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Monster Energy athletes dominate Oakland Supercross – Jason Anderson & Christian Craig sweep top spots

Monster Energy’s Christian Craig & Seth Hammaker go 1st-2nd in 250 class at Angels Stadium Monster Energy SX opener

Anderson (Yamaha) wins 450 class for the first time since ’18; Craig (Yamaha) makes it two-in-a-row in the 250cc class; Seth Hammaker (Kawasaki) 3rd on 250s

CORONA, CA – January 17, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Round Two of Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Oakland’s (Calif.) RingCentral Coliseum had a decided green glow atop the podium as Monster Energy-back athletes Jason Anderson (Monster Energy/Kawasaki) and Christian Craig (Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha) swept main event victories in the 450cc and 250cc classes, respectively, on Saturday night. And Craig would be joined on the podium by Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker who placed 3rd.

The storyline at Oakland for Anderson, a first-year racer with the factory Monster Energy/Kawasaki program, couldn’t have been any better. Not since 2018 – a total of 47 races – had Anderson seen the top rung on the rostrum. The previous week in Anaheim (Calif.) Anderson crashed in his heat race and…

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