We’re going going back back to Cali Cali. Welcome to round three of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, the indoor portion of the SuperMotocross World Championship. We’re live from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California bringing you all the action.
The two pre-season favorites, Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan, finally checked their first wins of the season off the list at A2.
Main Events
450SX
Justin Cooper qualified out of the LCQ and made the best of it as he grabbed the holeshot in the 450SX main event. “J Coop” led the first seven minutes of the race before handing over the top spot to Jason Anderson.
Anderson, who won his heat race earlier in the night, found himself again in the lead with Jett Lawrence and Ken Roczen hot on his heels. The Kawasaki rider used strong pace through the two whoop sections to hold his place at the front. He led the next eight laps before Lawrence made his move in the sand section. Anderson stayed up front and went on to finish third.
Jett Lawrence took over the lead from Anderson and never looked back. The Honda HRC rider showed maturity and patience in the slick conditions before checking off his first main event win of the season. With the win, Lawrence now jumps to third in points, tied with Eli Tomac. They’re both just five points behind first place.
Ken Roczen pushed his way to second on the night. The Suzuki rider was in the fight the entire way and made an exciting exchange of passes with Jason Anderson late in the race. That makes two podiums in three rounds for the #94 as he now takes over the points lead heading into round four.
Eli Tomac came into the night with the red plate but left without it. The Star Racing Yamaha rider suffered a poor start and was buried towards the back on the opening lap. He fought hard from nearly dead last and managed to crack the top 10 by the end of the race. Tomac salvaged a seventh at the line, dropping him third in points and tied with Jett Lawrence…