Thrasher beat Lawrence 250 in East-West Showdown

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Thrasher beat Lawrence 250 in East-West Showdown

2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Round 17 – Salt Lake City – Rice-Eccles Stadium

Reporting by Trevor Hedge – Picture by Jeff Kardas

The Supercross season finale didn’t have a newly crowned Eastern 250 Champion! Aussie youngster Jett Lawrence sprained his ankle during morning practice and decided it would be wiser to withdraw from the event and give his ankle the best chance of a quick recovery rather than putting it at risk. ro more.

Jett Lawrence sprained his ankle during morning practice and couldn’t compete with the Heats / Main

So the 250 East West duel was held without the 250 East Champ like wJust three weeks before the start of the 2022 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Jett is instead focusing on being 100% ready for the Pro Motocross season opener in Pala, California, on May 28.

250 West Heat

Christian Craig ran off with the 250 West Heat, the warm-up matchup at Rice-Eccles Stadium in front of huge Salt Lake City crowds for lap 17 and the final round of the Monster Energy Rally Championship AMAs in 2022.

Nate Thrasher took the flag six seconds behind Craig while Chris Blose more than doubled the winner to take third place ahead of Jo Shimoda.

Hunter Lawrence had a rough start to the day. Hunter finished sixth early before making a mistake in the fifth round, sending him shuffling all the way to tenth, before the young Australian recovered to finish in seventh.

Compatriot Geran Stapleton just missed a transfer after crossing the 11th line and this was headed for the LCQ but after placing sixth in that competition, unfortunately failed to make it.

250 West Heat results

Location	Rider	Bicycle	Loop / Interval
first	Christian Craig	Yamaha YZ250F	8 rounds
2	Nate Thrasher	Yamaha YZ250F	+06,340
3	Chris Blose	GASGAS MC 250F	+14.379
4	Jo Shimoda	Kawasaki KX250	+16.345
5	Dominique Thury	Yamaha YZ250F	+20.297
6	Carson Brown	KTM 250 SX-F	+25,941
7	Hunter Lawrence	Honda CRF250R	+27.078
8	Vince Friede	Honda CRF250R	+34.673
9	Jalek Swoll	Husqvarna FC 250	+36,470
ten	Mitchell Harrison	GASGAS MC 250F	+42,649
11	Geran Stapleton	GASGAS MC 250F	+45.308
twelfth	Devin Harriman	GASGAS MC 250F	+47.329
13	Wyatt Lyonsmith	Kawasaki KX250	+51.290
14	Brandon Ray	Kawasaki KX250	+54.657
15	Michael Mosiman	GASGAS MC 250F	+57,306
16	Derek Kelley	KTM 250 SX-F	7 rounds
17	Maxwell Sanford	Honda CRF250R	+12.240
18	Chad Saultz	KTM 250 SX-F	+22.109
19	Jerry Robin	GASGAS MC 250F	3 Round
20	Logan Leitzel	Kawasaki KX250	2 rounds

250 Freezing heat

Just crowned 250 East champion, Jett Lawrence was unable to start the 250 East Heat after spraining his right ankle in an accident during morning practice.

Mitch Oldenburg soon took the lead in the 250 East Heat while Austin Forkner gave chase and eventually knocked him out before overtaking him and running away from the Honda man.

Forkner, the clear winner from Oldenburg while Enzo Lopes struggled to find his way to third place after a gearbox failure at the end of the race.

RJ Hampshire made some mistakes but managed to get back inside the transfer stop at the end of the race to claim his spot in the East-West Showdown Main. However, Pierce Brown failed to make it past the penalty area and signed for the LCQ but won that contest to earn a spot in the Main.

