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Viewpoint: Jason Anderson

Anderson’s fourth win this year.

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Jason Anderson wins Atlanta Supercross, discusses breakthrough ride after a difficult run.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson has been one of the standout stars throughout the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross series. Few expected him to secure a single victory, let alone stand atop the box consistently and be the closest to Eli Tomac. Even a rough run of events, where he made it onto the podium once in a five-week span, has not taken the shine off of his campaign, as he still runs in second in the championship standings and quite comfortably too.


Interview: Press Conference | Lead Image: Align Media


The fourteenth round of the current term, held within the confines of Atlanta Motor Speedway, was yet another chapter in Anderson’s successful ‘green’ tenure. ’21’ raced to his fourth win of the season and in an impressive fashion too, as all of the main contenders started towards the front. Discussing the triumph in the post-race press conference, it was clearly a weight lifted from his shoulders and something that has helped erase doubt that had crept into his mind over the last month.

Press Conference: You had some wins earlier in the season – you got one almost every other weekend! You have had a rough patch lately though. What was that time like for you and how did you process the last month and a half, when the speed was there but there were mistakes along the way? How did you regroup and get the big one here today?

Jason Anderson: Yeah, you know, it was like I had everything going for me there for a little bit. It kind of fell apart once we got to Daytona. It was frustrating though because they were situations that should not have been happening. It was just reading the race and managing it a little bit better. It is tough to keep pushing and trying whenever it seems like nothing is going right, but to get this win and stuff like that is good. I was kind of bummed last weekend, because I felt like I made some good progress on the off weekend. I had a little bit of a cold last weekend and then felt better this weekend – you still kind of doubt yourself a little bit though. To get that win felt really good.

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How was that track today? In the middle of the main event there, when it was the most important, what was it like for you?

It was not too terrible. It was really slick in practice, you know, and the whoops were kind of cupped but they were not actually too terrible or sketchy. It kept you on your toes. The high speed of the track is intimidating, especially yesterday with all of the huge jumps. Thankfully, they tamed it down a bit. It is kind of an intimidating track. Daytona is not as big and a little sandier, so it keeps the pace down a bit. This Georgia clay is a little higher speed. It is a good track.

From your Twitter comments yesterday, it seemed like you did not like the track. It seemed like it came around quite a bit today and made for some good racing. Did you change your opinion from yesterday?

I believe that eighty percent of the 450SX class is out with injury right now. I think like a one-hundred-and-twenty-foot triple… I understand that they want shock value for the fans with the longest start straight and longest triple. We are four rounds away from the end, at the end of the day, so let us get through the season and have good racing. We are all going to have to hit the triple. It is going to rain too and we are still going to try to hit the triple. The track ended up good, luckily, but I just think that the shock value that they are trying to get out of some of the obstacles is too much for us racers and our safety. I understand where their heads are at, but we are humans and want to stay safe. We want to limit the risk. We know the risk that we take, so when they make it a little bit bigger and we do not have control over that… It is a little bit frustrating for me, personally. I hate to be the ‘Karen’ but at the same time I feel like someone needs to speak or I need to speak. If something happened to me on one of those jumps then I would be frustrated that I did not say something.

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I want to go back to the heat race battle that you had with Eli [Tomac]. It looked like a lot of fun, with you two going back and forth a bit. Take us through that.

It was a good battle. For me, I kept feeling him… I am telling you that Yamaha is so loud where the air intake is. You could hear it from so far behind, but I felt it getting louder after that sand section every time. It was tough to pass and especially in those heat races. It was a good battle.

Historically, Atlanta has some of the biggest crowds in a stadium. Would you rather have been in a stadium, like in years past, or are you happy with this?

I actually ride good here, but I do not know if I like it as much as racing in the Georgia Dome or places like that. I feel like that stadium in Atlanta is so nostalgic with all of the battling and stuff that has gone on inside there. I like this one, but I really liked racing in the stadium too. All in all, if you keep the track normal then I think that the racing is good here. The fans were here – it was pretty cool.

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You seem like you have got the Kawasaki figured out, but is there still stuff that you feel like you are learning this late in the season? Can you also talk about Broc Tickle’s influence on the bike and coaching?

