The number-96 stayed close
to the lead and held off a hard-
charging Jason Anderson late in
the race. Hunter showed strong
speed from the start of the heat
race and used many of these
successful lines again in the
main event, staying within reach
of the lead for the entire 23 laps.
This is Hunter's second podium
of the year and puts him eighth
in the season points standings.
Jason Anderson landed on the
box in third for the second week
in a row. The Monster Energy Ka
-
wasaki rider is picking up steam
late in the season and moved
into podium territory after an
early fall by Eli Tomac. Anderson
rode with poise at the closest
Supercross to his home state of
New Mexico, and he put enough
pressure on the Lawrences to
make them pick up the pace,
VOLUME ISSUE MAY , P71
WEBB CONFIRMS
THUMB INJURY
On Sunday night, Cooper Webb
confirmed details about a thumb
injury. "I've obviously struggled
these past few rounds, so I'll be
transparent. I did tear my UCL in
my thumb during the heat race
crash in Birmingham. I had been
able to manage it pretty well until
I re-aggravated it recently. Some-
times it's just the way she goes.
With that said, it's never over
until it's over. I'll see everyone in
SLC."
PULP MX PRIVATEER
CHALLENGE
On Friday, Steve Matthes hosted
the PulpMX/Yamaha Privateer
Challenge, a one-off race orga-
nized to give back to the sport's
working-class heroes. Mitchell
Harrison won the first of two
motos, with Anthony Rodriguez
claiming victory in the second
moto after the race's staggered
start. Josh Hill, however, beat
out Harrison and Cade Clason by
having the best combined score
and earned a $25,000 check from
the $100,000 purse that was up
for grabs.
Briefly...
(Above left) Hunter Lawrence (96) led early on before scoring
his career-best finish of second. (Above) Jason Anderson
was third for the second week in a row.
which likely forced Jett to pass
for the lead. This is Anderson's
fourth podium of the year.
"I think in the beginning, I was
able to keep pace," Anderson
said. "To be honest, I missed
that rhythm section before the
start straight a few times and
hit lappers in it to where I had
to switch my line. There were
some ruts I didn't want to triple
in. I didn't want to crash or go
