SUPERCROSS 2023 ANAHEIM II – Race Report!!!

Scritto lunedì 30 Gennaio 2023 alle 07:29.

ANAHEIM II – Race Report!!!

Chase Sexton vince il Triple Crown Thriller ad Anaheim 2 Supercross
Levi Kitchen ottiene la prima vittoria nel Supercross nella classe 250SX

Chase Sexton del Team Honda HRC ha vinto il quarto round del Monster Energy AMA Supercross 2023 all’Angel Stadium di Anaheim. Il primo dei tre eventi Triple Crown nel 2023 ha regalato emozioni da corsa notturne con tre eventi principali per ogni classe. Le posizioni finali del Main Event si combinano per guadagnare punti nell’evento per la stagione Monster Energy AMA Supercross da 17 round e per la serie inaugurale del SuperMotocross World Championship da 31 round.

ANAHEIM 2 SUPERCROSS 2023 – FULL VIDEO RACES!

Opening Ceremony - Anaheim 2

Opening ceremonies of Round 4 of the 2023 Monster Energy Supercross season and the first Triple Crown event of the year. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.

Jason Anderson di Monster Energy Kawasaki, il campione Supercross 2018, si è guadagnato il secondo posto nella seconda gara tenutasi quest’anno presso la sede di Anaheim. Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki’s Ken Roczen ha conquistato l’ultimo posto sul podio ed è stato il più costante dei migliori piloti. La classe 250SX della regione occidentale(COSTA OVEST) ha vinto per la prima volta quando Levi Kitchen di Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing ha vinto la classe 250SX solo alla sua quinta gara di supercross. 

450SX Anaheim 2

Chase Sexton (23) earned his second Monster Energy AMA Supercross victory in a thrilling Triple Crown event that will be re-watched for years. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.   

Chase Sexton ha preso il comando del Main Event 1 della classe 450SX davanti ad Adam Cianciarulo di Monster Energy Kawasaki, Ken Roczen e Dylan Ferrandis di Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing. Roczen è arrivato rapidamente al secondo posto. Sexton e Roczen hanno creato un comodo distacco dal resto del gruppo all’inizio della gara di 12 minuti più un giro. Eli Tomac di Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing era sesto all’inizio e andava avanti. Gli ci sono voluti cinque minuti e mezzo per raggiungere e poi superare Cianciarulo; Tomac ha mantenuto il terzo posto fino al traguardo. C’è stata un’entusiasmante battaglia attorno a Cooper Webb della Red Bull KTM per gran parte della prima gara. Quando lui e Ferrandis hanno raggiunto e superato Cianciarulo, Jason Anderson ha raggiunto il branco. Nell’ultimo giro Anderson ha contattato Webb alla curva dopo le whoops. Webb è caduto e Anderson è andato a conquistare il quinto posto. Cianciarulo ha preso il sesto posto davanti a Webb al settimo.

Nel 450SX Class Main Event 2 Tomac e Webb sono appena usciti dal cancello. Anderson ha preso l’holeshot davanti a Roczen, Cianciarulo e Sexton. Sexton era il pilota in movimento ma un errore iniziale lo ha fatto scendere dal quarto all’ottavo posto. A tre minuti e mezzo dall’inizio della gara, i primi tre, Anderson, Roczen e Aaron Plessinger della Red Bull KTM erano raggruppati insieme e avevano colmato un divario sul resto del campo. Plessinger è passato al secondo posto ma Roczen ha subito contrattaccato e si è ripreso il posto. Mezzo giro dopo Plessinger è caduto e Tomac ha preso il terzo posto e presto ha messo sotto pressione Roczen per il secondo. Roczen ha tenuto duro finché non è scivolato fuori in uscita da una curva, dando un passaggio facile a Tomac. I primi tre sembravano pronti fino a quando Cooper Webb non ha raggiunto il parafango posteriore di Roczen. Il pilota Suzuki ha avuto la sua terza intensa battaglia della gara, tenendo a bada Webb fino alla fine. L’ordine di arrivo era Anderson, Tomac, Roczen e Webb. Con una gara della classe 450SX alla fine, Tomac e Roczen erano in testa alla classifica generale con cinque punti. Anderson e Sexton avevano ciascuno sei punti. La vittoria dell’evento era lì per essere presa da uno qualsiasi dei quattro corridori.

