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February 4, 2023, 12:00pm
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Welcome to Racer X Race Day Feed, coming to you from the press box of NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Today the gate drops on the first 250SX East round of the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship, and right here is where you can follow the action. 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

Ah it's great to have another fresh start! The 250SX East series kicks off today in Houston and there are loads of storylines. Hunter Lawrence, Michael Mosiman, Jeremy Martin, Nate Thrasher, Jordon Smith, Max Anstie, and many more all look to factor in as potential championship contenders. But behind them, there's perhaps an even bigger story. Loads of amateur talent and the move across the pond for one particular gentleman will be some key talking points tonight.

Two-time MX2 World Champion Tom Vialle is here to make his supercross debut for Red Bull KTM, but he's not the only debutant. Monster Energy Yamaha/Star Racing will roll out Haiden Deegan for his first pro supercross, as will Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Talon Hawkins, Honda HRC's Chance Hymas, Phoenix Honda's Caden Braswell, and several more behind them that look to make a splash in their first career supercross starts. It's a tale of two halves this year in 250SX East with a load of veterans and an even bigger load of rookies to take them on. It's sure to be fun!

On the 450SX side of things, Eli Tomac was back in action yesterday and was all good after his huge crash in Race 3 of the Anaheim 2 Triple Crown last week. He boasts a four points lead in the championship still but Chase Sexton and Cooper Webb are now tied for second and snapping at Tomac's heels. Ken Roczen, Jason Anderson, and the rest of the field look hungry to fight back this week as well.

Unfortunately, the field will be without Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Malcolm Stewart for an extended period of time after the team announced earlier this week that Stewart would go under the knife for some knee surgery. A timetable on his return wasn't disclosed, but we hope for a speedy recovery out of Stewart.

Free Practice will begin shortly and we'll have all the coverage right here for you, but be sure to also tune in to Race Day Live and the night show by checking out he broadcast schedule below.

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Free Practice

Practice started off with a lot of guys doing the same lines through the main rhythm sections. The 250B group also featured several debutant riders including Haiden Deegan, Chance Hymas, Talon Hawkins, and Caden Braswell. Tom Vialle was allowed in the A session due to a world champion provisional. Chance Hymas went fastest in the B group with a 53.580 with Haiden Deegan on a 54.959 behind him.

As the 250A group hit the track next, Jordon Smith set the early pace at a 55.596 but the times were dropping quick. His teammate Nate Thrasher then went to the top of the board at a 54.139. It took a little while but finally we saw the first group of riders break into the 52’s and it was Hunter Lawrence who struck first with a 52.882. Thrasher was hot on his heels though with a 52.900 as the main line started to develop all the way around the track.

That time would hold up in the end to keep Lawrence in P1 with Thrasher second, but Hymas’ time would actually put him in third overall in times from Free Practice.

PositionRiderTime
1Hunter Lawrence52.882
2Nate Thrasher52.900
3Chance Hymas53.580
4Jeremy Martin54.032
5Michael Mosiman54.045

Christian Craig and Jason Anderson led the field around as the 450A group headed out for their practice next. Anderson would also set the early pace with a 53.522 as the 450 guys also started to hit all the same lines as the 250 guys. The rhythm section coming back across the start will be interesting today to see if anything other than on-off-3-2 will be done but early in Free Practice, that was the preferred line.

Some riders also started to uncork the 3-4 in the rhythm section before that as Chase Sexton used it to his advantage to lay down a 52.392. That time would hold up as the checkered flag waved with Adam Cianciarulo, Christian Craig, and Jason Anderson as the only guys also down in the 52’s with Sexton.

PositionRiderTime
1Chase Sexton52.392
2Adam Cianciarulo52.601
3Christian Craig52.734
4Jason Anderson52.854
5Eli Tomac53.287

First Qualifying Sessions

In between practice and qualifying, the track crew slightly modified the single before the long rhythm section as they built it up to evenly across on both sides. Riders were initially only using the lowered right side of the jump but now it was peaked out a bit more and even all the way. Times were a little slower in qualifying then but Haiden Deegan fired back this time with a 53.9 to Hymas’ 54.1 in the B group.

The A group headed out next for the 250SX guys and Michael Mosiman set the early pace, but he also found the ground with a little slide out on the tunnel jump. Nate Thrasher dipped down into the 53’s with a 53.306 but his teammate Jordon Smith was right there with a 53.389. A last-minute heater from Max Anstie put him P1 out of nowhere with a 52.918 as he put three tenths between himself and Thrasher behind him.

