2022 Minneapolis Supercross | Race Report & Results

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What a way to start the East Coast swing. The 2022 Monster Energy Supercross Championship made its way to Minnesota for the 2022 Minneapolis Supercross, an exciting seventh round that shuffled the running order and point standings. Scroll down to see how the day played out for the top finishers and sort through the data in the results sheets.

Jett Lawrence | 1st Place | 250 Class

All the hype for Jett Lawrence’s 2022 Supercross season seemed to be justified at Minneapolis. The Honda HRC rider had a solid qualifying result, as his fast-lap landed him in fourth place on the sheets and only two hundredths off of the fastest time. 

Jett didn’t get the jump he wanted in 250 Heat One, as he was forced to battle his way up the field after crossing the finish line outside of the top-6 on the first lap. However, Jett found his pace after a few laps and began clicking off passes. By the end of the Heat Race, Jett had climbed up to second place and had even began breaking away at the leaders cushion. 

Although he didn’t get the start he wanted in his Heat Race, Jett executed when it was most critical and came around the first turn just behind Austin Forkner in the 250 Main Event. Young Lawrence didn’t wait long to take a shot at the lead, as he dove inside after the first on-off and made the pass for the lead. After taking control of the race, Jett Lawrence logged fast lap after fast lap and managed his lead on Austin Forkner and the rest of the field until he crossed the checkered flag. 

Jett Lawrence kept it light on the podium but stated; “the boys kept me honest, I was keeping my eye on Forkner…”. The well-liked Honda HRC rider will hold the red-plate and the points lead as the series goes to Arlington. 

Austin Forkner | 2nd Place | 250 Class

After a few years of injuries and inconsistent results, Austin Forkner approached the 2022 season needing to showcase more of his highs and less of his lows. Thankfully, Forkner had a solid start to his 250 East Coast Championship pursuit in Minneapolis. The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider started the day off on top, as his 48.566 was the fastest time logged in the 250 Class. 

250 Heat Two showed a-bit more of Forkner’s wild side, as he had a few close calls in the long rhythm lane and made contact with Phil Nicoletti. However, Austin kept it together and finished the heat in fourth place. 

Austin Forkner executed a perfect start in the 250 Main Event and came out of the first corner with the early lead. A lap later, Jett Lawrence made this pass for the lead, but Forkner kept him in sight and didn’t allow the Honda HRC rider much of a gap. Austin kept his head down and logged consistent laps to ultimately finish in second place. 

Cameron McAdoo | 3rd Place | 250 class

It was a solid and consistent day for Cameron McAdoo in Minneapolis. The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider improved each time he was out on the track. Qualifying went decent for McAdoo, as his fastest lap time landed him in sixth place on the time-sheets. 

Along with most of the top guys in 250 Heat One, Cameron McAdoo fell victim to a bad start and was forced to battle his way into a transfer position. By the end of the Heat Race, McAdoo had worked his way into sixth place.

The gate for the 250 Main Event dropped and Cameron McAdoo was off to a much better start this go-around. The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider took RJ Hampshire wide in the second corner and came out of the following section in third place. McAdoo trailed Lawrence and Forkner, as they swapped positions for the lead. A few laps in, McAdoo upped his pace and began pressuring his teammate Austin Forkner for second place. Though, Forkner responded and matched the pace to keep Cameron behind. 

Late in the 250 Main Event, Jeremy Martin started pressuring Cameron McAdoo for the podium position, but McAdoo responded and steadily put more and more time between Jeremy and himself as the race went on. As the checkered flag waved in Minneapolis, Cameron McAdoo crossed the finish line in third place. 

Jason Anderson | 1st Place | 450 Class

It was a surprisingly quiet, yet positive, round seven for Jason Anderson. The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider started his day off strong in qualifying, as he uncorked one of the most rewarding jumps on the challenging race course that filled U.S. Bank Stadium. After jumping the on-off into the tight left-hander, Anderson landed himself in third place on the time-sheets. 

