The first three rounds of the Monster Energy Supercross season featured three winners and three unique holders of the red plate. Jett Lawrence had a modest start to the evening and completed Lap 1 in fourth.
During the next three laps, he swapped positions with Jason Anderson and Hunter Lawrence until the front of the field was well-established by Lap 4 with Justin Cooper leading Anderson and Jett. When Anderson cleared Cooper on Lap 6, Jett was forced to show patience. Making a pass at the wrong place on the track would allow Anderson to ride him wide and there is no love lost between these two. Jett was content with second for seven laps until Ken Roczen closed the distance and he knew it was time to go.
Jett stood Anderson up on Lap 14 and executed the pass when the leader lost his momentum. Jett was practically uncontested for the remainder of the race and cruised to a 2. Roczen finished second in the season-opener at Anaheim two weeks ago and was content with that position at the time. He was content with second again at Anaheim 2 because consistent top-fives and a worst result of fourth last week in San Diego gave him the red plate for the first time since he made the switch to Suzuki.
Anderson held second-place for three laps after losing the lead to Jett but he could not keep a surging Roczen at bay for long. Settling into third on Lap 18, he scored his second podium of the season. Anderson was also second to Roczen in the first Anaheim race. Chase Sexton did not have a spectacular start but it was much better than the one he experienced in San Diego.
Completing Lap 1 in sixth, he never lost a position and gradually worked his way to fourth on the grid. Still feeling the remnants of flu-like symptoms that slowed him in San Diego, Hunter settled into fifth on the grid, which was his second consecutive result in that position.
