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April 29, 2022, 7:10pm
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Welcome to the Racer X Race Day Feed, coming to you bright and early from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO, 16th round of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. From practice reports to the blow-by-blow from tonight’s program, you’ll find it all right here. Updates are posted in chronological order, so be sure to scroll down for the latest info. For even more updates be sure to follow us on Twitter, @Racerxonline.

MORNING REPORT

It's already been eventful here in Denver and we haven't seen a single gate drop yet. It’s apparently been a windy April here, and yesterday put an exclamation point that. The wind was so strong many of the teams had to take down their canopies, and just about anything that could catch the wind either took flight or got blown over. Not a good day for toupee wearers in Denver! Not a good day for free practices or the Yamaha LCQ Challenge, either—both were cancelled. Fortunately the Yamaha LCQ Challenge will get squeezed in next week in Salt Lake City. Also falling in the fortunate category, the crew here in Denver worked their tails off through the night to repair the damage from yesterday’s windstorm and as of now, things are much calmer than yesterday. Let’s hope that continues to be the case!

You know Eli Tomac is hoping for a calm day, as he’s poised to clinch his second Monster Energy 450SX Championship. Same goes for his teammate in the 250SX West Class, Christian Craig, who has a shot at wrapping up his first supercross title today. All Tomac has to do, no matter what Anderson does, is finish 14th or better. If Anderson doesn’t win, Tomac doesn’t even have to finish fourteenth, but the chances of Tomac finishing even outside the top ten are pretty slim. Craig has it a little tougher, but he’s still looking good. If he wins tonight, which he’s already done plenty this season, he wins the title, period. We’ll see if these Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha teammates are both crowned later on today.

As far as the track goes, we'll see if it dries out. It's not dry rought now, but the wind was blowing hard all day yesterday and it’s probably not going to be completely still all day today. At the moment though, it's not tearing apart banners and sending small children tumbling through the air. Practice is set to begin shortly, so check back soon for a report on how things are beginning to play out here in Denver. 

Eli Tomac is looking good to clinch his second 450SX Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championsip.
Eli Tomac is looking good to clinch his second 450SX Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championsip. Align Media

Practice – Session One

In the first 250 A qualifier Jo Shimoda was quick initially, but Christian Craig quickly shot to the top of the board with a 52.751. Shimoda immediately responded, logging a 50.858, then lowered it again to a 48.851. Then he went down! He seemed fine though and rejoined the session. Craig meanwhile, had been circulating at a medium pace, than put his head down and went for a fast lap. He was looking good too, but went down in the sand section. Toward the end of the session Hunter Lawrence logged a 48.211 to take over the top spot, and while Craig was able to put in another fast lap, his 48.324 wasn’t quite fast enough to end the session fastest. Lawrence stayed on top, Craig was second, Shimoda third (48.779), Garrett Marchbanks fourth (48.805), and Michael Mosiman was fifth fastest (49.455).

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When the 450s rolled out it was Cooper Webb fast early, but Chase Sexton, who was looking great out there, displaced him with a 48.244. Jason Anderson seemed to struggle a bit during the first half of this session. He crashed, then later made a mistake and went into the Tuff Blocks in a berm. His times weren’t close to the leaders, either. Finally he was able to put in a good lap, logging a 46.808, which put him on top. It looked like he’d stay there too, until Sexton snuck in another heater on the final lap, recording a 46.441. Eli Tomac never really seemed to find his groove out there. He didn’t look particularly smooth, over-jumped a few sections, and was in the mechanics area a few times. He was never near the fastest times either, and ended up fifth fastest with a 47.470. Benny Bloss was absent in this qualifier, and will miss today's action due to testing positive for Covid earlier this week.

Justin Bogle had a little fun after nearly going down in some Tuff Blocks, and pulled a huge whip right after.
Justin Bogle had a little fun after nearly going down in some Tuff Blocks, and pulled a huge whip right after. Align Media

It should be noted that times will most likely speed up in the second session. The riders normally have a free practice to learn the track, but not this time. Free practice was scheduled for yesterday afternoon due to today’s early start (today is a day race), but it was so windy holding practice wasn’t possible. The track, so far, doesn’t look bad either. Yesterday the wind had dried it way out, but right now it doesn’t look anything like yesterday’s parched lake bed.