I rode a steel frame for eight years, so there are still times where it catches me off guard. I think that has been the reason for a lot of my mistakes this year. Even though I have been having success, I still feel that there are times where I do not read the way that it works. We have Broc and I think that the team has been working really well with being a little more open minded. I think Broc is a good influence too, because he is very smart and awesome. The cool thing about training with him is that he is one of my friends – we trained together with Aldon [Baker] back in the day. We bounce ideas off of each other. It’s not like we are doing anything crazy, as everyone basically does the same thing to get ready, but Broc understands it a little more, just from being in it. It is cool having him on my side.

A rough couple of weeks there and you had not won in a while. How satisfactory was it to keep on digging and get this? It seemed like you were extra excited, with the crowd right there as you crossed the finish?

Like I said, I am damn excited about any win right now. It feels good, especially after having a little bit of chaos go on. It seems like you cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel sometimes. To breakthrough, get a win and ride well gives you that motivation to keep going. It is tough whenever you keep getting beat down a little bit – everyone in our sport understands that. It is just a part of it and the nature of the beast. For some reason, as stressful as it is, we keep coming back for more. It is pretty awesome.

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Stat Attack: Indianapolis Supercross Review

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With the tenth round of AMA Supercross in the books, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a great night of action. Enjoy

250 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Max Anstie: 49.492
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.492; (Max got top spot because his time came in the first session, while Tom’s time came in the second session)
  3. Pierce Brown: 49.719

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Jeremy Martin
  2. Ryder Floyd
  3. Hardy Munoz
  • Laps Led
  1. Jeremy Martin: 5
  2. Hardy Munoz: 2
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 52.413
  2. Preston Boespflug: 53.150
  3. Gage Linville: 53.549
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 53.655
  2. Preston Boespflug: 54.259
  3. Ryder Floyd: 54.373

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo
  2. Haiden Deegan
  3. Seth Hammaker
  • Laps Led
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  2. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.561
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.660
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 49.854
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.830
  2. Haiden Deegan: 51.086
  3. Seth Hammaker: 51.907
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Preston Boespflug: 2.970
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.184
  3. Jalek Swoll: 3.287

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Haiden Deegan
  2. Cameron Mcadoo
  3. Tom Vialle
  • Laps Led
  1. Haiden Deegan: 12
  2. Jalek Swoll: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.493
  2. Tom Vialle: 50.690
  3. Pierce Brown: 50.868
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 51.522
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 52.214
  3. Tom Vialle: 52.580
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Jeremy Hand: 2.040
  2. Coty Schock: 2.315
  3. Max Anstie: 2.634

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Pierce Brown
  3. Cameron Mcadoo
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 49.844
  2. Chance Hymas: 50.020
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.175
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 51.493
  2. Pierce Brown: 51.563
  3. Haiden Deegan: 51.892
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Marshal Weltin: 1.984
  2. Seth Hammaker: 1.997
  3. Nick Romano: 2.233

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo; (1st win of the season, 80% podium rate this year)
  2. Tom Vialle; (80% podium rate this year)
  3. Haiden Deegan; (40% podium rate this season)
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13; (Tom is now tied with Austin Forkner for most laps led this season at 37.  34% of total laps raced)
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  3. Haiden Deegan: 12
  4. Jalek Swoll: 1
  5. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Tom Vialle: 3rd 
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.333
  3. Jalek Swoll: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 98
  2. Tom Vialle: 96
  3. Pierce Brown: 87
  4. Haiden Deegan: 82
  5. Coty Schock: 79
  6. Seth Hammaker: 72
  7. Daxton Bennick: 71
  8. Max Anstie: 62
  9. Chance Hymas: 60
  10. Jalek Swoll: 58

450 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.523
  2. Eli Tomac: 48.554
  3. Cooper Webb: 48.568; (The difference between 1st and 3rd was .045 seconds.)

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Kyle Chisholm
  2. Justin Starling
  3. Devin Simonson
  • Laps Led
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 7
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ty Masterpool: 52.415
  2. Kyle Chisholm: 52.810
  3. Freddie Noren: 53.248
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 54.223
  2. Ryan Breece: 54.271
  3. Freddie Noren: 54.390

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.639
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.225
  3. Cooper Webb: 49.581
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 51.023
  2. Cooper Webb: 51.383
  3. Ken Roczen: 51.402
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Aaron Plessinger: 2.774
  2. Eli Tomac: 3.095
  3. Chase Sexton: 3.785

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 49.499
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.713
  3. Chase Sexton: 49.849
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.735
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.884
  3. Ken Roczen: 50.908 (That’s a difference of .173 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Ken Roczen: 2.537
  2. Malcolm Stewart: 2.641
  3. Chase Sexton: 2.676

