Supercross Round #4 450SX Highlights | Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium | Jan 27, 2024

Summary

The 450 season opener featured drama between Anderson and Lawrence, but the on-track action stole the show. Ston grabbed the holeshot in race 1 but crashed, allowing Anderson to take the win. Webb was consistent, finishing 2nd in races 1 and 2. Lawrence crashed while battling for 2nd in race 3, handing Tomac the win. Ultimately Webb took the overall with a 2-2-5, showing the veterans still have fight left. The top 6 riders are within 7 points, setting up an intense championship fight.

Takeaways

• 👌 Cooper Webb's consistency earned him the overall win despite no race victories
• 😮 Jason Anderson could have won overall if not for a crash in race 3
• 🤠 Eli Tomac got a popular race 3 win but not enough for the overall
• 😤 Jason Lawrence crashed while leading in race 3 after issues in race 1
• 💪 Chase Sexton dominated race 1 but faded after that
• 🎉 Jorge Prado got his first good start in race 2
• 😱 Multiple crashes affected the results including Malcolm Stewart and Kenny Roczen
• ⏩ The top 5 riders in points are only separated by 7 points - very close!
• 🏁 Jason Anderson believes in himself and could be dangerous going forward
• 😎 Veteran riders Anderson, Tomac and Plessinger on the podium showed the competitiveness this season

Q & A

Who had the early lead in race 1 before crashing out?

Chase Ston grabbed the early lead in race 1 before crashing out.

What happened to Jason Lawrence's bike forks in race 1?

His lock down device was not still locked down as originally thought, so when he went sideways his forks released and he crashed.

Who made a late pass on Benny Bloss in race 2?

Jason Lawrence made a late pass on Benny Bloss in race 2.

Why did Chase Ston seem to roll out of 2nd place in race 3?

It is unclear why Ston rolled out of 2nd place in race 3. We would need to hear his thoughts and words on that to understand what happened.

Why did Jason Lawrence crash while running 2nd in the last lap of race 3?

He was playing with fire on the right side of the whoops all night long and it finally got him at the worst possible time.

Who was the overall winner despite not winning any of the 3 races?

Cooper Webb's consistency earned him the overall win despite not winning any of the 3 races.

Where does Eli Tomac sit in the points standing after round 1?

Eli Tomac sits in 6th place, only 10 points behind the leader after round 1.

How close are the top 5 riders in the points standings?

The top 5 riders are within 7 points of each other in the standings, incredibly close!

What penalty might Jason Anderson face after race 3?

Anderson went off track and got back on while others were still racing, which is not allowed. So he may face a penalty for that.

Who seems posed to improve with some better starts?

2-time champ Eli Tomac seems ready to contend if he can get some better starts figured out.

Outlines

00:00

😃 Jason Anderson wins Race 2 of 450 division in Epic Opening Ceremonies.

Paragraph 1 summarizes Race 1 and Race 2 of the 450 division in the Epic Opening Ceremonies. Chase Sexton grabbed an early lead in Race 1 after a couple crashes by rivals. Jason Anderson dominated Race 2 after a great start by Cooper Webb and Jorge Prado. Anderson and Webb are the points leaders going into Race 3.

05:02

🤩 Extremely tight point standings at top with 5 riders within 7 points.

Paragraph 2 remarks on the very close point standings after the first two 450 races. The top 5 riders are within 7 points of each other, showing a competitive field ahead this season. Tomac's 3rd race win proves he's still a threat.

Keywords

💡Triple Crown

A motocross racing format where there are 3 races in one night and the rider with the best combined finishes wins. This adds drama and tests both speed and consistency. The Triple Crown is used in the opening round described in this video.

💡points leader

The rider who currently has the most championship points based on their finishes so far. Aaron Plessinger entered this round as the points leader, meaning he did the best over the early part of the season.

💡rookie sensation

A description for Jet Lawrence, who is in his first professional season but is excelling beyond expectations. His great early season performances have branded him a rookie sensation.

💡consistency

In the context of racing, having consistent results means finishing similarly well in every race. Cooper Webb didn't win any of the 3 races, but had the best combined finishes due to his consistency.

💡domination

When a rider clearly outperforms the competition, usually by taking the lead early and winning by a large gap. Chase Sexton showed domination in the first race.

💡saves it

A phrase meaning a rider manages to avoid crashing after making a mistake. Jet Lawrence "saves it" after almost crashing due to his forks still being locked down at the start.

💡buried in traffic

When a rider gets stuck behind a large group of other riders on the first lap. This happened to Chase Sexton in the second race, burying him in traffic off the start.

💡point standings

The current ranking of riders by total championship points. After round 1, there are 5 riders within 7 points in the extremely tight point standings.

💡waxed

Slang meaning dominated or easily defeated another rider. Eli Tomac "waxed" the field in race 3 by taking the lead and pulling away to an easy win.

