2022 SALT LAKE CITY SUPERCROSS PRE-RACE REPORT

The final round of the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season is finally upon us. While two of the three championships are wrapped up, there are still a couple of exciting battles we’re looking forward to in Salt Lake City. The 250 West championship remains unclaimed as Christian Craig still has a massive lead in the points with Hunter Lawrence and Michael Mosiman in second and third. But in fourth place, Jo Shimoda and Vince Friese are separated by two points. In the 450 class, Eli Tomac has already won the championship with Jason Anderson sitting second. However, the battle for third is where we’ll be looking as Malcolm Stewart, Justin Barcia, and Marvin Musquin are all within earshot of each other in the point standings.

This weekend also marks the second 250 East/West Showdown so scroll down below to find out everything you need to know about the upcoming season finale in Salt Lake City.

2022 SALT LAKE CITY SUPERCROSS | FULL COVERAGE

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2022 SALT LAKE CITY TRACK MAP //LOTS OF POINTS

At first glance, the Salt Lake City track map can kind of be confusing as laps over itself multiple times and heads backwards down the start after the first lap. One of the biggest factors every year at Salt Lake City is how incredibly gnarly the track gets. With a resemblance of Glen Helen at 2 PM, the track will get dry, hard-packed, slippery, and really, really dusty. At the end of the day, the whoops are treacherous so don’t be surprised to see hardly any of the riders blitzing them. 

2022 SALT LAKE CITY SUPERCROSS TV & STREAMING SCHEDULE:

With NBC Sports going away for 2022, American Supercross have been juggling between three channels to watch Supercross—CNBC channel, NBC channel and the USA Network.  This weekend’s race will be aired on both Peacock and CNBC. There will also be a next-day re-air on NBC.

The Peacock premium streaming service costs $4.99 per month and it provides LIVE coverage of the daytime qualifying sessions at each Round and live coverage of each Supercross race. International Supercross fans can watch using the Supercross Video Pass streaming service which costs $129.95 for a one-year subscription.

Salt Lake City: Qualifying show – 11:00 AM (pacific) – Peacock Premium

Salt Lake City: Night show – 5:00 PM (pacific) –  Peacock Premium & CNBC

Salt Lake City: Re-Air – 10:00 AM (pacific) –  NBC

MISSING FROM THE LIST: ROCKY MOUNTAIN KTM TEAM

The Rocky Mountain KTM team has fallen apart after title sponsor Rocky Mountain pulled it’s support from the team. Joey Savatgy was already missing after hurting his ACL early in the season, but now Max Anstie and Shane McElrath have missed St. Louis and their future, along with the “BBMX” (Butler Brother’s MX Team) future is uncertain.

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INJURED LIST:

DYLAN FERRANDIS | WRIST

Dylan Ferrandis has decided to skip the rest of the season and prep for the Nationals. Click here for his words.

DEAN WILSON | DEEP LACERATION

Dean suffered one of the most horrific accidents we have seen this season. After crashing through the whoops at St. Louis, Dean caught his razor sharp footpeg in the process slicing open his lower area. It is unclear when or if he will be back soon, but our guess is that Dean will be sitting out Atlanta after going through multiple surgeries after St. Louis.

CAMERON MCADOO | SHOULDER

Cameron McAdoo missed St. Louis after crashing during press day and he is also out for Atlanta. He posted: “Quick update. As most of you know last week during press day I had a small crash that resulted in a grade 3 AC separation. Unfortunately I will not be racing in Atlanta this weekend as my shoulder just isn’t strong enough yet to race competitive and safely. I am obviously very disappointed there is nothing I want more than to be out there racing and I have been feeling so good on the bike lately. We are doing everything possible to be back strong and racing ASAP! Thanks everyone for your support see you soon”

KEN ROCZEN | EPSTEIN-BARR

Ken Roczen is taking a break from the 2022 Supercross until further recovery from an ongoing illness. To read more up on the situation, CLICK HERE.

AARON PLESSINGER | BROKEN ARM

Sadly, Aaron Plessinger’s Supercross season has come to a halt after breaking his arm in a practice crash. Read more here.

ADAM CIANCIARULO | KNEE

Adam Cianciarulo was already racing with an injured shoulder and was forced to dropped out with an injured knee, but he turned out to be a great on-track announcer for the TV coverage. Click here to read more. 

JOSH HILL | DISLOCATED HIP/BROKEN PELVIS

Josh Hill ended up with a dislocated hip and a fractured pelvis after crashing at the Anaheim 3 Supercross. 

JUSTIN HILL | SHOULDER

Justin Hill planned to race this season, but a late December crash injured his shoulder and took him out.

SETH HAMMAKER | LACERATED SPLEEN & FRACTURED T7/T8 VERTABRA

Pro Circuit’s Seth Hammaker had finished second in each of the first two rounds, but after a crash at the test track, he has missed the rest of the season. He is back riding now, but we are unsure if he will lineup this weekend, or wait for the Pro Motocross series too start up in May.