SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUNDS 2-3 / JANUARY 19 & 23, 2021
NRG STADIUM / HOUSTON, TEXAS
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that he wasn't happy with his rid-
ing, but he never once blamed it
on his leg.
Saturday saw two of the class'
heavy hitters—Hampshire and For-
kner—knocked out of champion-
ship contention, both sustaining
injuries in the afternoon. Hamp-
shire crashed in free practice
and took a trip to the hospital
with an injured wrist, and Forkner
crashed out of Q1, landing hard
on his shoulder. He, too, went to
the hospital and did not return.
Lawrence came into Houston
3 riding on a wave of confidence
but took a nasty spill in the
whoops late in the final qualify-
ing session, smashing his upper
right leg between his bike and
the ground. He hobbled back to
the pits but came back swing-
ing, winning his heat race but,
surprisingly, seemed annoyed,
saying he wasn't happy with his
riding. Lawrence still finished
third (albeit a distant third) in the
main and again said afterward
ner before taking the checkered
flag 3.5 seconds ahead of him.
Nichols and Craig now head to
Indianapolis tied atop the cham-
pionship leaderboard. But right
there behind them is the young
Aussie, Jett Lawrence.
Lawrence captured the first
Supercross win of his career
Tuesday night. He led from start
to finish, taking the checkers
a full seven seconds ahead of
Nichols and another six seconds
ahead of Craig.
Colt Nichols (64)
outdueled his Monster
Energy Star Racing
Yamaha teammate
Christian Craig to win
Saturday's 250SX
East main.