Supercross

Houston - 250SX East Group A Qualifying 1

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Max Anstie
Max Anstie
10:42.396 52.918 Newbury, England, United Kingdom United Kingdom Honda CRF250R
2 Nate Thrasher Nate Thrasher 10:06.646 53.275 Livingston, TN United States Yamaha YZ250F
3 Jordon Smith Jordon Smith 10:29.754 53.389 Belmont, NC United States Yamaha YZ250F
4 Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman 10:14.816 53.399 Sebastopol, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
5 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
10:38.069 53.737 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
Full Results

Chase Sexton led the field around in 450A Q1 early on. Adam Cianciarulo went down at the end of the whoops first time around but bounced right back up and was fine. Chase Sexton was experimenting with the left side of the rhythm section going over the table and then 3-3 after that and used it to run a 50.481 which was a second and a half better than anyone.

That time would hold up as Anderson and Tomac got a little bit closer to him but Sexton was still 1.3 seconds faster than anyone.

Supercross

Houston - 450SX Group A Qualifying 1

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 10:02.455 50.481 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
2 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
10:34.224 51.828 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
3 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
10:13.810 51.895 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
4 Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis 10:11.762 52.151 Avignon, France France Yamaha YZ450F
5 Joey Savatgy Joey Savatgy 10:50.877 52.226 Thomasville, GA United States Kawasaki KX450SR
Full Results

Second Qualifying Sessions

Haiden Deegan topped the final B qualifying session again with Hymas once again only a few tenths of a second behind him. Both riders seem like they will be able to mix it up tonight with some of the top guys, though they may be a tick off of winning pace heading into the night show.

The final 250A group then headed out and it was Jordon Smith setting the early pace this time with a 53.234. As with the two sessions before, it was a little bit of a Monster Energy Yamaha/Star Racing duel at the top as Thrasher put down a 52.937 and then Smith immediately upped it again to put in a 52.922.

Max Anstie did it again though as he put in a late hot lap once again to shoot to the top of the board with a 52.128. With that, Max Anstie qualifies P1 for the 250SX class heading into the night show.

Supercross

Houston - 250SX East Combined Qualifying

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Max Anstie
Max Anstie
10:26.283 52.128 Newbury, England, United Kingdom United Kingdom Honda CRF250R
2 Nate Thrasher Nate Thrasher 10:13.371 52.438 Livingston, TN United States Yamaha YZ250F
3 Jordon Smith Jordon Smith 10:05.921 52.443 Belmont, NC United States Yamaha YZ250F
4 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
11:06.009 52.519 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
5 Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin 10:25.462 52.624 Millville, MN United States Yamaha YZ250F
Full Results

Chase Sexton picked up right where he left off from the first qualifying session by laying down lap times that were noticeably better than anyone else. Almost everyone had shifted to the left side of the long rhythm section which was the over-3-3 option, but Sexton was still a second faster than Dylan Ferrandis through much of the first half of the session.

Five riders right behind Sexton were all within about a tenth of a second of each other but it was Sexton who remained over a second up on everyone for the rest of the session. With a 50.320, Chase Sexton goes into tonight’s action with a clear shot across the bow that he is ready to win again.

Supercross

Houston - 450SX Combined Qualifying

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 11:12.494 50.320 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
2 Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis 10:17.200 51.415 Avignon, France France Yamaha YZ450F
3 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
10:30.999 51.431 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
4 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
10:28.139 51.476 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
5 Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo 11:00.046 51.569 Port Orange, FL United States Kawasaki KX450SR
Full Results

250SX Heat 1

The first gate drop of the night saw Hunter Lawrence grab the holeshot ahead of Hardy Munoz and Chris Blose. Blose quickly got around Munoz and Nate Thrasher was quick to make the move as well. Lawrence already pulled out a bit lead as the first full lap finished up and Thrasher moved into second.

Blose almost crashed in the sand in third and Chance Hymas found his way through into third place. Michael Mosiman was recovering from a bad start and moved around Henry Miller to get into sixth spot at around the halfway mark as he also went to work and passed Munoz moments later.

Marshal Weltin had a heat race he’d rather forget as he crashed in the sand early on and then had a big crash exiting the sand about three laps later that eventually forced him to the sidelines. Jace Owen, who had crashed in the first turn, was able to work his way around Gage Linville with two laps to go to make it back into the final transfer spot.

