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Cycle News 2023 Issue 11 March 21

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just lost it. After I got up from the crash everything was pretty tweaked, so I focused on mak- ing the most of it and salvaged what I could for a top 10." Josh Hill made it two Hill brothers and two Team Tedder KTMs in the top 10. In the 450SX Championship picture, Webb still leads the way over Tomac, 225-222. Unfortu- nately for Sexton, despite win- ning in Detroit, he lost ground to both Webb and Tomac due to the penalty. He is currently all alone in third with 208 points. Roczen is fourth with 182 points, just two ahead of Anderson. 250SX EAST The front of the 250SX East field continues to look the same as Hunter Lawrence has now led every lap of racing since Daytona. The Honda HRC rider is firmly establishing himself at the man to beat, winning five out of six rounds this season. Law - rence got out to another great start and took over the top spot by the time he took the green flag. From there on out it was smoothing sailing yet again as Lawrence now leads the 250SX East championship by 35 points. "One thing that stood out to me was the lappers," Lawrence said. "There was a lot of times where I just shut it down going into the whoops because there'd be two guys and you can't tell where they're going…That was probably the trickiest thing about tonight." Nate Thrasher capitalized on his competitors' mistakes and maximized his points situation with a second-place finish. His Monster Energy Star Racing Ya- maha teammate Jordon Smith failed to qualify for the main event after a disastrous night, earning zero points, while previ- ous championship rival Max Anstie only earned one point after crashing on the first lap. Thrasher rode a quiet race in second and this result boosted him to second in the overall ROUND 10 / MARCH 18, 2023 FORD FIELD / DETROIT, MICHIGAN SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P66 Nate Thrasher rode to a strong second.

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