Jason Anderson ha conquistato l’holeshot del Main Event 3 davanti a Webb, Sexton e Tomac. Roczen era al nono posto nella striscia holeshot. Sexton è arrivato rapidamente al secondo posto e la vittoria per la classifica generale della serata sembrava essere tra Anderson e Sexton. A due minuti e mezzo dall’inizio della gara Tomac ha fatto un’impennata per aggirare Webb, ma un errore di Tomac in una delle sezioni ritmiche principali della pista ha permesso a Webb di mantenere la posizione. Due giri dopo Tomac è saltato fuori linea e si è schiantato duramente nella stessa sezione ritmica. È risalito quattordicesimo ma chiaramente non stava caricando. Più in avanti sulla pista, Sexton e Anderson si sono scambiati il vantaggio avanti e indietro con Sexton che finalmente ha fatto un passaggio. Anderson avrebbe affrontato Webb negli ultimi giri, cedendo il secondo posto al pilota KTM dopo essere quasi caduto sul terreno scivoloso. Sexton ha vinto il Main Event e ha ottenuto la vittoria assoluta per la notte. È stata la prima vittoria Triple Crown di Sexton e la sua seconda vittoria nella classe 450SX.

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Levi Kitchen

Levi Kitchen earned his career-first supercross victory in only his fifth attempt. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.   

450 Podium

450SX Class podium (riders left to right) Jason Anderson, Chase Sexton, and Ken Roczen. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.

250 Podium

250SX Class podium (riders left to right) Jett Lawrence, Levi Kitchen, and Stilez Robertson. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.

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ANAHEIM II – Race Report!!!

Chase Sexton Wins Triple Crown Thriller at Anaheim 2 Supercross

Levi Kitchen Grabs First Supercross Victory in 250SX Class

Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton took the win at round four of the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The first of three Triple Crown events in 2023 delivered night-long racing thrills with three Main Events in each class. Main Event finishing positions combine to earn event points toward the 17-round Monster Energy AMA Supercross season as well as the inaugural 31-round SuperMotocross World Championship series. 

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Opening Ceremony - Anaheim 2

Opening ceremonies of Round 4 of the 2023 Monster Energy Supercross season and the first Triple Crown event of the year. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson, the 2018 Supercross Champion, earned the runner-up spot at the second race held at the Anaheim venue this year. Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki’s Ken Roczen nabbed the final spot on the podium and was the most consistent of the top racers. The Western Regional 250SX Class delivered a first-time winner when Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Levi Kitchen earned the 250SX Class win in only his fifth supercross race. 

450SX Anaheim 2

Chase Sexton (23) earned his second Monster Energy AMA Supercross victory in a thrilling Triple Crown event that will be re-watched for years. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.   

Chase Sexton grabbed the lead of 450SX Class Main Event 1 ahead of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo, Ken Roczen, and Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis. Roczen was quickly into second place. Sexton and Roczen put a comfortable gap on the rest of the field early in the 12-minute plus one lap race. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac was in sixth at the start and moving forward. It took him five and half minutes to reach then pass Cianciarulo; Tomac held the third place spot to the finish. There was an exciting battle around Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb through most of the first race. As he and Ferrandis caught and passed Cianciarulo, Jason Anderson reached the pack. On the final lap Anderson contacted Webb in the corner after the whoops. Webb went down and Anderson rode off to capture fifth place. Cianciarulo took sixth ahead of Webb in seventh. 

In 450SX Class Main Event 2 Tomac and Webb bumped just out of the gate. Anderson took the holeshot ahead of Roczen, Cianciarulo, and Sexton. Sexton was the rider on the move but an early mistake dropped him from fourth to eighth. Three and a half minutes into the race the top three, Anderson, Roczen, and Red Bull KTM’s Aaron Plessinger were packed together and had pulled a gap on the rest of the field. Plessinger moved into second but Roczen immediately counter attacked and took back the spot. A half lap later Plessinger crashed and Tomac took over the third place spot and soon applied pressure on Roczen for second. Roczen held strong until he slid out exiting a turn, giving an easy pass for Tomac. The top three looked set until Cooper Webb reached Roczen’s rear fender. The Suzuki rider had his third intense battle of the race, successfully holding off Webb to the end. The finishing order was Anderson, Tomac, Roczen, and Webb. With one 450SX Class race to go, Tomac and Roczen were tied for the overall lead with five points. Anderson and Sexton each held six points. The event win was there for the taking to any of the four racers. 