Supercross

Denver - 450SX Group B Qualifying 1

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Mitchell Oldenburg Mitchell Oldenburg 48.4830 Alvord, TX United States Honda CRF450R
2 Adam Enticknap Adam Enticknap 49.7280 Lompoc, CA United States Suzuki RM-Z450
3 Gared Steinke Gared Steinke 50.9800 Woodland, CA United States Husqvarna TC 250
4 Alex Ray Alex Ray 51.1150 Jackson, TN United States Honda CRF450R
5 Austin Politelli Austin Politelli 51.2860 Menifee, CA United States Honda CRF450R
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 450SX Group A Qualifying 1

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 46.4410 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
2 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
46.8080 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
3 Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin 47.2020 La Reole, France France KTM 450 SX-F
4 Justin Barcia Justin Barcia 47.4490 Monroe, NY United States GasGas MC 450F
5 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
47.4700 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Group A Qualifying 1

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
48.2110 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
2 Christian Craig Christian Craig 48.3240 Temecula, CA United States Yamaha YZ250F
3 Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda 48.7790 Suzuka, Japan Japan Kawasaki KX250
4 Garrett Marchbanks Garrett Marchbanks 48.8050 Coalville, UT United States Yamaha YZ250F
5 Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman 49.4550 Sebastopol, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Group B Qualifying 1

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Jerry Robin Jerry Robin 51.3980 Hamel, MN United States GasGas MC 250F
2 Alexander Nagy Alexander Nagy 53.1470 Richmond, IL United States KTM 250 SX-F
3 Preston Taylor Preston Taylor 53.2480 Hastings, NE United States Kawasaki KX250
4 McClellan Hile McClellan Hile 53.7950 Atascadero, CA United States Honda CRF250R
5 Colby Copp Colby Copp 53.8700 Los Banos, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
Full Results

Practice – Session Two

After Jerry Robin dominated the 250 B qualifier, Jalek Swoll kicked off the second 250 A qualifier by nabbing the holeshot in the mock start, and times were almost immediately quicker than they were in the first qualifier. Craig was first to set a fast time, but Lawrence wasted no time in knocking him off. This would mark the beginning of a stopwatch slugfest that lasted the entire session. Lawrence didn’t let up, just throwing down fast lap after fast lap, and finally took a break after he dipped below the 46-second range with a 45.959. Next on top was Craig with a 45.983, followed by a 45.676 from Lawrence, and followed by a 45.405 from Craig. It went on like this, with neither rider willing to yield. Finally, Lawrence set a 45.252, which wouldn’t be topped. When the checkers came out Lawrence and Craig were the only two riders under 46 seconds, but Garrett Marchbanks snuck in a quickie right at the end, a 45.872, to take third. Shimoda (46.395) and Mosiman (46.402) rounded out the top five.

Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Group B Qualifying 2

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Jerry Robin Jerry Robin 47.6720 Hamel, MN United States GasGas MC 250F
2 Alexander Nagy Alexander Nagy 49.1970 Richmond, IL United States KTM 250 SX-F
3 Preston Taylor Preston Taylor 49.7590 Hastings, NE United States Kawasaki KX250
4 McClellan Hile McClellan Hile 49.9330 Atascadero, CA United States Honda CRF250R
5 Joshua Greco Joshua Greco 50.0770 Valparaiso, IN United States Kawasaki KX250
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Group A Qualifying 2

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
45.2520 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
2 Christian Craig Christian Craig 45.4050 Temecula, CA United States Yamaha YZ250F
3 Garrett Marchbanks Garrett Marchbanks 45.8720 Coalville, UT United States Yamaha YZ250F
4 Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda 46.3950 Suzuka, Japan Japan Kawasaki KX250
5 Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman 46.4020 Sebastopol, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Combined Qualifying

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
45.2520 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
2 Christian Craig Christian Craig 45.4050 Temecula, CA United States Yamaha YZ250F
3 Garrett Marchbanks Garrett Marchbanks 45.8720 Coalville, UT United States Yamaha YZ250F
4 Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda 46.3950 Suzuka, Japan Japan Kawasaki KX250
5 Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman 46.4020 Sebastopol, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
Full Results

Mitch Oldenburg was fastest in the 450B group with a 46.426, with Adam Enticknap, Austin Politelli, Alex Ray, and Kevin Moranz rounding out the top five.