Onto the night show, Anderson’s Heat Race start certainly wasn’t his proudest moment of the day, as it placed him well outside of the top-5. However, Jason seemed to find his grove after the second lap and began clicking off passes. When the checkered flag waved for 450 Heat Two, Jason held down the fourth-place position, finishing 11-seconds behind the race winner, Malcolm Stewart. 

The gate for the 450 Main Event was down and Jason Anderson’s race was off to a much better start, as he entered the second turn in third place, just behind Cooper Webb and Chase Sexton. As Chase Sexton began challenging Cooper Webb for the lead, Jason lurked in third place awaiting any mistake from the duo. Sexton ultimately made the pass for the lead, leaving Jason to now pressure Webb. After a few laps of following, Anderson scrubbed the triple and dove inside to show Webb his front-wheel. That seemed to startle Webb, as he made a mistake moments later, allowing Jason to power by and take over second-place. 

Following his pass into second place, Jason seemed to accept his position but continued with his solid pace to keep third place behind. With two laps to go, Chase Sexton lost front wheel traction up the face of the second on-off, sending him over the bars sideways and into the next jump. As Sexton laid there, clearly in some pain, Jason rode by and into the race lead. Less than two laps later, Jason Anderson took the checkered flag and his third race win of the 2022 season. 

“I was really struggling all day,” said Anderson. “I was riding hard, but not feeling the groove like normal. I hope Chase is okay and able to be back racing next weekend to put on a show for the fans.”

Cooper Webb | 2nd Place | 450 Class

Minneapolis Supercross was just what Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb needed. The reigning Supercross champion has certainly been struggling at the start of the 2022 Monster Energy Supercross season. However, many suspected Webb’s results would improve once the series moved East. Cooper started the day off right in qualifying, as he finished in fifth place on the time sheets and was only a few hundredths off of the fastest time. 

Cooper Webb then backed up his solid qualifying result in 450 Heat Two, as he trailed Malcolm Stewart and logged consistent fast laps to ultimately finish in second place. Everything was shaping-up for round seven to be a turning point in Webb’s season.

As riders left the gate in the 450 Main Event, Cooper Webb executed a nearly perfect start to place him in the early lead. After a few laps up front, the Red Bull KTM rider had pressure from Chase Sexton, who was trying to pass his way into the lead. Sexton ultimately made the pass for the lead after diving inside after the finish line. However, Webb did fight back, as he sensed Sexton and cut under but wasn’t able to carry a good enough drive through the whoops that followed. 

As the laps clicked off, Cooper Webb found himself in fourth place. Webb upped his pace and began challenging Stewart for third place, just before the track reached up and grabbed Malcolm. While in third, Stewart lost front-end traction after the triple and slid down, allowing Webb to retake third place. And just a few laps later, Cooper Webb found himself in second place after Sexton went down. 

Cooper Webb leaves Minneapolis with a second place finish and hopeful to turn his season around. “It’s nice to be back up here and back in the fight,” said Webb.

Marvin Musquin | 3rd Place | 450 Class

Marvin Musquin was on it all day in Minneapolis. The Red Bull KTM rider started things off well in qualifying, as he was one of only four riders to dip into the 47-second lap times. Musquin’s 47.994 was good enough for fourth place on the time-sheets, giving him great gate-choice going into 450 Heat One. 

After qualifying, Marvin’s day became quiet, as his solid riding was overshadowed by those just ahead of him. However, the Frenchman raced his way to a fifth place finish in 450 Heat One after a not so great start. 

When it came to the 450 Main Event, Marvin took advantage of the technical and challenging track conditions and continued to better his position lap after lap. After crossing the finish line in sixth place at the end of the first lap, Musquin made quick work of Ken Roczen and took over fifth place. Following his pass into fifth place, Marvin had to just sit back and wait for the race to come to him. As the track conditions worsened, riders struggled to find traction in spots. One of those riders being Malcolm Stewart, who lost his front-end while running in third place. Marvin capitalized on those mistakes by others and found himself in a podium position by the end of the night. Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin left Minneapolis having earned a third-place finish.