SUPERCROSS
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 / JANUARY 13, 2017
HOUSTON, TEXAS / NRG STADIUM
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he came under pressure
from Peick in fifth, Bar-
cia got sorted out again
and chased Seely back
down, re-passing him for
third. And that's how they
finished.
"That race was tough for
me but at the same time I
felt good all day," Ander-
son said. "I'm just excited
to come out with the win. I feel
good. I'm riding good. I'm thankful
to have these opportunities to keep
achieving my goals, and I just really
want to keep staying up here."
Anderson now leads the points
standings heading into round three—
the first of the Triple Crown races—
this Saturday night in Anaheim.
Musquin is 10th in points. Tomac is
26th.
ing, the track was break-
ing down pretty quickly.
Honda's Ken Roczen
qualified second, and
Musquin third.
In the main event,
Monster Energy Yamaha's
Justin Barcia grabbed the
holeshot over Roczen,
and the pair battled out
front for much of the first
few laps while Anderson worked his
way by AutoTrader/JGR Suzuki's
Weston Peick and began pressur-
ing Barcia for second. Once by on
lap 10 when Barcia missed a triple,
Anderson immediately set out after
Roczen, passing the German star a
handful of laps later.
Barcia was reeling and fell into
the clutches of Roczens' team-
mate Cole Seely, and then just as
(Above) After
spending some time
out front, Barcia
landed on the
podium with another
third-place finish.
(Right) Barcia and
Roczen treated
Houston fans to a
side-by-side duel in
the opening laps of
the main event.
