2023 SALT LAKE CITY SUPERCROSS RESULTS

Finally, the 17th round of a tumultuous 2023 Supercross season arrived. Chase Sexton became the 450 champion–that much was certain going in, although the celebration had to wait until the end of the night. The only rider with a mathematical chase of taking that away was Eli Tomac, who wasn’t able to ride because of the injury he sustained in Denver last week. Chase rose to the challenge, though, and set the fastest qualifying time, won his heat then dominated the main event.  As for the 250 class, it was the final East/West Showdown. Both titles were already settled, so all that remained was to see which Lawrence brother got the bragging rights. This time around, it was Jett, who had a much  better start while Hunter had to fight up to sixth from the back of the pack. For extended coverage of the 2023 Monster Energy Supercross season, click here.

450 HEAT 1

Dean Wilson got the start, but Ken Roczen took over quickly and then gradually pulled away. Wilson did an impressive job at making second place his own; he soon pulled clear of everyone else. By now, the light rain had turned into something more substantial and it was clear that the track was getting more slippery with every lap.

1 Ken Roczen
2 Dean Wilson
3 Kyle Chisholm
4 Josh Hill
5 Tristan Lane
6 Shane McElrath
7 Kevin Moranz
8 Fredrik Noren
9 Joshua Cartwright
10 Chase Marquier
11 Dominique Thury
12 Richard Taylor
13 Christopher Prebula
14 RJ Wageman
15 Chris Howell
16 Blaine Silveira
17 Gared Steinke
18 Joshua Greco
19 Anthony Rodriguez
20 Alexander Nagy

450 HEAT 2

Aaron Plessinger was in front for most of the second heat. He got the start with Adam Cianciarulo and Chase Sexon in tow. Before long, Sexton was all over Plessinger but couldn’t seem to find  a way into the lead on the increasingly slick track. Then Plessinger made it easy by missing his brake lever and blowing past a turn. Sexton won easily while Plessinger had to work to capture the final transfer position–which he did on the final lap. Cianciarulo was second ahead of Grant Harlan and Justin Starling.

1 Chase Sexton
2 Adam Cianciarulo
3 Grant Harlan
4 Justin Starling
5 Justin Hill
6 Devin Simonson
7 Cade Clason
8 Logan Karnow
9 Aaron Plessinger
10 Joan Cros
11 Luke Kalaitzian
12 Jared Lesher
13 Preston Taylor
14 Colby Copp
15 Alex Ray
16 Mcclellan Hile
17 Mason Kerr
18 Hunter Schlosser
19 Deven Raper
20 Austin Cozadd

450 MAIN

It was Chase Sexton’s night. He was fast, smooth and unchallenged as he walked away with the main event and the championship. Aaron Plessinger was buried in the pack after his poor gate pick, but it didn’t take him long to catch Adam Cianciarulo in second. Ken Roczen only made it around one lap. He twisted his knee in the mud and retired to the pits. In the end, Sexton’s margin of victory was over 18 seconds and he lapped up to fifth place. Plessinger was second ahead of Justin Hill.

1 Chase Sexton
2 Aaron Plessinger
3 Justin Hill
4 Adam Cianciarulo
5 Dean Wilson
6 Josh Hill
7 Shane McElrath
8 Justin Starling
9 Devin Simonson
10 Grant Harlan
11 Kevin Moranz
12 Cade Clason
13 Tristan Lane
14 Kyle Chisholm
15 Hunter Schlosser
16 Joshua Cartwright
17 Fredrik Noren
18 Joan Cros
19 Chase Marquier
20 Logan Karnow
21 Jared Lesher
22 Ken Roczen

450 POINTS–FINAL

1 Chase Sexton 372
2 Eli Tomac 339
3 Cooper Webb 304
4 Ken Roczen 304
5 Justin Barcia 267
6 Jason Anderson 242
7 Aaron Plessinger 236
8 Justin Hill 212
9 Adam Cianciarulo 210
10 Dean Wilson 200
11 Shane McElrath 151
12 Christian Craig 150
13 Josh Hill 149
14 Colt Nichols 141
15 Kyle Chisholm 112
16 Kevin Moranz 96
17 Justin Starling 94
18 Grant Harlan 94
19 Benny Bloss 91
20 Joey Savatgy 85

 

250 EAST HEAT

Haiden Deegan rode a perfect race in Heat 1. He got the start with Hunter Lawrence right behind him, but wasn’t intimidated. Deegan pulled away through most of the race. Talon Hawkins held third for most of the race, but eventually it was Jo Shimoda  who took the spot ahead of Jrodon Smith.

