ROUND 15 / APRIL 27, 2024
LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD / PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
P72
situation, and he now enjoys a
15-point cushion over Deegan
with just one round left, the
Showdown finale in Salt Lake
City.
"I had a bad start and thought
it would be tough, but I saw
Haiden was right in front of me,
so I knew we were together,"
Vialle said. "We actually came
back from pretty far to get to the
front. I had a small gap, and he
wasn't close [enough] to me to
make a move, so I tried to stay
like that for the whole moto. I
didn't want him to get closer. It
was pretty stressful, but I tried
to push it to the end."
Deegan landed on the box
in third place behind Vialle.
lines. But yeah, it was a great
race; it was good fun. I got out
front and could hear the crowd
going wild behind, so I figured
there was some carnage going
on."
The points leader, Vialle,
finished second. With McAdoo
out, it's Vialle's title to lose so
long as he finishes ahead of
second-place Deegan. That's
exactly what he did in Philly, as
the two both started outside the
top 10 and worked their way up
the order in succession. Vialle
showed his former champion
-
ship expertise as he held off
Deegan
throughout the 18-lap
main event. A second is nearly
as good as a win in Vialle's
the morning's qualifying charts
before starting second in the
main event. He stalked the early
leader, Seth Hammaker, for the
first half of the race before fi
-
nally making a pass for the lead
on
lap 12. With the top six riders
all vying for the top spot, Anstie
still held off the field for the
remaining laps and crossed the
line one second clear of second
place. This marks the first win
of his 2024 season, and despite
leading the points earlier in the
year, Anstie held onto his sixth-
place spot in the standings.
"I was trying to set him [Ham
-
maker] up for a pass early on,"
Anstie said.
"I eventually made
it work with a few cross-back
Tom Vialle held
off his title rival to
further extend his
points lead.
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / SMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
