Chase Sexton gained a winner-take-all battle in Race 3 of the Triple Crown at Anaheim 2 to take his first win of the 2023 Monster Vitality Supercross Championship Collection. Whichever rider within the high 4 after the night’s first two races—Sexton, Jason Anderson, Ken Roczen, or collection chief and defending champion Eli Tomac—gained Race 3 would take the general.
The evening began off with Sexton profitable Race 1, adopted by Roczen and Tomac. Anderson stepped as much as win Race 2, with Tomac and Roczen rounding out the rostrum.
Anderson and Sexton obtained off to a clear begin for the deciding Race 3 and ran 1-2, with Anderson main. Tomac had pinched off Roczen out of the gate, with Tomac rising in P4 behind Cooper Webb, and Roczen relegated to P7.
Anderson led Sexton for 4 laps, with Lap 5 being pivotal. On Lap 5 (of 14), Sexton handed Anderson for the lead and by no means regarded again, whereas Tomac jumped off the observe, touchdown onerous on a Tuff Block. Tomac remounted in P14 and was solely capable of get better one place.
Anderson got here beneath relentless stress from Webb, surrendering P2 on Lap 10, although Webb’s move had no impression on the general standings—Anderson was P2 total and within the high 5 and on the rostrum for the primary time in 2023. Roczen labored his approach ahead to P4, passing Dylan Ferrandis on the ultimate lap, although that move additionally didn’t change the general working order, as Roczen stayed within the ultimate podium spot—his first podium of 2023—dropping P2 to Anderson on the last-race-finish tiebreaker. Webb’s P2 in Race 3 moved him forward of Ferrandis for P4 total, with Ferrandis in P5. Tomac’s fall left him in P6 for the evening, although he was tied for the lead going into Race 3.
After three rounds, Tomac retains his lead within the 2023 AMA Monster Vitality Supercross Championship Collection, taking a four-point lead over Chase Sexton and Cooper Webb into Houston’s NRG Stadium. Try our 2023 Supercross Tv Schedule for information on watching the Houston race.Pictures by Will Embree/SMX Photos
2023 Anaheim 2 Supercross Outcomes, Angel Stadium
- Chase Sexton (1-5-1), Honda
- Jason Anderson (5-1-3), Kawasaki
- Ken Roczen (2-3-4), Suzuki
- Cooper Webb (7-4-2), KTM
- Dylan Ferrandis (4-6-5), Yamaha
- Eli Tomac (3-2-13), Yamaha
- Aaron Plessinger (8-7-7), KTM
- Justin Barcia (11-8-6), GasGas
- Adam Cianciarulo (6-11-8), Kawasaki
- Joey Savatgy (10-9-9), Kawasaki
- Christian Craig (9-10-10), Husqvarna
- Colt Nichols (12-14-11), Honda
- Dean Wilson (13-12-12), Honda
- Justin Hill (14-13-17), KTM
- Fredrik Norén (15-20-14), Kawasaki
- Shane McElrath (16-16-18), Suzuki
- Kyle Chisholm (21-18-15), Suzuki
- Benny Bloss (17-15-22), Yamaha
- Justin Starling (20-19-16), GasGas
- Cade Clason (19-17-20), Kawasaki
- Josh Cartwright (18-21-19), Kawasaki
- Kevin Moranz (22-22-21), KTM
2023 AMA Monster Vitality Supercross Championship Collection Standings (after 3 of 17 rounds)
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha, 69 factors (2 wins, 2 podiums, 2 high fives)
- Chase Sexton, Honda, 65 (1W, 2P, 3 T5)
- Cooper Webb, KTM, 65 (2P, 3 T5)
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 58 (1P, 3 T5)
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 55 (1P, 1 T5)
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha, 54 (2 T5)
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 48 (1P, 1 T5)
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 45
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki, 43
- Colt Nichols, Honda, 39
- Joey Savatgy, Kawasaki, 39
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna, 34
- Dean Wilson, Honda, 28
- Justin Hill, KTM, 27
- Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 15
- Fredrik Norén, Kawasaki, 14
- Shane McElrath, Suzuki, 14
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 12
- Marvin Musquin, KTM, 11
- Justin Starling, GasGas, 11
- Josh Cartwright, Kawasaki, 7
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 6
- Josh Hill, KTM, 5
- Benny Bloss, Yamaha, 5
- Kevin Moranz, KTM, 4
- Cade Clason, Kawasaki, 3
- Alex Ray, Yamaha, 2
- John Brief, Kawasaki, 2
