Jason Anderson Wins Atlanta Supercross, Tomac Nears Title Clinch

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA — April 16, 2022

Round 14 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series taking place at Atlanta Motor Speedway will serve as the “THIS RACE SAVES LIVES” event, dedicated to the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Participating athletes, teams, partners, and OEMs will support the season-long and multi-year St. Jude partnership by featuring patient-inspired artwork on their bikes and gear and then donating the items to the Supercross – St. Jude online auction where all proceeds will go towards eliminating childhood cancer.

Fans will have the chance to bid on the items worn and used by their favorite athletes when the auction opens on Monday, April 25, as the series heads into Round 16 in Denver. The auction will run through the conclusion of the season and the Monster Energy AMA Supercross World Championship 2022 taking place in Salt Lake City, and closing on Monday, May 9.

The auction will feature big-ticket items such as a St. Jude inspired Team Solitaire Yamaha PW50, Eli Tomac signed Fender guitar, Aaron Plessinger signed Zoe guitar, two STACYC bikes, and custom prints from some of the biggest names in the sport. For more information please visit supercrosslive/stjude.

Trackside at Atlanta

The Supercross layout at Atlanta comprised the entire grassy area on the front stretch of the NASCAR track.

Overnight rain soaked the racing surface, despite it being covered. An early morning walkthrough found standing water in several locations causing the cancellation of practice and some qualifying time.

Mother Nature and track crews did their job, by noon the bikes were on the track for limited qualifying laps. The East/West Showdown for the 250SX class brought out a huge group of riders looking to put themselves into the feature race.

250SX East Heat

After breaking his collarbone earlier in the season Austin Forkner(33) is back on the track today at Atlanta. Jett Lawrence(18) will try to continue his dominance of the 250SX East class looking for his first Supercross Championship.

Lawrence collided with RJ Hampshire(24) on the first turn as they raced at the front of the pack. Lawrence went down but Hampshire was able to continue. The crash held up Forkner briefly as he avoided the fallen rider. Lawrence was dead last when he finally remounted his bike and rejoined the race.

Mitchell Oldenburg(54) was the early leader as Hampshire was closing the gap, while Lawrence was just trying to move to a top-nine qualifying position. By mid-race Lawrence had worked his way into the top nine.

With two laps to go Hampshire passed Oldenburg for the lead, while Forkner raced his way into the third position. With a furious run over the final lap, Forkner passed RJ coming to the finish line to capture the win. Lawrence finished fifth.

250SX West Heat

Joe Shimoda(30) grabbed the holeshot at the end of the long opening straight away. Michael Mosiman(29), Christian Craig(28), Hunter Lawrence(96), and Nate Thrasher(49) were all in the mix up-front.

With two laps to go, Mosiman bobbled and went down. Craig and Lawrence were able to pass. Mosiman recovered to come in third, just ahead of Shimoda.

250 SX East/West Showdown

The Lawrence brothers fired out of the gate at the start, but it was Joe Shimoda grabbing the holeshot and taking the early lead. With RJ Hampshire in the second position. Craig was stuck back in 10th.

Hampshire went down on Lap Two, followed a few seconds later by Jett Lawrence hitting the dirt. Recovering quickly Hampshire remained near the front, Jett dropped back in the pack to 15th.

At the mid-way point of the race, Hunter Lawrence made the pass for the lead. Craig moved to second, and Jett Lawrence had rebounded to the eighth position.

As the clock wound down, Jett Lawrence moved toward the front one position at a time. Hunter held on for the win as Craig finished second. Jett Lawrence passed Shimoda on the final lap, but Joe did not give up the position easily. He fought back as the two rider’s fought for the final podium position. Lawrence prevailed to join his brother atop the podium in the East/West Showdown.

