ROUND 3 / JANUARY 27, 2023
ANGEL STADIUM OF ANAHEIM / ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
P48
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MYOWNRACE
24 RJ HAMPSHIRE 11TH
(1-22-13) 250SX WEST
RJ Hampshire finally took his first win of
the season during main one, but a big
crash put him out of main number two.
A 13th in the final race dropped him to
11th overall for the night and third in the
standings. "In the first main, I started out
good and got a holeshot and won," he
said. "Then the second main was chaos
from the beginning. I think it was about
the third or fourth lap, I just lost my hand
in the sand and I had a big one. Thanks to
Dr. G we were able to tape my shoulder up
and gave it all we had for that third main.
It's not ideal, but I think we're s ll in it.
It could have been much worse, and we
have a li le break now, so we'll be ready
for Oakland in a couple of weeks."
33 PIERCE BROWN 8TH
(2-13-8) 250SX WEST
Things looked good at the start for TLD/
GasGas' Pierce Brown a er he finished
second in the first race. Crashes and
mistakes dropped him, as he went on
to log 2-13-8 finishes for eighth overall.
"Qualifying was good, and the first main
event was great," he said. "I just had some
bad luck in the second main event. I fell,
then collided with another rider and fell
again. It was on me. The night kind of
(Above) This was probably one of the best third-place finishes of Ken
Roczen's career. He gave Suzuki its first podium since 2019 when Chad
Reed did it in Detroit. (Below) Sexton, on the white Honda (23) in some
highly noticeable Alpinestars gear, nabbed the holeshot in the first of
three features which lead to his first of two wins.