In the end, Hunter Lawrence would cruise to the heat race victory ahead of Thrasher, Hymas, Mosiman, Blose, Henry Miller, Munoz, Devin Simonson, and Owen in the final transfer spot.

Supercross

Houston - 250SX East Heat 1

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
7:24.910 8 Laps 52.378 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
2 Nate Thrasher Nate Thrasher 7:27.226 +2.316 52.160 Livingston, TN United States Yamaha YZ250F
3 Chance Hymas Chance Hymas 7:34.939 +10.029 53.381 Pocatello, ID United States Honda CRF250R
4 Michael Mosiman Michael Mosiman 7:36.323 +11.413 52.692 Sebastopol, CA United States GasGas MC 250F
5 Chris Blose Chris Blose 7:43.649 +18.739 54.216 Phoenix, AZ United States Kawasaki KX250
Full Results

250SX Heat 2

In the second heat race, it was Jordon Smith grabbing the holeshot ahead of Tom Vialle and Max Anstie. Anstie got right around Vialle and moved into second place as the Brit did not want to let Smith get a gap out front.

Haiden Deegan started in about eighth spot but stormed through a few riders and made quick passes in the whoops to move all the way up to fourth ahead of Jeremy Martin. Smith was pulling away out front a bit as Deegan went to work battling Vialle for third place.

Coty Schock plowed into the tunnel jump while in sixth place and would take a while to collect himself before remounting and riding off. Meanwhile up front, Smith made a few bobbles and allowed Anstie back into the picture a bit with a couple laps left.

Smith continued to make small mistakes in the sand and Anstie showed him a wheel as the white flag waved. It would be Smith that would hold on for the win ahead of Anstie with Vialle in third, Deegan fourth and Jeremy Martin rounding out the top five.

Supercross

Houston - 250SX East Heat 2

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Jordon Smith Jordon Smith 7:29.326 8 Laps 52.990 Belmont, NC United States Yamaha YZ250F
2 Max Anstie
Max Anstie
7:30.560 +1.234 53.023 Newbury, England, United Kingdom United Kingdom Honda CRF250R
3 Tom Vialle Tom Vialle 7:34.765 +5.439 52.994 Avignon, France France KTM 250 SX-F
4 Haiden Deegan Haiden Deegan 7:36.942 +7.616 53.527 Temecula, CA United States Yamaha YZ250F
5 Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin 7:38.632 +9.306 53.557 Millville, MN United States Yamaha YZ250F
Full Results

450SX Heat 1

Cooper Webb grabbed the holeshot in the first 450SX heat race of the night with Jason Anderson right behind him as the duo pulled away from Aaron Plessinger. Anderson spent a lap behind Webb before passing into the lead right before the finish line jump.

Anderson almost went down in the sand and that allowed everyone to close up close behind him. Aaron Plessinger took advantage to make the pass on his teammate Webb to get into second place as the battling continued. Ken Roczen also was on the move forward as he got around Justin Cooper to move into fifth place right behind Dylan Ferrandis in fourth.

As close as the racing was out front, it settled down pretty quick as everyone found their footing and a few seconds was put between everyone. Jason Anderson would go on to take the win ahead of Plessinger, Webb, Ferrandis, Roczen, Joey Savatgy, Justin Cooper, Benny Bloss, and Cade Clason.

Supercross

Houston - 450SX Heat 1

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
7:23.820 8 Laps 52.066 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
2 Aaron Plessinger Aaron Plessinger 7:25.814 +1.994 52.615 Hamilton, OH United States KTM 450 SX-F
3 Cooper Webb Cooper Webb 7:27.224 +3.404 52.746 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
4 Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis 7:28.902 +5.082 52.627 Avignon, France France Yamaha YZ450F
5 Ken Roczen Ken Roczen 7:29.971 +6.151 52.264 Mattstedt, Germany Germany Suzuki RM-Z450
Full Results

450SX Heat 2

The final heat race of the night saw Eli Tomac grab the holeshot ahead of Colt Nichols and Chase Sexton. Adam Cianciarulo and Christian Craig rounded out the top five, but Craig almost went down in the sand on the first lap and Justin Barcia closed right in from sixth place.