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Chase Sexton 
  3. Ken Roczen
  • Laps Led
  1. Ken Roczen: 10
  2. Jett Lawrence: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ken Roczen: 49.131
  2. Chase Sexton: 49.284
  3. Jett Lawrence: 49.314
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.477
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.483
  3. Cooper Webb: 50.594; (That’s a difference of .117 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Chase Sexton: 2.528
  2. Cooper Webb: 2.885
  3. Jason Anderson: 3.079

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence; (The only other person to have a perfect sweep at a triple crown was Ken Roczen in 2020 also on a Honda.  Jett has now won 50% of the races this season, with a 60% podium rate)
  2. Ken Roczen; (Ken has a 50% podium rate this year)
  3. Chase Sexton; (Chase has a 50% podium rate this year)
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 26; (Jett now has 130 laps led, 50.7% of total laps)
  2. Ken Roczen: 22; (Ken has the second most laps led at 49, Just 19% of total laps)
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Ken Roczen: 1st 
  2. Jett Lawrence: 2nd 
  3. Jason Anderson: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Jett Lawrence: 210
  2. Cooper Webb: 189
  3. Chase Sexton: 185
  4. Ken Roczen: 175
  5. Eli Tomac: 174
  6. Jason Anderson: 165
  7. Aaron Plessinger: 162
  8. Justin Cooper: 120
  9. Justin Barcia: 109
  10. Dylan Ferrandis: 107

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Results: 2024 Indianapolis Supercross

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2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back for round 10! The racing in Indianapolis has commenced and the results are flying through at quite a rate. Keep up with everything that is going on in the different sessions in both 450SX and 250SX by checking this page. Lead Image: AMA Supercross

This page will have all of the results. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

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How To Watch Indianapolis SX, Entry List, TV Schedule And Track Map

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Details on how to watch round 10 of the 2024 AMA Supercross season from Indianapolis for both international and U.S. viewers can be found here.

U.S.

NBC Sports, Peacock, and the SMX League announced the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) broadcast and streaming schedule, including the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. All 31 rounds across the series, including exclusive live coverage of qualifiers, heats, Main Events and Motos will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock is the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship Series in 2024, presenting comprehensive live coverage of all qualifying, heats, Main Events and Motos across both Supercross and Pro Motocross, spanning 31 rounds from January to September 2024. 17 races will livestream exclusively on Peacock. The platform will also provide on-demand replays of every race. Qualifiers and heats will be available exclusively on Peacock for every race throughout the season.

2024 marks the second year of the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals, fueled by Monster Energy which unified both disciplines of Supercross and Pro Motocross. The SMX World Championship culminates in a series-ending postseason playoff style of racing that features the best racers in the world competing for the sport’s ultimate title.

NBC Sports’ 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship coverage begins in under a month with the Monster Energy Supercross season opener from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., live on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network. An encore presentation will air the following day on Sunday, Jan. 7, on NBC at 2 p.m. ET and on Sunday, Jan. 8, on CNBC at 1 a.m. ET. CNBC will air a next-day encore for all 31 rounds across the series in 2024.

International

For international viewers, The SuperMotocross Video Pass (www.supermotocross.tv) is now available in every country outside the United States, live and on-demand, in both English and Spanish, giving viewers the choice on how to follow all the racing action. SuperMotocross Video Pass subscribers can enjoy all the live 2024 racing action between January and September, plus gain access to 13 years of archival race content dating back to 2010. New for the first time ever, you can now give the gift of a 2024 Subscription to SuperMotocross Video Pass for the holidays. Visit, https://app.supermotocross.tv/gift to finish your holiday shopping today. The SuperMotocross Video Pass is currently available via the web, and in all major app stores across IOS, Android, Amazon Fire, Roku, and Samsung CTV.

2024 Supermotocross Video Pass Features

Live & On-Demand access to 28 Rounds of the 2024 SuperMotocross regular season

Live & On-Demand access to 2 Rounds of the 2024 SuperMotocross Playoffs

Live & On-Demand access to the 2024 World Championship Final

Live & On-Demand access to ‘Race Day Live’ for the 2024 SuperMotocross full season

Live & On-Demand access to Spanish Language Play by Play of all 2024 Live Races

Extended Content including rider features, weekly news programs & extended archives

Entry List

450SX

250SX

EVENT SCHEDULE (all times Local):

Here are the start times for Saturday, according to the Monster Energy Supercross schedule from the AMA:

TRACK LAYOUT:

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