1 Haiden Deegan
2 Hunter Lawrence
3 Jo Shimoda
4 Jordon Smith
5 Chris Blose
6 Jeremy Martin
7 Max Anstie
8 Michael Hicks
9 Cullin Park
10 Luke Neese
11 Tom Vialle
12 Coty Schock
13 Talon Hawkins
14 Josiah Natzke
15 Henry Miller
16 David Pulley Jr
17 Robert Hailey
18 Tj Albright
19 Rylan Munson
20 Jace Owen

250 WEST HEAT

It was another blue bike with the holeshot, but this time it was Levi Kitchen. RJ Hampshire was second, Carson Mumford was third and Jett Lawrence was fourth. Jett pass Mumford but didn’t make any gain on the other two. Light rain began to fall in the final laps.

1 Levi Kitchen
2 RJ Hampshire
3 Jett Lawrence
4 Carson Mumford
5 Enzo Lopes
6 Mitchell Oldenburg
7 Derek Kelley
8 Robbie Wageman
9 Dilan Schwartz
10 Max Vohland
11 Mitchell Harrison
12 Austin Politelli
13 Hunter Yoder
14 Derek Drake
15 Max Miller
16 Cole Thompson
17 Kaeden Amerine
18 Chad Saultz
19 Kameron Barboa

250 EAST/WEST SHOWDOWN

RJ Hampshire got the holeshot but Jett Lawrence wouldn’t let him get away. Hunter Lawrence, on the other hand, gated poorly and then got hung up on a downed rider. He would spend most of his race battling with Haiden Deegan, who also got a bad start. Jett took over the lead before the halfway mark and had an uneventful race while his brother had to fight his way up to sixth.

1 Jett Lawrence
2 RJ Hampshire
3 Levi Kitchen
4 Jo Shimoda
5 Jordon Smith
6 Hunter Lawrence
7 Max Anstie
8 Haiden Deegan
9 Mitchell Oldenburg
10 Carson Mumford
11 Enzo Lopes
12 Chris Blose
13 Dilan Schwartz
14 Tom Vialle
15 Cullin Park
16 Robbie Wageman
17 Jace Owen
18 Coty Schock
19 Jeremy Martin
20 Michael Hicks
21 Mitchell Harrison
22 Derek Kelley

250 EAST POINTS: FINAL

1 Hunter Lawrence 241
2 Haiden Deegan 183
3 Max Anstie 182
4 Jordon Smith 159
5 Chris Blose 143
6 Jeremy Martin
7 Nate Thrasher
8 Tom Vialle 120
9 Cullin Park 117
10 Coty Schock 94
11 Henry Miller 86
12 Jace Owen 82
13 Jo Shimoda 75
14 Talon Hawkins 73
15 Jeremy Hand 62
16 Chance Hymas 60
17 Michael Hicks 58
18 Caden Braswell 52
19 Michael Mosiman 51
20 Luke Neese 44
21 Marshal Weltin 42
22 Hardy Munoz 32
23 Brock Papi 29
24 A J Catanzaro 28
25 Josiah Natzke 17
26 Gage Linville 14
27 Devin Simonson 12
28 Jack Chambers 12
29 Lane Allison 10
30 Tj Albright 6
31 Luca Marsalisi 6
32 Lance Kobusch 3
33 Garrett Hoffman 3
34 Jace Kessler 2