Chase Sexton got right into second place and stalked Tomac out front for a lap before just blowing by him in the whoops to take the lead and he was off with it and away out front. Cianciarulo and Barcia were battling It out for fourth place and eventually Barcia was able to sneak by in the sand section to take over the position.

Barcia slowly reeled in Nichols for third and used the sand to his advantage again to make the pass into the spot on the final lap. Chase Sexton cruised away to the win with Tomac, Nichols, Barcia, Cianciarulo, Craig, Dean Wilson, Justin Hill, and Shane McElrath rounding out the final transfer spots behind him.

Supercross

Houston - 450SX Heat 2

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 7:18.222 8 Laps 50.955 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
2 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
7:26.093 +7.871 52.026 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
3 Justin Barcia Justin Barcia 7:29.946 +11.724 52.532 Monroe, NY United States GasGas MC 450F
4 Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo 7:32.125 +13.903 52.758 Port Orange, FL United States Kawasaki KX450SR
5 Colt Nichols Colt Nichols 7:32.914 +14.692 53.020 Muskogee, OK United States Honda CRF450R
Full Results

250SX Last Chance Qualifier

Josiah Natzke grabbed the holeshot in the LCQ ahead of Jeremy Hand and Jack Chambers. Brock Papi was in fourth early on with AJ Catanzaro and Coty Schock right there. Catanzaro made the move into the final transfer spot before the end of the first full lap as second through sixth sat nose to tail.

Natzke suddenly had some troubles and the whole battle behind him was able to go through which put Papi in the final transfer spot. Chambers then made a couple of mistakes and allowed Papi by and then Chambers ran into the back of Papi and went down which left Schock in the final transfer spot.

Jeremy Hand took the win in the LCQ ahead of Catanzaro, Papi, and Schock who headed to the main event with him.

Supercross

Houston - 250SX East Last Chance Qualifier

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Jeremy Hand Jeremy Hand 6:00.593 6 Laps 56.243 Mantua, OH United States Honda CRF250R
2 AJ Catanzaro AJ Catanzaro 6:00.941 +.348 55.993 Portland, CT United States Honda CRF250R
3 Brock Papi Brock Papi 6:01.637 +1.044 56.282 Venetia, PA United States Kawasaki KX250
4 Coty Schock Coty Schock 6:04.694 +4.101 56.215 Dover, DE United States Honda CRF250R
5 Jack Chambers Jack Chambers 6:10.430 +9.837 56.057 Auburndale, FL United States KTM 250 SX-F
Full Results

450SX Last Chance Qualifier

Josh Cartwright grabbed the holeshot in the LCQ right in front of Chase Marquier and Fredrik Noren. Marquier slipped back and Kevin Moranz moved into third with Alex Ray moving into the final transfer spot. Ray then almost went down in the whoops and went off the track accelerating all the way down the concrete.

Things remained rather calm until the very last lap when Kyle Chisholm caught Noren for the final transfer spot with Justin Starling and Moranz already ahead. Chisholm clocked Noren in the final turn and Noren went down with Chisholm stalling. Alex Ray then came up to them, clipped Noren, and went down in the Tuff Blocks. That allowed John Short was the beneficiary as he went from seventh to the fourth and final transfer spot on the final lap. Cartwright would take the win up front.

Supercross

Houston - 450SX Last Chance Qualifier

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Josh Cartwright Josh Cartwright 5:56.604 6 Laps 55.584 Tallahassee, FL United States Kawasaki KX450
2 Justin Starling Justin Starling 5:57.652 +1.048 54.822 Deland, FL United States GasGas MC 450F
3 Kevin Moranz Kevin Moranz 5:58.622 +2.018 54.954 Topeka, KS United States KTM 450 SX-F
4 John Short John Short 6:04.606 +8.002 56.506 Pilot Point, TX United States Kawasaki KX450SR
5 Chase Marquier Chase Marquier 6:05.706 +9.102 56.599 Newcastle, OK United States Kawasaki KX450
Full Results

250SX Main Event

The holeshot in the first 250SX main event of the year went to Hunter Lawrence with Chance Hymas right behind him. Tom Vialle was able to shoot into the race lead right on the first lap of the race and then nearly came together with Hunter Lawrence who went off the side of the track on the supercross triple and lost a spot to his teammate Hymas.

Lawrence regrouped and passed Hymas right back for second place as Vialle had a small gap out front. Lawrence then got around Vialle for the lead on the very next lap in the sand section and began taking off. Max Anstie got around Hymas as Hymas was making a few mistakes and suddenly Jordon Smith and Jeremy Martin also got by into the top five.

