hunter Schlosser Yamaha YZ250F +18.514
19 Dylan Woodcock Husqvarna FC 250 +26.502
20 Dominique Thury Yamaha YZ250F 10 Laps
21 Gared Steinke KTM 125 SX 7 Laps
22 Jerry Robin GASGAS MC 250F 5 Laps

250 Post Race Press Conference

250 West Championship Standings (Round 2 of 10)

Pos RIder Rnd1 Rnd2 Points
1 Christian Craig 26 26 52
2 Hunter Lawrence 21 23 44
3 Seth Hammaker 23 21 44
4 Michael Mosiman 17 19 36
5 Vince Friese 18 17 35
6 Garrett Marchbanks 19 15 34
7 Jo Shimoda 16 16 32
8 Nate Thrasher 11 18 29
9 Robbie Wageman 15 13 28
10 Chris Blose 12 14 26
11 Carson Mumford 13 9 22
12 Dilan Schwartz 8 12 20
13 Cole Thompson 9 11 20
14 Dominique Thury 14 3 17
15 Ryan Surratt 7 7 14
16 Logan Karnow 5 6 11
17 Carson Brown 10 10
18 Mitchell Harrison 10 10
19 Devin Harriman 1 8 9
20 Hunter Schlosser 4 5 9
21 Dylan Walsh 6 0 6
22 Dylan Woodcock 4 4
23 Kaeden Amerine 3 0 3
24 Derek Kelley 2 2
25 Gared Steinke 0 2 2
26 Jerry Robin 1 1

Source: MCNews.com.au