Jason Anderson came out of the gate firing in the final 450 A qualifier, taking the fake holeshot and putting down several fast laps immediately. As a result, he recorded a 45.718 right away. It didn’t stand, however, as Musquin turned a 45.136, only to see Chase Sexton rocket to the top with a 45.055. Justin Bogle had a big moment when he landed on the side of the track, hit a Tuff Block, and almost went down. Fortunately he recovered and gave a quick, funny fist pump to the crowd, then threw a big whip off the next triple.

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At the top of the heap Anderson and Sexton were going to war with lap times, and Eli Tomac eventually joined in, with all three riders becoming the first to dip into the 45-second range. Tomac looked much better in this session and was riding more aggressively. As the session neared an end Tomac, after several attempts, put in a scorching lap to take over second place with a 44.677, but it wasn’t quite fast enough to nip Sexton’s 44.624. Anderson was absolutely going for it on the last lap, but lost it in the sand section, ruining his last-lap heroics.

Chase Sexton was flying in qualifying.
Chase Sexton was flying in qualifying. Align Media
Supercross

Denver - 450SX Group A Qualifying 2

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 44.6240 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
2 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
44.6770 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
3 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
44.7110 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
4 Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin 44.7320 La Reole, France France KTM 450 SX-F
5 Cooper Webb Cooper Webb 45.5590 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 450SX Group B Qualifying 2

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Mitchell Oldenburg Mitchell Oldenburg 46.4260 Alvord, TX United States Honda CRF450R
2 Adam Enticknap Adam Enticknap 47.4270 Lompoc, CA United States Suzuki RM-Z450
3 Austin Politelli Austin Politelli 47.9380 Menifee, CA United States Honda CRF450R
4 Alex Ray Alex Ray 48.0510 Jackson, TN United States Honda CRF450R
5 Kevin Moranz Kevin Moranz 48.2100 Topeka, KS United States KTM 450 SX-F
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 450SX Group C Qualifying 2

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Marshal Weltin Marshal Weltin 47.9780 Ubly, MI United States Yamaha YZ250F
2 Max Miller Max Miller 48.0950 Springfield, OR United States KTM 250 SX-F
3 Cheyenne Harmon Cheyenne Harmon 48.3270 Ovilla, TX United States Honda CRF450R
4 Chase Marquier Chase Marquier 48.4190 Newcastle, OK United States Yamaha YZ250F
5 Josh Cartwright Josh Cartwright 48.4700 Tallahassee, FL United States Kawasaki KX450
Full Results
Supercross

Denver - 450SX Combined Qualifying

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 44.6240 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
2 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
44.6770 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
3 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
44.7110 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
4 Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin 44.7320 La Reole, France France KTM 450 SX-F
5 Cooper Webb Cooper Webb 45.5590 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
Full Results
Eli Tomac is on the verge of clinching his second Monster Energy AMA 450SX Championship.
Eli Tomac is on the verge of clinching his second Monster Energy AMA 450SX Championship.

250SX Heat One

Christian Craig kicked off the first gate drop of the day with a holeshot, with Dominique Thury on his tail. Craig immediately started getting away while Thury fell under fire from Jo Shimoda, who made the move into second after a couple laps. Thury then felt pressure from Vince Friese and Derek Kelley but hung tough for quite a while. Every time it looked like Friese was going to throw it inside, Thury would squirt away. Finally Friese pulled alongside of Thury in the sand section and made the pass in the next corner. On the final lap there was a great battle for the final transfer spot. Jesse Flock was in the final transfer spot but made a mistake, which put him on the business end of a block pass from Jerry Robin, who’d gone down on the first lap. Unfortunately for both of them, Flock got ripped from his bike and his legs got caught in Robin’s rear wheel. Just like that, they were both out of it. Flock was finally able to get back up and on his bike. Craig went on to win by a mile, with Shimoda, Friese, Thury, Nate Thrasher, Derek Kelley, Jy Roberts, Devin Harriman, and McClellan Hile filling the remaining transfer spots.

Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Heat 1

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Christian Craig Christian Craig 9 Laps 0:47.523 Temecula, CA United States Yamaha YZ250F
2 Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda +09.646 0:48.282 Suzuka, Japan Japan Kawasaki KX250
3 Vince Friese Vince Friese +17.532 0:48.658 Cape Girardeau, MO United States Honda CRF250R
4 Dominique Thury Dominique Thury +19.227 0:48.831 Schneeberg, Germany Germany Yamaha YZ250F
5 Nate Thrasher Nate Thrasher +19.672 0:48.119 Livingston, TN United States Yamaha YZ250F
Full Results

250SX Heat Two

Hunter Lawrence holeshot this one with Carson Brown, Michael Mosiman, and Jalek Swoll following. Mosiman immediately went on the offensive and snagged second about a lap in. Mosiman was flying and after a lap had closed in on Lawrence, although he wasn’t close enough to show him a wheel. He kept creeping forward but after a few laps he went down all by himself in a corner. He remounted right away after losing two spots and quickly got those spots back, but Lawrence was gone. Lawrence took the win with Mosiman, Garrett Marchbanks, Chris Blose, Swoll, Brown, Robbie Wageman, Mitchell Harrison, and Ryan Surrat filling out the final transfer spots.

Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Heat 2

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
9 Laps 0:47.089 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
2 Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman +06.457 0:47.148 Sebastopol, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
3 Garrett Marchbanks Garrett Marchbanks +08.929 0:47.720 Coalville, UT United States Yamaha YZ250F
4 Chris Blose Chris Blose +10.255 0:48.284 Phoenix, AZ United States GasGas MC 250F
5 Jalek Swoll
Jalek Swoll
+16.839 0:49.252 Belleview, FL United States Husqvarna FC 250
Full Results

450SX Heat One

Eli Tomac exploded out of the gate with a clear holeshot in this one and half a lap in he already had a couple seconds on Justin Brayton in second. Marvin Musquin, who had a mediocre start, was working his way forward and after getting by John Short for third, went after Brayton. As the race was drawing to a close Musquin finally went by Brayton for second, but was nowhere near Tomac. Alex Martin, who was running seventh, was having a problem with his bike. It didn’t seem like it was slowing him down, but his bike was smoking quite a bit. He finially started to slow down on the final lap. J

Justin Bogle, who was running in qualifying position early but fell, was tenth on the final lap. Two turns from the finish Bogle came in hard on the inside of Austin Politelli and knocked him over. Fair play for the final transfer spot, but Politelli definitely didn’t feel that way and reached out and tried to pull Bogle down with him as he was going down. It didn’t work and Bogle took the spot. Tomac won, with Musquin, Brayton, Justin Starling, Kyle Chisholm, John Short, Martin, Henry Miller, and Bogle filling the transfer spots.

Supercross

Denver - 450SX Heat 1

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
9 Laps 0:46.352 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
2 Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin +03.556 0:46.537 La Reole, France France KTM 450 SX-F
3 Justin Brayton Justin Brayton +09.235 0:47.341 Fort Dodge, IA United States Honda CRF450R
4 Justin Starling Justin Starling +25.019 0:49.169 Deland, FL United States GasGas MC 450F
5 Kyle Chisholm Kyle Chisholm +27.380 0:49.184 Clearwater, FL United States Yamaha YZ450F
Full Results

450SX Heat Two

Chase Sexton took command early in this one. Justin Barcia gave chase early, but Sexton was on rails. That left Barcia to battle Jason Anderson, but Anderson wasn’t having it and quickly knifed by Barcia for second. At that point the top five of Sexton, Anderson, Barcia, Malcolm Stewart, and Cooper Webb were somewhat spaced out. In fact, just about the entire field was spread out and there wasn’t a whole lot going on. That started to change toward the end when Anderson started reeling in Sexton. With one lap left Anderson was all over Sexton as the two fought through lappers. Stewart, meanwhile, had caught and passed Barcia, but the battle everyone was watching was up front. Anderson was giving it everything he had to win the heat race, but Sexton was able to hold him off. Sexton, Anderson, Stewart, Barcia, Webb, Brandon Hartranft, Mitch Oldenburg, Ryan Breece, and Fredrik Noren all transferred to the main.