250 thermofreeze results

Location	Rider	Bicycle	Loop / Interval
first	Austin Forkner	Kawasaki KX250	8 rounds
2	Mitchell Oldenburg	Honda CRF250R	+03.485
3	Enzo Lopes	Yamaha YZ250F	+10.667
4	Jordon Smith	Honda CRF250R	+13,774
5	Jace Owen	Yamaha YZ250F	+15.317
6	Marshal Weltin	Yamaha YZ250F	+17.216
7	Derek Drake	Suzuki RM-Z250	+18,483
8	Rj Hampshire	Husqvarna FC 250	+23.514
9	Jarrett Frye	Honda CRF250R	+25.023
ten	Max Miller	KTM 250 SX-F	+26.822
11	Pierce Brown	GASGAS MC 250F	+28.150
twelfth	Cullin . Park	Honda CRF250R	+35.266
13	Tj Albright	Kawasaki KX250	7 rounds
14	Joshua Cartwright	Kawasaki KX250	+03.883
15	Kyle Greeson	KTM 250 SX-F	+07.273
16	Jack Chambers	KTM 250 SX-F	+09.371
17	Robert Hailey	KTM 250 SX-F	+39.527
18	Luca Marsalisi	Yamaha YZ250F	+58.584
19	Hardy Munoz	Kawasaki KX250	5 rounds
20	Hunter Yoder	Honda CRF250R	1 round

Main Event Match 250 E / W

Hunter Lawrence and Christian Craig were an opponent, respectively, but it was Hunter who soon gained the advantage as Craig played it safe to secure his seat in the championship.

In third place was Craig’s teammate Nate Thrasher and he wasn’t going to force the matter but a door opened in two minutes and Thrasher got through it to second and immediately started. challenge Hunter Lawrence to the top. Thrasher’s pass to Lawrence wasn’t quite as careful as it was to his teammate but it was clean enough and once he left Lawrence in the dust.

Christian Craig went down the race five minutes and lost a few places from that mistake, sliding to sixth just behind Austin Forkner. The Kawasaki man then made a small mistake that sent Craig back up to fifth.

Halfway through the contest, Thrasher led Lawrence by 2.5 seconds and Pierce Brown by a similar distance to return to third. RJ Hampshire is a few bikes behind Brown and is in fourth place, while Craig is a few seconds behind in fifth.

Jo Shimoda then overtook Austin Forkner before continuing to push Christian Craig back into sixth place.

With four minutes to run, Lawrence stepped up to take on a win challenge for Thrasher as they negotiated low traffic. Two minutes later, Hunter was behind Thrasher and managed to break through. Hunter’s first attempt takes him a little while and the clock goes down fast. Further down Craig has been relegated to eighth place by Forkner and Mosiman…

Hunter made another attempt at Thrasher with 30 seconds left on the clock, which again took him a long time but they still had plenty of traffic to negotiate in the last two rounds.

It was a tense and exciting final lap but Lawrence could not find a way past Thrasher and had to finish in second place behind senior Yamaha, who finished his sometimes difficult season in a high pitch.

Pierce Brown made it to the podium ahead of RJ Hampshire and Jo Shimoda but an eighth place was enough for Christian Craig to win his first AMA Supercross championship.

Christian Craig, 30, 2022 Western 250 Championship winner

Christian Craig, 30, winner of the 250 West Championship in 2022 is ten points ahead of 23-year-old Hunter Lawrence.

Christian Craig is the 250 West Champion in 2022

Falling 23 points, Michael Mosiman finished third in the Western Championship, 35 points ahead of 19-year-old Jo Shimoda.

Jett Lawrence may not qualify for the final round but still ends the 2022 season with a 34-point advantage over RJ Hampshire as the Aussie youngster adds 250 Supercross East Champsionships before proceeding to defend his AMA Pro Motocross Title in at the end of this month.

The 250 rookie of the year is Cullin Park.

Topping the final manufacturer score chart, calculated on a combined basis of 250 and 450 results, is Honda five points ahead of Yamaha.

250 E/W Main Event Result

Location	Rider	Bicycle	Loop / Interval
first	Nate Thrasher	Yamaha YZ250F	19 rounds
2	Hunter Lawrence	Honda CRF250R	+00.432
3	Pierce Brown	GASGAS MC 250F	+04.011
4	Rj Hampshire	Husqvarna FC 250	+13.212
5	Jo Shimoda	Kawasaki KX250	+16.426
6	Austin Forkner	Kawasaki KX250	+17.256
7	Michael Mosiman	GASGAS MC 250F	+27,400
8	Christian Craig	Yamaha YZ250F	+32,435
9	Chris Blose	GASGAS MC 250F	+36,471
ten	Jalek Swoll	Husqvarna FC 250	+38.078
11	Jordon Smith	Honda CRF250R	+46,068
twelfth	Jace Owen	Yamaha YZ250F	+47,273
13	Mitchell Oldenburg	Honda CRF250R	18 rounds
14	Derek Drake	Suzuki RM-Z250	+02.407
15	Carson Brown	KTM 250 SX-F	+02.426
16	Cullin . Park	Honda CRF250R	+09.597
17	Vince Friede	Honda CRF250R	+27,979
18	Dominique Thury	Yamaha YZ250F	+31.117
19	Mitchell Harrison	GASGAS MC 250F	+32,406
20	Jarrett Frye	Honda CRF250R	+37,639
21	Marshal Weltin	Yamaha YZ250F	+52.864
22	Enzo Lopes	Yamaha YZ250F	11 rounds

