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you're going to be landing on them. I knew it wouldn't be pretty either way, so I just tried to land on the softest thing possible and I slid onto the concrete and into the wall. But I hopped up and was like 'All right, I'm good' " Despite the mistakes, Hamp- shire did his best to rebound in race three, taking the win while Lawrence struggled with a fifth. This gave the overall advantage to Hampshire, the first win of his Supercross career. "You almost start believing that you're never going to win one," Hampshire said. "You think 'Man, maybe Supercross just isn't meant for me.' Jett definitely helped me there with that third one, but I've been in a situation 250SX East The East Coast 250SX racers rejoined the series in St. Louis for another shot to cash in on the Triple Crown. RJ Hampshire proved to be the most consis- tent rider on track, grabbing every holeshot of the night and taking the overall win with 2-2-1 finishes. Crashes looked to be problematic, Hampshire having a big one while leading in race one and another in a last-ditch effort in race two, but he remounted unscathed every time. "I literally don't even under- stand how it happened," Hamp- shire said, talking about his crash in race one. "There's so much going through your mind when you see tuff blocks and you know ROUND 13 / APRIL 9, 2022 AMERICA'S CENTER / ST. LOUIS MISSOURI P74 SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES reported that he was planning to race St. Louis but, "X-rays this week said I need a little more time to heal up properly before going racing." McElrath was hoping to race St. Louis, as well, but failed his concussion-protocol test on Saturday morning. Blake Baggett reportedly walked out on the team two years ago after an internal dispute with the team's manage- ment and hasn't been seen on a bike since. RETURNEES Team Tedder's Benny Bloss (KTM) made his first appearance of 2022 after suffering major injuries during the off-season. Bloss underwent three surgeries on his wrist and collarbone, and he also suffered a broken back. Bloss Briefly... RJ Hampshire scored the overall victory in the 250SX East class for the first time of his career.