250SX East/West Showdown Results

POS.	#	RIDER	HOMETOWN	BIKE	INTERVAL
1	96	Hunter Lawrence	Wesley Chapel, FL	Honda CRF250R	12 Laps
2	28	Christian Craig	Temecula, CA	Yamaha YZ250F	4.055
3	18	Jett Lawrence	Zephyrhills, FL	Honda CRF250R	8.069
4	30	Jo Shimoda	Menifee, CA	Kawasaki KX250	9.630
5	49	Nate Thrasher	Livingston, TN	Yamaha YZ250F	17.294
6	29	Michael Mosiman	Minneaola, FL	GASGAS MC 250F	21.071
7	33	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO	Kawasaki KX250	22.816
8	24	Rj Hampshire	Minneola, FL	Husqvarna FC 250	34.570
9	54	Mitchell Oldenburg	Aledo, TX	Honda CRF250R	45.354
10	44	Pierce Brown	Sandy, UT	GASGAS MC 250F	54.908
11	31	Jalek Swoll	Clermont, FL	Husqvarna FC 250	01:11.6
12	66	Chris Blose	Phoenix, AZ	GASGAS MC 250F	01:13.2
13	62	Vince Friese	Menifee, CA	Honda CRF250R	01:16.9
14	35	Garrett Marchbanks	Coalville, UT	Yamaha YZ250F	01:20.1
15	80	Enzo Lopes	Indian Trail, NC	Yamaha YZ250F	01:27.5
16	331	Derek Drake	Lake Elsinore, CA	Suzuki RM-Z250	01:31.3
17	81	Jace Owen	Mattoon, IL	Yamaha YZ250F	11 Laps
18	140	Cullin Park	Clermont, FL	Honda CRF250R	3.681
19	43	Carson Mumford	Simi Valley, CA	Suzuki RM-Z250	16.855
20	39	Jarrett Frye	Mechanicsville, MD	Honda CRF250R	01:20.6
21	70	Ramyller Alves	Coconut Creek, FL	KTM 250 SX-F	9 Laps
22	243	Hardy Munoz	Kissimmee, FL	Kawasaki KX250	4 Laps

250SX East Standings

POS.	#	RIDER	TOTAL POINTS
1	18	Jett Lawrence	169
2	24	RJ Hampshire	122
3	48	Cameron McAdoo	114
4	44	Pierce Brown	107
5	54	Mitchell Oldenburg	103
6	80	Enzo Lopes	100
7	90	Jordon Smith	95
8	81	Jace Owen	77
9	715	Phillip Nicoletti	76
10	331	Derek Drake	68
11	50	Stilez Robertson	67
12	38	Joshua Varize	63
13	33	Austin Forkner	55
14	11	Kyle Chisholm	46
15	72	John Short	44
16	6	Jeremy Martin	42
17	129	Henry Miller	41
18	140	Cullin Park	35
19	39	Jarrett Frye	26
20	52	Kyle Peters	25

 

250SX West Points Standings

POS.	#	RIDER	TOTAL POINTS
1	28	Christian Craig	194
2	96	Hunter Lawrence	171
3	29	Michael Mosiman	158
4	62	Vince Friese	127
5	30	Jo Shimoda	125
6	49	Nate Thrasher	112
7	35	Garrett Marchbanks	99
8	69	Robbie Wageman	94
9	66	Chris Blose	90
10	910	Carson Brown	83
11	31	Jalek Swoll	80
12	43	Carson Mumford	70
13	74	Derek Kelley	66
14	161	Cole Thompson	50
15	98	Dominique Thury	49
16	47	Seth Hammaker	44
17	101	Dylan Walsh	41
18	67	Logan Karnow	40
19	58	Ryan Surratt	40
20	64	Mitchell Harrison	39

450SX Heat One

Jason Anderson(21) earned the holeshot, then he and Eli Tomac(3) rode away from the field. Justin Barcia(51) was the only rider able to keep the top two in sight as they dominated the first heat of the 450SX class.

Tomac passed Anderson near the end of the timed portion of the race, but could not make it stick as Anderson surged past and back to the front. Tomac made two more runs at the lead and in both instances almost laid the bike down. After the second bobble, Tomac backed off the throttle and was content to take the second position into the 450SX Main Event.

450SX Heat Two

Alex Martin(26) took the early lead as riders just behind scrambled for position over the first lap. As things settled out, Sexton moved to the top spot followed closely by defending 450SX Champion Cooper Webb(1). Martin eventually faded as Marvin Musquin(25) and Malcolm Stewart(27) moved up into the top five.

