450 RACE RESULTS // 2023 ANAHEIM 1 SUPERCROSS

The 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season has officially kicked off and all eyes are on Anaheim 1. Coming into the season opener, defending Champion Eli Tomac is lining up with the red plated number 1 on his Star Racing Yamaha YZ450F and he has an impressive list of high caliber riders right behind him, chomping at the bit. Two-time Champion Cooper Webb is looking for redemption this year after a tough go in ’22, watch our pre-season interview with Webb here. Chase Sexton is coming into the ’23 season with a lot of potential, he won his first 450SX Main Event at San Diego last season and took the 450 Outdoor National Championship down to the wire, ultimately finishing second to Eli Tomac.

Coming into the 2023 Anaheim 1 Supercross, the points are reset to zero and all eyes are on Angel Stadium to see who can come out swinging and score the first win of the season. See below for 450 race results as they are updated throughout the night at Angel stadium.

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450 MAIN EVENT RESULTS

Eli Tomac wins at Anaheim! 

Justin Barcia led early in the 450 Main Event and he was doing a great job of holding off Eli Tomac. However, Justin crashed all by himself at the end of a rhythm lane. He shot off the track, hit a tough block and went down. Eli Tomac assumed the lead and looked like he would easily take the win. Malcolm Stewart passed Ken Roczen for second place and while out front, Eli Tomac slid out on the tabletop that goes over the start straight and he went down. He dropped back a ways, getting up right in front of Cooper Webb. Then, Jason Anderson was pressuring Ken Roczen for third place and he went down, as he was trying to make the pass. With 6-minutes left in the race, Chase Sexton block passed Malcolm Stewart and pushed him off the track. Malcolm assumed second, but he was a few seconds behind Sexton. Then, Eli Tomac passed Roczen and got into third, making a great charge to the front. With three-minutes to go, Eli Tomac came up the inside of Stewart and Malcolm didn’t put up a fight. Then, with 2-minutes left, Sexton made a big mistake and Eli Tomac caught him and passed him a few corners later. Malcolm Stewart was close in third, and then went down hard. Ferrandis had third, but then made a mistake and Webb passed him for the podium spot. Thankfully, Malcolm Stewart got back on the bike and was ok. With just over one lap to go, Cooper Webb made the pass on Chase Sexton to take second place.

POS.		#	RIDER
1		1	Eli Tomac
2		2	Cooper Webb
3		23	Chase Sexton
4		14	Dylan Ferrandis
5		94	Ken Roczen
6		45	Colt Nichols
7		21	Jason Anderson
8		7	Aaron Plessinger
9		9	Adam Cianciarulo
10		17	Joey Savatgy
11		51	Justin Barcia
12		25	Marvin Musquin
13		28	Christian Craig
14		15	Dean Wilson
15		46	Justin Hill
16		78	Grant Harlan
17		751	Josh Hill
18		60	Justin Starling
19		80	Kevin Moranz
20		47	Fredrik Noren
21		73	John Short
22		27	Malcolm Stewart

Ken Roczen and Cooper Webb sharing air space.

450 HEAT RACE 2 RESULTS

Chase Sexton lead the second 450 heat race from front to back, but he wasn’t too far ahead of Roczen and Webb at the checkers.

Off the start it was HRC Honda rider, Chase Sexton, who grabbed the early lead and the momentum to start the race. Behind him were battles between Roczen, Musquin, Stewart and Webb. Cooper Webb was able to make his way forward, passing his teammate Marvin Musquin and getting close to Ken Roczen at the finish. A mistake on the last lap let Roczen get some extra breathing room, but Webb somehow made up ground on him again and made it close at the finish, however, Roczen was able to hold Webb off and finish second.

POS.		#	RIDER
1		23	Chase Sexton
2		94	Ken Roczen
3		2	Cooper Webb
4		27	Malcolm Stewart
5		25	Marvin Musquin
6		51	Justin Barcia
7		15	Dean Wilson
8		46	Justin Hill
9		60	Justin Starling
10		12	Shane McElrath
11		47	Fredrik Noren
12		410	Brandon Scharer
13		848	Joan Cros
14		90	Tristan Lane
15		219	Chase Marquier
16		837	Bryson Gardner
17		519	Joshua Cartwright
18		509	Alexander Nagy
19		501	Scotty Wennerstrom
20		44	Benny Bloss

Cooper Webb charged hard for third.

Ken Roczen held strong to finish second on his Suzuki.

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450 HEAT RACE 1 RESULTS

Eli Tomac easily wins the first Heat. 

Eli Tomac shot out of the gate quicker than everyone else and easily secured the holeshot in 450 Heat race one. His teammate, Dylan Ferrandis, was second, with Adam Cianciarulo, Joey Savatgy and Jason Anderson behind. Aaron Plessinger passed Christian Craig making his way into seventh on lap two, and Colt Nichols, the HRC Honda 45p0 rookie, was sixth. Plessinger quickly made his way by Nichols and then started to pressure Savatgy who was just passed by Anderson. Long story short, the 450 riders were going fast and lots of passes were made early on.

Wow! Aaron Plessinger rode amazing and was able to pass Jason Anderson to place fourth in 450 Heat 1, while Eli Tomac cruised to an easy heat race win.

POS.		#	RIDER
1		1	Eli Tomac
2		14	Dylan Ferrandis
3		9	Adam Cianciarulo
4		7	Aaron Plessinger
5		21	Jason Anderson
6		17	Joey Savatgy
7		45	Colt Nichols
8		28	Christian Craig
9		78	Grant Harlan
10		80	Kevin Moranz
11		140	Alex Ray
12		74	Logan Karnow
13		73	John Short
14		129	Lane Shaw
15		68	Cade Clason
16		141	Richard Taylor
17		726	Gared Steinke
18		412	Jared Lesher
19		11	Kyle Chisholm
20		751	Josh Hill

 

450 LCQ RESULTS

Freddie Noren grabs the holeshot and takes the win in the 450 LCQ with Kevin Moranz close behind in second. 

POS.		#	RIDER
1		47	Fredrik Noren
2		80	Kevin Moranz
3		751	Josh Hill
4		73	John Short
5		140	Alex Ray
6		519	Joshua Cartwright
7		219	Chase Marquier
8		129	Lane Shaw
9		410	Brandon Scharer
10		837	Bryson Gardner
11		90	Tristan Lane
12		412	Jared Lesher
13		74	Logan Karnow
14		726	Gared Steinke
15		509	Alexander Nagy
16		501	Scotty Wennerstrom
17		141	Richard Taylor
18		848	Joan Cros
19		68	Cade Clason
20		12	Shane McElrath
21		11	Kyle Chisholm
22		44	Benny Bloss

 

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