Team rider, Tomac, was out in
front and looking strong after
the first lap, while Sexton was
running sixth. All was good in
Tomac-Land—until the third lap
when he shockingly started to
slow for seemingly no reason.
Then it became clear that he
was suffering an injury to his
leg and, to the crowd's dismay,
450SX
Tomac came into the Denver
race holding a seemingly unsur-
mountable 18-point lead in the
championship over
his nearest
rival, Sexton. And with the home
crowd on his side, everything
was going the Coloradoan's
way. In the main event, the Mon
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ster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
ROUND 16 / MAY 6, 2023
EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH / DENVER, COLORADO
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P78
34 MAX VOHLAND
6TH 250SX WEST
Max Vohland grabbed the holeshot
in the 250SX West main and ran up
front before finishing sixth. "I got off
to a great start and went into the ear-
ly lead, but I made some mistakes
on lap three and then went down.
After that, I just pushed as hard as
I could to get back to sixth position,
where I rounded out the race."
56 ENZO LOPES
4TH 250SX WEST
Enzo Lopes qualified fastest in Q1,
won his heat race, and finished just
off the podium in fourth. "What a day
for myself and the team in Denver,"
he said. "P1 in qualifying, then to go
and win my first-ever heat race was
unreal. I got sick on Wednesday and
with the altitude it compromised a
lot of my breathing in the main. I still
had a day that I will never forget."
MYOWNRACE
Eli Tomac (1) passed
Adam Cianciarulo
for the lead and then
everything went wrong
for the defending
champ.
