championship. He's down by 35
points but still mathematically in
the hunt for the 250SX East title.
"I'm going to have to ride a
perfect race to win," Thrasher
said. "I don't really look at the
position, it's the same amount
of points. Tonight, we lost points
to the leader so that's all I really
look at."
Star Racing Yamaha's Haiden
Deegan landed on the box for
the second time in his rookie
season, matching his career-
best finish. His solid podium
didn't come without some
scrutiny as a run-in with Star
Racing teammate Jordon Smith
put Smith on the ground and
into the LCQ. Deegan rubbed
elbows again in the main event
and battled with class-veteran
Jeremy Martin before solidifying
his spot in third. Despite being a
rookie, Deegan's shown con
-
sistency all year and now finds
himself
third in the champion-
ship points, just five back from
second
place Thrasher.
"I was just up there battling,"
Deegan said regarding the heat-
race incident. "I want to win just
as bad as everyone else, no mat-
ter if it's a heat race or a main, I
want to
win."
CN
450SX
1. Chase Sexton (Hon) 23 Laps
2. Cooper Webb (KTM) +06.335
3. Eli Tomac (Yam) +15.405
4. Justin Barcia (GG) +18.265
5. Ken Roczen (Suz) +24.842
6. Christian Craig (Hus) +35.775
7. Justin Hill (KTM) 22 Laps
8. Adam Cianciarulo (Kaw) +04.619
9. Jason Anderson (Kaw) +23.562
10. Josh Hill (KTM) +28.149
250SX East
1. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) 17 Laps
2. Nate Thrasher (Yam) +07.685
3. Haiden Deegan (Yam) +11.215
4. Jeremy Martin (Yam) +14.192
5. Chris Blose (Kaw) +39.953
6. Tom Vialle (KTM) +40.356
7. Cullin Park (Hon) +49.252
8. Coty Schock (Hon) +52.561
9. Henry Miller (Hon) +55.472
10. Michael Hicks (Hon) 16 Laps
ROUND 10 / MARCH 18, 2023
FORD FIELD / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Haiden Deegan
scored his second
career podium and
might've ruffled
some feathers along
the way.