Stewart was the only rider able to change the running order at the end as he passed Musquin.

450SX Main Event

Barcia, Sexton, Anderson, Tomac, and Webb were the first five riders around the opening corner and into the lead of the 450SX Main Event. Last Week’s winner Marvin Musquin went down early on Lap One and will not repeat this week.

It did not take long for Chase Sexton and Jason Anderson to dispatch Barcia and set about their own battle for the top spot. Five minutes in and Sexton dropped his bike and fell from the top five as Anderson took over the lead.

Barcia went down, allowing Webb and Tomac to move into podium position. With a huge lead in the points, Tomac just needs to ride smart and avoid trouble to maintain his advantage in the 450SX points standings.

Still, with five minutes to go, Tomac engaged Webb and made the pass for second. With the Championship leaders finishing one-two, Tomac will only drop three points of his leader’s advantage to Anderson. Sexton passed Webb late to grab a podium spot and continue Webb’s season of disappointing finishes.

450SX Main Event Results

POS.	#	RIDER	HOMETOWN	BIKE	INTERVAL
1	21	Jason Anderson	Rio Rancho, NM	Kawasaki KX450SR	15 Laps
2	3	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	Yamaha YZ450F	2.370
3	23	Chase Sexton	Clermont, FL	Honda CRF450R WE	4.125
4	1	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	KTM 450 SX-F FE	6.643
5	27	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL	Husqvarna FC 450 RE	28.078
6	51	Justin Barcia	Greenville, FL	GASGAS MC 450F	39.150
7	10	Justin Brayton	Charlotte, NC	Honda CRF450R	54.136
8	11	Kyle Chisholm	Valrico, FL	Yamaha YZ450F	01:02.1
9	41	Brandon Hartranft	Brick, NJ	Suzuki RM-Z450	01:06.2
10	25	Marvin Musquin	Corona, CA	KTM 450 SX-F FE	01:08.8
11	61	Fredrik Noren	Indian Trail, NC	KTM 450 SX-F	01:17.4
12	26	Alex Martin	Clermont, FL	Yamaha YZ450F	01:21.7
13	73	Benny Bloss	Oak Grove, MO	KTM 450 SX-F	01:34.3
14	200	Ryan Breece	Athol, ID	Yamaha YZ450F	14 Laps
15	95	Justin Starling	Deland, FL	GASGAS MC 450F	13.751
16	72	John Short	Pilot Point, TX	Honda CRF250R	17.982
17	129	Henry Miller	Rochester, MN	KTM 250 SX-F	36.272
18	57	Kevin Moranz	Topeka, KS	KTM 450 SX-F	51.750
19	63	Jeremy Hand	Mantua, OH	Honda CRF250R	01:11.7
20	722	Adam Enticknap	Lompoc, CA	Suzuki RM-Z450	13 Laps
21	19	Justin Bogle	Wesley Chapel, FL	Suzuki RM-Z450	10 Laps
22	78	Cade Clason	Chesterfield, SC	Honda CRF450R	7 Laps

 

450SX Points Standings

POS.	#	RIDER	HOMETOWN	Total Points
1	3	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	325
2	21	Jason Anderson	Rio Rancho, NM	272
3	51	Justin Barcia	Greenville, FL	257
4	27	Malcolm Stewart	Haines City, FL	253
5	25	Marvin Musquin	Corona, CA	245
6	23	Chase Sexton	Clermont, FL	227
7	1	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	227
8	15	Dean Wilson	Murrieta, CA	152
9	14	Dylan Ferrandis	Tallahassee, FL	141
10	41	Brandon Hartranft	Brick, NJ	139
11	94	Ken Roczen	Clermont, FL	133
12	10	Justin Brayton	Charlotte, NC	132
13	12	Shane McElrath	Oakland, FL	101
14	19	Justin Bogle	Wesley Chapel, FL	100
15	7	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	97
16	11	Kyle Chisholm	Valrico, FL	84
17	62	Vince Friese	Menifee, CA	81
18	95	Justin Starling	Deland, FL	73
19	26	Alex Martin	Clermont, FL	73
20	200	Ryan Breece	Athol, ID	70