up Tampa with a solid finish
inside the top five is great; now
we want more podiums!"
Justin Cooper took fifth
just ahead of Anderson, who
crashed with two laps to go.
"As the race went on, I just lost
some steam," Anderson said. "I
made a mistake in the rhythm
section that set me back, which
was frustrating because I knew I
had the speed to be up there."
Justin Barcia, Dylan Ferrandis,
Aaron Plessinger and Justin Hill
rounded out the top 10.
250SX East
The 250SX East main event fin-
ished with controversy. Tampa
winner Max
Anstie shot out to
racing in this class, to be hon-
est. I was going down the right
side in
fourth gear pretty much
as fast as I could go. I passed
Malcolm [Stewart] and Jason
[Anderson] there. It wasn't a
win but those are the ones that
stick with you more because it's
something you put a lot of heart
and fight into, and they mean a
lot. Even though it wasn't a win, it
was the best I could do tonight."
Last week's winner, Malcolm
Stewart, finished fourth. "I just
settled into a groove in the main
event in fifth place," Stewart said.
"Then I think Jason went down
with a few laps to go, and we got
fourth, so all in all, I'm happy. I'm
really motivated by this. To back
self stuck on the line. He raced
down the start straight but fell
again shortly thereafter, putting
him dead last on lap one. It was
game on from there, as Sexton
began chipping away at the
field. He set the fastest time of
the race on lap 10, even while
dealing with traffic. He marched
his way into the top five. With
five laps to go, a podium looked
possible after he cut down the
gap to Jason Anderson. The two
exchanged a number of block
passes, with Sexton gaining the
advantage.
"I think I made the most time
up in the whoops," Sexton said.
"I think that's the best I've hit the
whoops on a 450 since I started
ROUND 6 / FEBRUARY 15, 2025
FORD FIELD / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Levi Kitchen (pictured)
took full advantage of the
restart, passing Anstie
with two laps left.