💡Mr. Consistency

A nickname given to Cooper Webb for his consistent finishes leading to the overall win. His 2-2-2 results made him "Mr. Consistency" for the night.

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Transcripts

so we'll start in the 450 division to

the Epic Opening Ceremonies here even

included Justin Bara rolling in in a

Ghostbusters Ecto Cruiser the fans were

fired up there was some during the week

drama between these men Jason Anderson

and Jason Lawrence not conversing down

at the line as they were picking their

Stargates for the first

race let's drop the gate on it yeah so

Jorge prao came here with one goal get a

ho shot in one of these thought he was

going to get it drifted wide and that

allowed Chase ston to grab the early

lead there is points leader Aaron

pleaser and Lawrence in the pack and

then he goes down yeah that was a out of

pocket crash there by jet Lawrence not

sure I had originally thought that his

uh lock down device on his Forks was

still locked down in they releas and he

went sideways but that wasn't the case

here is ston into the number one spot as

mentioned around prto the defending chat

knew what to do yeah well for for Chase

ston that's about how his whole first

race went there yep and then it was

another B one for Malcolm Stewart who's

been on the ground far too many times

this year crash while running around

sixth in the first race and he gets

knocked around by Justin Hill yep

domination absolutely from seon so

you're thinking hey it's going to be his

night he's looking great that and that

was dominant you had every right to

believe that yep race two totally

different great start by Cooper web

prto finally gets one but look at Cooper

web up the inside yeah that was a great

uh start by pra and I loved pra time

here in the states I was really

impressed with what he was able to able

to do here is ston buried in traffic

then he runs into Kyle Chism loses

ground Chism and Benny Bloss down

nothing really that uh any of those guys

right there could do just uh I I mean

listen there's these guys are fighting

for real estate that's the first lap

things are going to happen Anderson got

around pleaser for a second and then

made this move for the lead on web I

mean Jason Anderson I think he was the

guy all night long it was great to see

him riding so well and I think we

haven't seen the last of him and he

believes in himself and that's dangerous

Lawrence mounting a comeback from a bad

start a late pass on P who do all he

could to hold the Honda Rider at Bay but

Lawrence in Salvage mode after a tough

race one where he finished seventh up

the third here well the rookie sensation

he is uh he is going through it all and

he's learning just how good these guys

in a 450 class are yep so web second and

here's Anderson on the 21 the monster

Kawasaki a big win in race two and he

and web are your leaders and points

coming into the third race of this

Triple Crown great start for ston but

watch Anderson here bumped and banged

around Kent roxon would go down and then

Anderson would have more trouble before

long hated to see Kenny go down like

that man we didn't see much from him

tonight but I'm going to tell you right

now that number three of that Monster

Energy Star racing Yamaha his score card

wasn't a reflection of how well he was

riding yeah Eli to back to the lead and

then here's Anderson at lap one goes

down but watch this while he's off the

racetrack gets on the gas that's a tough

call the a got to the side you're not

supposed to gain an advantage so what

they'll do is they'll look at that and

if they think that he went through he

went to the side of the whoops faster

than he would have went through the

whoops there's probably going to be some

something uh something going on there

Lawrence making moves he gets

arounder and then he's putting pressure

on Chase ston and this is odd watch ston

here yes seon kind of just rolls out but

we don't know what what seon was

thinking right here it be interesting to

get his thoughts and words on that don't

want to put words in his mouth and then

in the last lap Lawrence who would have

finished second overall crashes and have

the points lead mind you he's in the

points lead at this at this stage and

you know what that was on him he was

playing with fire on the right side of

those whoops all night long and it

finally got him at the worst time

possible this is a very very two very

popular win in race three Eli Tomac

waxed him he pulled away from the field

once he had the lead the crowd went nuts

not enough to win the overall tonight

though because Cooper web was Mr

consistency telling you now though

everybody better keep that number three

two-time champ Eli Tomac in check

because if he gets some starts figured

out it's going to be game on great job

by this guy though yeah and honestly

same thing when you get Cooper Webb a

little bit of confidence and he gets a

congratulations to pleaser he is going

to be a tough man to beat and Anderson

what could have been if not for that

crash in race three man three veterans

back up on the podium tonight what a

season we have in front of us first let

me give you the overall results here as

I said the consistency of Webb didn't

win any of the races but 225 was more

than enough to win the overall Anderson

second at least for now because the am

is reviewing that result in race three

he might take on a penalty Tomac third

pleaser fourth SE in fifth and Lawrence

ends up six he would have been second he

had not crashed in the last lap and at

Le to this your Monster Energy 450 point

standings unreal five Riders seven

points yeah that that's nuts and and

then then you go to six Eli Tomac only

10 back you only can guess he's going to

get better especially after that third

race win here in the triple