250 WEST POINTS: FINAL

1 Jett Lawrence 223
2 Rj Hampshire 186
3 Levi Kitchen 156
4 Enzo Lopes 149
5 Mitchell Oldenburg 131
6 Max Vohland 121
7 Cameron Mcadoo 101
8 Pierce Brown 98
9 Derek Kelley 87
10 Cole Thompson 87
11 Robbie Wageman 78
12 Carson Mumford 72
13 Stilez Robertson 55
14 Hunter Yoder 55
15 Derek Drake 52
16 Dilan Schwartz 51
17 Dylan Walsh 49
18 Phillip Nicoletti 44
19 Mitchell Harrison 44
20 Anthony Rodriguez 40
21 Joshua Varize 33
22 Max Miller 19
23 Austin Politelli 19
24 Jerry Robin 19
25 Brandon Scharer 14
26 Hunter Schlosser 13
27 Maxwell Sanford 12
28 Dominique Thury 12
29 Geran Stapleton 11
30 Kaeden Amerine 11
31 Wilson Todd 6
32 Hunter Cross 4
33 Julien Benek 4
34 Matt Moss 4
35 Brandon Ray 4
36 Dylan Woodcock 3
37 Luke Kalaitzian 2
38 Austin Forkner 1

450 QUALIFYING

1 Chase Sexton 46.751
2 Ken Roczen 46.958
3 Justin Hill 47.403
4 Dean Wilson 47.538
5 Adam Cianciarulo 47.805
6 Josh Hill 47.898
7 Aaron Plessinger 48.177
8 Shane McElrath 48.266
9 Grant Harlan 48.787
10 Kyle Chisholm 48.794
11 Justin Starling 49.048
12 Anthony Rodriguez 49.162
13 Alex Ray 49.411
14 Joshua Cartwright 49.429
15 Cade Clason 49.495
16 Fredrik Noren 49.582
17 Logan Karnow 49.684
18 Chase Marquier 49.827
19 Joan Cros 49.855
20 Kevin Moranz 49.905
21 Devin Simonson 50.062
22 Tristan Lane 50.155
23 Hunter Schlosser 50.192
24 Richard Taylor 50.416
25 Jared Lesher 50.443
26 Dominique Thury 50.497
27 Mason Kerr 50.711
28 Gared Steinke 50.717
29 Preston Taylor 50.837
30 RJ Wageman 51.093
31 Colby Copp 51.112
32 Chris Howell 51.197
33 Luke Kalaitzian 51.294
34 Joshua Greco 51.527
35 Mcclellan Hile 51.532
36 Alexander Nagy 51.933
37 Deven Raper 51.957
38 Blaine Silveira 52.195
39 Austin Cozadd 52.441
40 Christopher Prebula 52.523

41 Addison Emory 52.747
42 Geran Stapleton 52.974
43 Nicholas Nisbet 54.389
44 Todd Bannister 54.706
45 Ryan Carlson 58.324

 

250 EAST QUALIFYING

1 Hunter Lawrence 46.572
2 Jordon Smith 46.593
3 Jo Shimoda 47.123
4 Jeremy Martin 47.139
5 Haiden Deegan 47.387
6 Max Anstie 48.193
7 Chris Blose 48.243
8 Tom Vialle 48.305
9 Jace Owen 48.632
10 Michael Hicks 48.638
11 Luke Neese 48.652
12 Coty Schock 48.709
13 Cullin Park 48.723
14 Henry Miller 48.954
15 Talon Hawkins 49.045
16 Josiah Natzke 50.296
17 Tj Albright 50.597
18 Robert Hailey 52.294
19 David Pulley Jr 52.875
20 Rylan Munson 55.020
21 Brian Saunier 55.107

 

250 WEST QUALIFYING

1 Jett Lawrence 47.052
2 Rj Hampshire 47.340
3 Enzo Lopes 47.747
4 Levi Kitchen 47.751
5 Mitchell Oldenburg 48.229
6 Max Vohland 48.297
7 Carson Mumford 48.337
8 Derek Kelley 48.353
9 Dilan Schwartz 48.586
10 Cole Thompson 48.797
11 Robbie Wageman 48.855
12 Derek Drake 48.874
13 Mitchell Harrison 48.907
14 Hunter Yoder 49.344
15 Max Miller 49.887
16 Austin Politelli 50.072
17 Kaeden Amerine 50.101
18 Chad Saultz 53.010
19 Kameron Barboa 54.447