Anderson and Sexton go 1st-2nd in final 450 main event of the ’22 season; Monster’s Thrasher wins 250 main event, Craig takes 8th to secure WSX title.
CORONA, CA – May 9, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The final race of the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season, Round 17 at Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium, had a decided glowing Monster Energy green hue atop the podiums as Jason Anderson (Monster Energy/Kawasaki) and Nate Thrasher (Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha) swept the top two positions in the 450cc and 250cc classes, respectively.
And on an overall championship note, Christian Craig (Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha) overcame a crash and rode to a conservative 8th place finish to secure the 2022 250 Western Supercross (WSX) overall championship – Craig’s first championship and AMA No. 1 plate of his supercross career.
“I don’t even know where to start,” said Craig from the podium. “This feels like a dream right now. The people that surround me have been so important. I wrote down in November, with my wife, a number one plate on a white board – and what it’s going to take to get it. And now it’s real. I got it and I can’t be prouder of my whole team.
“I hope this isn’t a dream.”
Also scoring a podium finish, in the 450 class, was Monster Energy’s Chase Sexton (Honda), who placed 2nd and gave Monster the 1-2 finish yet again this season.
And wrapping up the Supercross Futures World Championships was a Monster Energy 1-2-3 podium sweep with Chance Hymas (Honda) winning, Kawasaki’s Ryder DiFrancesco in 2nd and Gavin Towers (Yamaha) in 3rd.
The final round of 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross puts a wrap on the season. Here’s a look at what went down in SLC for the Monster Energy racers…
450 SLC podium. Left: Monster Energy’s Chase Sexton Center: Monster Energy’s Jason Anderson
450 class qualifying
Monster Energy’s Chase Sexton
- Anderson, the fast qualifier on the day, pulled the holeshot…
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