Jason Anderson grabbed the Main Event 3 holeshot ahead of Webb, Sexton, and Tomac. Roczen was in ninth at the holeshot stripe. Sexton was quickly into second place and the win for the night’s overall looked to be between Anderson and Sexton. Two and a half minutes into the race Tomac made a surge to get around Webb but a Tomac mistake in one of the track’s main rhythm sections allowed Webb to hold the position. Two laps later Tomac jumped off line and crashed hard in the same rhythm section. He remounted in fourteenth but was clearly not charging. Further up the track, Sexton and Anderson traded the lead back and forth with Sexton finally making a pass stick. Anderson would face Webb in the closing laps, surrendering the second place spot to the KTM rider after nearly crashing on the slick dirt. Sexton won the Main Event and took the overall victory for the night. It was Sexton’s first Triple Crown win and his second 450SX Class win. 

ANAHEIM 2 SUPERCROSS 2023 – Results and Points!

Levi Kitchen

Levi Kitchen earned his career-first supercross victory in only his fifth attempt. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.   

Main Event 1 of the Western Regional 250SX Class kicked off the stadium event when Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire emerged from the first corner with the holeshot. Levi Kitchen, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Stilez Robertson, and Smartop MotoConcepts Racing Honda’s Mitchell Oldenburg were right behind. Halfway through the opening lap of the 10-minute plus one lap race Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence was into third and pushing to catch Hampshire and Kitchen. Less than two minutes in Lawrence got around Kitchen. A battle for the lead was developing when Lawrence suddenly high-sided exiting a turn and was flicked off his bike. He remounted in eighth place and was able to pass his way back to third behind Troy Lee Designs Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing’s Pierce Brown. Title-contender Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Cameron McAdoo finished the first race in eighth, riding slightly off the pace after a tough crash in qualifying. 

Main Event 2 in the 250SX Class was packed with drama. Right at the drop of the gate Lawrence moved over on Hampshire, putting the Main Event 1 winner into nearly dead last entering the first corner. Muc-Off FXR ClubMX Yamaha’s Phil Nicoletti grabbed the holeshot and put down a fast pace. Lawrence went down on the opening lap and Hampshire got caught up the crash, losing back a few places he’d made early. Nicoletti lead Kitchen, Robertson and Red Bull KTM’s Max Vohland while Hampshire fought back from 16th and Lawrence from 22nd.

Three minutes into the race Nicoletti held a 5.6 second lead. Then Hampshire went down hard when his hand came off the handlebars while blasting through the sand section. Hampshire was back up but riding slowly and he eventually pulled out of the race. Shortly after, Pierce Brown crashed in the whoops. He was slow to remount but re-joined the racing to finish thirteenth. With three minutes left on the race clock, Lawrence had reached tenth place. With two laps to go Lawrence contacted McAdoo in a tight bowl turn. Lawrence bobbled and lost a position. At the checkers, Robertson took the win followed by his teammate Levi Kitchen with Nicoletti in third. Lawrence crossed the line in sixth place. After two races the overall positions had Kitchen in the lead ahead of Robertson, with Oldenburg and Lawrence tied for third with one final race to determine the final order. 

Jett Lawrence grabbed a big holeshot in Main Event 3 with Kitchen tucking into second place. Kitchen needed only to stay in second place to take his first supercross victory. By the midpoint, Lawrence still led and Kitchen remained in second with a comfortable gap on AEO Powersports KTM Racing’s Joshua Varize in third place. Kitchen kept a steady pace and brought home second place in the race to earn the win at the Anaheim event. Lawrence earned second place points and Stilez Robertson took home third overall. 

The racers line up again next Saturday night at round five at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Western Regional 250SX Class now takes a two-weekend break as Houston marks round one of the Eastern Regional 250SX Class. The Houston race pays points for that regional series as well as for the SuperMotocross World Championship 250 class. 

Every race of the Monster Energy Supercross season and the SuperMotocross World Championship series streams live on Peacock with select races broadcast on NBC, USA Network, and CNBC. For results, video highlights, features stories, and ticket sales to any of the upcoming rounds please go to SupercrossLIVE.com. 

450 Podium

450SX Class podium (riders left to right) Jason Anderson, Chase Sexton, and Ken Roczen. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.

250 Podium

250SX Class podium (riders left to right) Jett Lawrence, Levi Kitchen, and Stilez Robertson. Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports, Inc.

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