ROUND 4 / FEBRUARY 4, 2023
NRG STADIUM / HOUSTON, TEXAS
P54
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MYOWNRACE
238 HAIDEN DEEGAN
4TH 250SX EAST
Haiden Deegan made his highly an ci-
pated pro debut in Houston and put in
the best result of all the rookies. "In the
main event, I was pre y nervous on the
line, but I got a decent start and then just
fought and never gave up. I kept pushing
through the pack. I had a lot of people to
prove wrong, and I ended up fourth in my
first Pro Supercross race. It was a crazy
night! I am so happy with how it went."
32 JUSTIN COOPER
5TH 450SX
Jus n Cooper made his 450SX debut
alongside Yamaha teammates Eli Tomac
and Dylan Ferrandis. A last-lap pass on
veteran Ken Roczen put Cooper in fi h.
"The goal was to be around the top 10,
and we achieved that. I finished seventh
and even made a last-lap pass and felt
good toward the end of the race. I just
felt like I had a good flow and wasn't
pushing over my head, but I wasn't riding
too slow, either. Everything came a lot
easier for me in the main event, even
though the track so was messed up. For
my first 450 race, I'm just glad to click my
laps off like that and be that consistent
and work my way through the pack."
Chase Sexton appeared
to be the rider to beat
after topping qualifying by
more than a second, but
the veteran Tomac found
extra speed. Sexton took
second on the night.
Jason Anderson has picked
up his pace lately and made
it on the podium for the
second week in a row.
