Anaheim 2 Post Race Interviews

Chase Sexton, Levi Kitchen, Lars Lindstrom Post-Race Anaheim 2 Supercross

The 2024 Anaheim 2 Supercross Triple Crown proved to be another exciting night of racing. Six different winners in the six different 250 and 450 Main Events. Chase Sexton is still second in the Championship, behind his teammate Aaron Plessinger. Jett Lawrence's last-lap crash dropped him from a podium position to sixth on the night and Levi Kitchen 1-2-3 moto finishes earned him the overall in the 250 class. We talked to Chase Sexton about his race, HRC Honda team manager Lars Lindstrom about Jett, Hunter and Jo, we had Ty and Tanner Payton (son's of Mitch Payton) interview Levi Kitchen and we spoke with James Coy, team manager for BarX Suzuki, about Anthony Bourdon's Supercross success on the Suzuki RM-Z250.

Anderson...“People Booed Ricky Carmichael…”

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jason Anderson talks to us about his night in Anaheim, racing lines, a bit of chatter about the new bike, and we touch on the subject of Jett Lawrence and how he was received in opening ceremonies this weekend.

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Anderson Penalty Costs Him Podium

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Post-race penalty denies Anderson Anaheim 2 podium result

 Competition Post: Alex Gobert

Race direction docks final race finish to award Plessinger third overall.

Image: Octopi Media.

An in-form Jason Anderson was denied a podium result at Anaheim 2, the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider penalized after accepting the third-place trophy, which instead later belonged to Aaron Plessinger.

Anderson has been in the headlines all week since his clash with Jett Lawrence (Team Honda HRC) in San Diego, but quickly found the front of the pack in the Triple Crown.

The 2018 450SX champion was fourth in the opening encounter and won the second outing in convincing fashion, before an early crash in race three was costly. He found his way up to seventh, which was enough for P3 overall, before being docked one position and bumped off the podium.

“Race direction deemed number 21 Jason Anderson gained an advantage while off track.He was docked one position in the final race, resulting in a fourth overall, with Aaron Plessinger finishing third overall.”

Anderson is now positioned sixth in the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Championship standings, with three top-five finishes from the opening four rounds. His worst finish to date has been a 12th in the mud of San Francisco.

Supercross Round #4 250SX Highlights

Being constant pays off: Cooper Webb wins Triple Crown in Anaheim

Angel Stadium hosted the AMA Supercross 450 for the second time this season, with this being a Triple Crown day, where Cooper Web finished as the winner… without ever having won. Chase Sexton, Eli Tomac and Jason Anderson were the race winners.

In the first heat Chase Sexton finished as the winner and dominated the entire session, crossing the finish line in first place on all 14 laps, finishing with a lead of 2.311s over second, Webb, while Ken Roczen was third.

Jason Anderson was fourth and Eli Tomac fifth.

In the second heat, it was Jason Anderson’s turn to win his first main event this season. Webb finished the first lap in front, but Webb overtook his opponent and once he had done so he never let go of the lead, relegating the #2 to second place in the session, with Jett Lawrence taking the final podium place.

Plessinger and Justin Cooper were fourth and fifth respectively.

In the final main event of the night, the third, victory went to Eli Tomac, who crossed the finish line in first place for all 14 laps, finishing with a lead of more than 7s over second, Sexton, while last week’s winner, Aaron Plessinger, was third.

Jett Lawrence was fourth and Webb rounded off the top five.

At the end of the day, Webb took overall victory with a 2-2-5, with Tomac second and Plessinger third.

In the championship accounts, Plessinger retains the lead with 80 points, Sexton is second with 76 and Webb has risen to third place, now with 74.

Daniel Blair on AP

Will Anaheim 2 Be Dry?

The Monster Energy® Yamaha Star Racing crew heads to San Diego in the throwback YZ livery as Justin Cooper looks to regroup after early round struggles and Cooper Webb looks to jump back in the 450SX title hunt with an impressive runner-up finish. In a battle to the final lap, Nate Thrasher emerges victorious with his first 250SX win of the season while teammate Jordon Smith gets a third-straight podium to expand his championship points lead.

Anaheim 2 Means Works Connection Pro Launch

Team Honda and Star Yaamaha riders will all be using the Works Connection Pro Launch Device at Anaheim 2. It's a safe bet one of them will get the holeshot.

Jett, Hunter and Joe will all be counting on WC for the holeshot

Josh Strang to race Sherco in GNCC

Josh Strang will race a Sherco SEF 450 in the 2024 Grand national Cross Country (GNCC) season running his own team with support from Sherco USA.

“I’m proud to announce that I will be running my own program with full support from Sherco USA for the 2024 season.” Says Former GNCC and ISDE champion, Josh Strang.

The Aussie has followed what looks to us like a growing trend in North America to us in  creating his own team and programme for the 2024 season with support from key sponsors, not least Sherco.

“This deal has been a long time in the making but it’s very exciting seeing everything come together like we have all been working for.” Josh continues. “I wanted to find support and sponsors that actually wanted to be involved. These are the companies that have stepped up and the companies that when I approached them with an idea, there was no hesitation in wanting to help. This is going to be fun!

“The Sherco SEF 450 is a bike that people should not sleep on… it already has proven results in American East Coast racing. I have put in a lot of time and feel very comfortable on it so I’m excited to get racing.”

Sherco is already proven in EnduroGP we’ll add in here as well Josh! It’ll be good to see the French manufacturer back at the sharp end in GNCC. 

SMX Insiders

Two Mud races in a row give the SMX Insiders a lot to talk about on this week’s show. First-time 450 main event winner Aaron Plessinger sits down for the big interview with Jason Weigandt and Jason Thomas, and Clinton Fowler breaks down the numbers from AP’s historic win in Fowler’s facts. The insiders deliver the news like no one else can as they break down the on and off-track altercations in the 450 class and talk about unprecedented parity to start the 2024 season.