him out for the night. He needed
stitches to his mouth.
With a few of the classes' top
contenders already out for the
night, it was 250 class veteran
Christian Craig who instantly stood
out as the rider to beat at A1, and
the Monster Energy Star Racing
Yamaha rider didn't disappoint,
coming away with the opening-
round win. After a short bout with
Vince Friese (Smartop/Bullfrog
Spas/Motoconcepts Honda)
early on, Craig took over the lead
and never looked back, winning
by more than five seconds. He
proceeded to lead 13 of the 16
laps, setting the fastest time of the
race in the process. Craig also
qualified first and won his heat
race, making for a perfect day. He
the crash—and an arm injury.
AEO Powersports KTM stand-
in rider (for the injured Ty Mas-
terpool and Austin Black) Carson
Brown also went down in the
second heat race, which took
ics. The former Supercross race
winner was removed from the
infield on a stretcher having ap-
parently suffered a concussion—
after he later reported on social
media that he didn't remember
ROUND 1 / JANUARY 8, 2022
ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
P68
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
Seth Hammaker fought
hard for second place
in the 250SX main. He
bobbled the last few
yards of the race and
barely held on for the
position.
Christian Craig (28) appears to
be the rider to beat in the 250SX
West Championship with many of
his rivals faltering on the night. He
dominated the main event, winning
by more than five seconds.