250 E/W Showdown Main Video Highlights

250 Post Race press conference

250 Eastern Finals standings

Location	Rider	Point
first	Jett Lawrence	192
2	Rj Hampshire	158
3	Pierce Brown	149
4	Mitchell Oldenburg	132
5	Enzo Lopes	117
6	Jordon Smith	116
7	Cameron McAdoo	114
8	Jace Owen	101
9	Austin Forkner	98
ten	Derek Drake	88
11	Joshua Varize	78
twelfth	Phillip Nicoletti	76
13	Stilez Robertson	sixty seven
14	Kyle Chisholm	sixty four
15	Cullin . Park	56
16	John Short	54
17	Jeremy Martin	42
18	Henry Miller	41
19	Marshal Weltin	39
20	Jarrett Frye	35
21	Kyle Peters	25
22	Joshua Cartwright	24
23	Hardy Munoz	23
24	Ramyler Alves	17
25	Michael Hicks	17
26	Jeremy Hand	16
27	Levi’s kitchen	15
28	Jack Chambers	15
29	Lance Kobusch	15
30	Hunter Yoder	twelfth
thirty first	Grant Harlan	8
32	Coty Schock	8
33	Brock Papi	6
34	Josh Osby	6
35	Max Miller	4
36	Lane Shaw	3
37	Luke Neese	3
38	Devin Simonson	2
39	Luca Marsalisi	first
40	Max Vohland	first
41	Aj Catanzaro	first

250 Western Finals rankings

Location	Rider	Point
first	Christian Craig	230
2	Hunter Lawrence	220
3	Michael Mosiman	197
4	Jo Shimoda	162
5	Nate Thrasher	152
6	Vince Friede	150
7	Chris Blose	120
8	Garrett Marchbanks	117
9	Robbie Wageman	109
ten	Jalek Swoll	106
11	Carson Brown	92
twelfth	Carson Mumford	80
13	Derek Kelley	78
14	Dominique Thury	65
15	Cole Thompson	50
16	Mitchell Harrison	50
17	Ryan Surratt	48
18	Seth Hammaker	44
19	Dylan Walsh	41
20	Logan Karnow	40
21	Devin Harriman	32
22	Geran Stapleton	30
23	Kaeden Amerine	28
24	Dilan Schwartz	26
25	Hunter Schlosser	16
26	Dylan Woodcock	15
27	Jerry Robin	13
28	McClellan Hile	13
29	Bamboo Fierro	ten
30	Brandon Ray	9
thirty first	Justin Rodbell	8
32	Maxwell Sanford	7
33	Wyatt Lyonsmith	7
34	Jesse Flock	3
35	Alexander Nagy	3
36	Gared Steinke	2
37	Richard Taylor	2
38	Jy Roberts	2

2022 Stand Manufacturer Points – Points Earned (Combined 450SX / 250SX)

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Location	manufacturer	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17
first	Honda’s motobike	748	47	37	49	42	47	39	41	40	47	44	45	40	forty six	47	forty six	45	forty six
2	Yamaha	743	43	45	44	52	49	49	36	49	44	42	43	49	40	forty six	34	39	39
3	Kawasaki	696	36	47	33	39	40	40	49	49	35	thirty first	40	42	29	45	52	45	44
4	GAS	629	38	40	40	39	thirty first	42	35	28	37	42	39	39	25	34	39	39	42
5	Husqvarna	575	16	22	34	36	40	25	37	thirty first	38	42	37	34	40	33	36	36	38
6	KTM	521	26	33	32	34	thirty first	36	32	27	33	27	29	34	39	21	28	33	26
7	Suzuki	356	19	19	25	26	9	8	21	21	16	27	22	26	27	21	23	22	24