Supercross

Denver - 450SX Heat 2

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 9 Laps 0:46.281 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
2 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
+00.371 0:45.548 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
3 Malcolm Stewart Malcolm Stewart +05.986 0:46.622 Haines City, FL United States Husqvarna FC 450
4 Justin Barcia Justin Barcia +06.549 0:46.681 Monroe, NY United States GasGas MC 450F
5 Cooper Webb Cooper Webb +17.720 0:47.849 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
Full Results

250SX LCQ

Geran Stapleton shot out to the early lead, and as things started to shake out Carson Mumford made is way into second and started reeling in Stapleton. Just when it looked like he was closing in on Stapleton, he made a big mistake entering the sand section and nearly went down. He saved it though and resumed the fight. Back in the fight for fourth Brandon Ray was pressuring Max Sanford. Ray smacked into Sanford pretty good a couple times before taking over the spot and sprinting away. Up front Mumford had made the move on Stapleton and checked out for the win. Mumford took the win, with Stapleton, Alexander Nagy, and Ray taking the four transfer spots. Nagy celebrated making the main by pulling a Nac-Nac over the finish line.

Supercross

Denver - 250SX West LCQ

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Carson Mumford Carson Mumford 7 Laps 0:49.973 Simi Valley, CA United States Suzuki RM-Z250
2 Geran Stapleton Geran Stapleton +05.602 0:50.957 Cape Schanck, Australia Australia GasGas MC 250F
3 Alexander Nagy Alexander Nagy +12.162 0:52.149 Richmond, IL United States KTM 250 SX-F
4 Brandon Ray Brandon Ray +13.683 0:52.154 Fremont, CA United States Kawasaki KX250
5 Maxwell Sanford Maxwell Sanford +15.952 0:52.479 Pasadena, MD United States Honda CRF250R
Full Results

450SX LCQ

Cade Clason was leading this one but Justin Rodbell came hard into the third turn and absolutely cleaned Clason out. After a couple laps it was Rodbell, Kevin Moranz, Deven Raper, and Austin Politelli in the top four. Politelli was able to displace Raper, and Marshal Weltin quickly came up the inside of Raper a few turns later and took the final transfer spot. As the clock started to wind down Moranz caught Rodbell and knifed inside him for the lead. Politelli was next to shuffle Rodbell back, but it didn’t matter. Moranz won, Politelli was second, Rodbell third, and Weltin fourth in the final transfer spot.

Supercross

Denver - 450SX LCQ

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Kevin Moranz Kevin Moranz 7 Laps 0:50.161 Topeka, KS United States KTM 450 SX-F
2 Austin Politelli Austin Politelli +01.111 0:50.138 Menifee, CA United States Honda CRF450R
3 Justin Rodbell Justin Rodbell +01.495 0:49.960 Prince Frederick, MD United States Kawasaki KX450
4 Marshal Weltin Marshal Weltin +03.394 0:50.224 Ubly, MI United States Yamaha YZ250F
5 Max Miller Max Miller +04.329 0:48.940 Springfield, OR United States KTM 250 SX-F
Full Results

250SX Main Event

Close start between Jalek Swoll and Hunter Lawrence in this one but Lawrence edged him out. Christian Craig started in third, but quickly moved into second. Just like that, the stage was set for a battle between the top two in points, with Craig winning a championship if he won the race. Lap after lap Craig dogged Lawrence, applying heavy pressure, but every time he tried to put a wheel in Lawrence held him off. And for Craig’s part, he wasn’t trying to push the issue, either. Michael Mosiman held third, about a straightaway behind the lead duo, but it seemed as though he was slowly creeping up on them. Then disaster struck for Craig, who got squirrely as he was jumping into the sand section and went down. He wasn’t hurt, but his shot at winning the race, and clinching the title, was gone.