Jordon Smith was coming as he closed up on Anstie for third with the lead four riders breaking away from Martin back in fifth spot. Nate Thrasher was in sixth spot but crashed in the sand on the seventh lap of the race and slipped back to 13th behind Chris Blose.

Vialle kept getting through the whoops slower than the two guys behind him and eventually Anstie cracked through into second spot. The next lap, Smith went down in the sand just like Thrasher had moments before and slipped back to fifth just in front of Haiden Deegan.

Jordon Smith spent a long time inching up on Jeremy Martin and passed him in the sand just moments before Vialle went down while in third. Vialle picked it up in fifth right in front of Deegan and Mosiman but made a mistake in the whoops on the next lap and both of them were able to sneak by.

Hunter Lawrence would cruise home to the win out front to win the opening round of the 250SX East as Max Anstie and Jordon Smith rounded out the podium behind him. Haiden Deegan finished up in fourth after Martin almost went down on the last lap but Martin was able to hold on for fifth in the end.

Supercross

Houston - 250SX East Main Event

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Hunter Lawrence
Hunter Lawrence
16:42.644 18 Laps 53.082 Landsborough, Australia Australia Honda CRF250R
2 Max Anstie
Max Anstie
16:50.047 +7.403 53.604 Newbury, England, United Kingdom United Kingdom Honda CRF250R
3 Jordon Smith Jordon Smith 16:52.815 +10.171 53.722 Belmont, NC United States Yamaha YZ250F
4 Haiden Deegan Haiden Deegan 17:01.654 +19.010 54.174 Temecula, CA United States Yamaha YZ250F
5 Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin 17:02.976 +20.332 54.073 Millville, MN United States Yamaha YZ250F
Full Results

450SX Main Event

In the 450SX main event it was Eli Tomac grabbing the holeshot ahead of Aaron Plessinger. Christian Craig went down right out of the first turn and was dead last early on. Tomac led from Plessinger, Anderson, Barcia, and Chase Sexton.

Sexton and Cooper Webb got around Barcia right away as Plessinger was putting heat on Tomac out front. Dylan Ferrandis had a massive crash in the whoops right at the end of the whoops which caused the red flag to come out. Ferrandis was out for a while but was eventually able to stand back up with some help as he was carted off.

On the restart, Tomac led Plessinger again as it was a staggered restart. Anderson pounced by AP immediately into second place as Tomac opened up a small gap in the lead. Plessinger and Anderson started battling each other and it allowed Sexton through into third place as Tomac opened up a two second lead.

Sexton stalked Anderson for a few laps and then got around him when Anderson made a mistake in the whoops which pushed Anderson back into the clutches of Plessinger as Sexton scooted into P2. The chase was on as Sexton tried to reel in Tomac out front with well over half the race still to go.

Justin Barcia made the move around Cooper Webb a few laps after the restart and actually started to pull Anderson and Plessinger back towards him a little bit as the top five remained just six seconds apart from each other as the second half of the main event began.

Sexton caught Tomac for the lead with a little over seven minutes left on the clock as they had stretched out to about three seconds ahead of Anderson behind them. When Sexton caught Tomac, it seemed to wake Tomac up a little bit as he then opened a small gap back out.

Justin Cooper was the man on the move late in the race making a pass on Adam Cianciarulo and then Joey Savatgy to get up into eighth before he would then go on to pass Roczen on the last lap for seventh. Justin Barcia then went down in the whoops while running fifth, but he would remount in sixth just behind Cooper Webb.

Eli Tomac would go on to take the win as Sexton could never quite get back to Tomac and Eli would take the win by three seconds. Jason Anderson would round out the podium behind them.

Supercross

Houston - 450SX Main Event

February 4, 2023
NRG Stadium
Houston, TX United States
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike
1 Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac
21:04.367 23 Laps 52.308 Cortez, CO United States Yamaha YZ450F
2 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 21:07.620 +3.253 52.014 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
3 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
21:16.775 +12.408 52.799 Edgewood, NM United States Kawasaki KX450SR
4 Aaron Plessinger Aaron Plessinger 21:21.724 +17.357 52.534 Hamilton, OH United States KTM 450 SX-F
5 Cooper Webb Cooper Webb 21:28.960 +24.593 52.664 Newport, NC United States KTM 450 SX-F
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