Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson grabbed his first win of the season at the second round of the Monster Energy Supercross series, an FIM World Championship, which took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Anderson came around the first corner in fourth place and passed Autotrader/JGR/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing’s Weston Peick, Monster Enery/Knich/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia in the first half of the race and Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen in the latter half to emerge victorious in Texas.
“Houston was probably the most perfect day I’ve ever had in my career,” said Anderson. “I won every time I was on the track - both practices, heat race and main. It was a battle, but it was awesome. I’m in the zone but, at the same time, I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I feel good and I’m in a good spot."
Roczen achieved his first podium finish of the season crossing the line in second while Barcia grabbed the final spot on the podium in third. Rounding out the top five was Seely and Peick, respectively.
450SX Class Championship Standings
Position
Rider
Brand
Points
1
Jason Anderson
Husqvarna
49
2
Ken Roczen
Honda
42
3
Justin Barcia
Yamaha
42
4
Cole Seely
Honda
36
5
Weston Peick
Suzuki
36
6
Justin Brayton
Honda
33
7
Broc Tickle
KTM
30
8
Josh Grant
Kawasaki
28
9
Blake Baggett
KTM
27
10
Marvin Musquin
KTM
26
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson grabbed his first win of the season in Houston.Brown Dog Wilson
Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen scored his first podium of the season finishing in second.Brown Dog Wilson
Monster Enery/Knich/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia achieved his second consecutive third place finish in Houston.Brown Dog Wilson
Team Honda HRC’s Cole Seely put his CRF450R in the top five with a fourth place finish at NRG Stadium.Brown Dog Wilson
Autotrader/JGR/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing’s Weston Peick grabbed his second consecutive fifth place finish in Houston.Brown Dog Wilson
Smartop/Motoconcepts/Honda’s Justin Brayton finished sixth on the night and is ranked in sixth in the point standings as well.Brown Dog Wilson
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC–WPS–KTM’s Blake Baggett put his 450 SX-F inside the top 10 for the first time this season.Brown Dog Wilson
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Broc Tickle achieved his second consecutive eighth place finish at NRG Stadium.Brown Dog Wilson