Following Craig’s crash it was Lawrence up front followed by Mosiman, Jo Shimoda, Garrett Marchbanks, Swoll, and Craig in sixth. Craig went to work, and with about five minutes left he was reeling in Shimoda for third. Soon he was all over him and hounding him hard. It looked like Craig would make the pass fairly quickly, but Shimoda did NOT want to give up the final podium spot and was giving Craig all the fight he could handle. Finally Craig blasted by him in the whoops and that was that. Craig was closing on Mosiman on the final lap but ran out of time. Lawrence took the win, with Mosiman and Craig rounding out the podium.

Supercross

Denver - 250SX West Main Event

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
20 Laps 0:47.945 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
2 Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman +04.042 0:47.856 Sebastopol, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
3 Christian Craig Christian Craig +07.495 0:47.684 Temecula, CA United States Yamaha YZ250F
4 Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda +11.183 0:48.379 Suzuka, Japan Japan Kawasaki KX250
5 Garrett Marchbanks Garrett Marchbanks +25.575 0:48.182 Coalville, UT United States Yamaha YZ250F
Full Results
Supercross

250SX West Standings - 2022

PositionRider Hometown Points
1Christian Craig Christian Craig Temecula, CA United States 230
2Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
Landsborough, Australia Australia 220
3Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman Sebastopol, CA United States 197
4Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda Suzuka, Japan Japan 162
5Nate Thrasher Nate Thrasher Livingston, TN United States 152
Full Standings

450SX Main Event

Chase Sexton narrowly took the holeshot ahead of Eli Tomac, but you could tell Tomac really wanted to win this thing. Tomac was all over Sexton in the first few turns before seeming to settle down a bit. Jason Anderson lurked in third, just a few lengths behind Tomac. It looked like Sexton was going to hang in there for a while, but unfortunately he went wide in a left turn and got hung up on a dirt lip. He tried to slow down and save it but the went into a Tuff Block and went down. Just like that Tomac took the lead and the crowd exploded. Every section Tomac went by the crowd there would go nuts, and this went on for several laps! Anderson decided he was going to rain on the Colorado parade, however, and went up the inside of Tomac in a bowl turn. Malcolm Stewart was in third and was slowly catching Tomac too. After a few laps Stewart went to the inside of Tomac after the whoops, but Tomac wanted to part of the smoke, went way wide, and let Stewart go. Behind them it was Justin Barcia leading Marvin Musquin by about a second-and-a-half, but Barcia ended up crashing and losing about four spots. Barcia would crash in the sand section again toward the end of the race.

The track was hard, dusty, and pretty deteriorated at this point, making it tough for anyone to be aggressive. That didn’t stop Musquin from going after Tomac with seven minutes left, however, and when Musquin went in for the pass, Tomac politely got out of the way. Sexton would later get by Tomac, but Tomac would hold on for fifth and clinch the 2022 Monster Energy 450SX Championship. If you're keeping score, Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha has now won every championship there is. 

Supercross

Denver - 450SX Main Event

April 30, 2022
Empower Field at Mile High
Denver, CO United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
26 Laps 0:00.001 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
2 Malcolm Stewart Malcolm Stewart +13.860 0:00.001 Haines City, FL United States Husqvarna FC 450
3 Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin +33.779 0:06.306 La Reole, France France KTM 450 SX-F
4 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton +39.951 0:00.001 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
5 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
+1:02.966 0:00.001 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
Full Results
Supercross

450SX Standings - 2022

PositionRider Hometown Points
1Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
Cortez, CO United States 359
2Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Edgewood, NM United States 350
3Malcolm Stewart Malcolm Stewart Haines City, FL United States 314
4Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin La Reole, France France 305
5Justin Barcia Justin Barcia Monroe, NY United States 302
Full Standings
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