We are live from Philly for round 15 of the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series. This is the first time the championship has been to The City of Brotherly Love since the 1980’s and the points are still closer than expected this late in the season.
Jett Lawrence claimed his second win in a row to extend his points lead, while Max Anstie struck hot in the 250SX division.
Note that Cameron McAdoo is out with a broken scapula along Ken Roczen who suffered a leg injury at Nashville.
450SX
450SX Overall Results (Top 10)
| 1. | Jett Lawrence | (Hon) | 24 Laps |
| 2. | Chase Sexton | (KTM) | +05.031 |
| 3. | Jason Anderson | (Kaw) | +07.623 |
| 4. | Cooper Webb | (Yam) | +11.499 |
| 5. | Eli Tomac | (Yam) | +14.798 |
| 6. | Justin Barcia | (GG) | +16.589 |
| 7. | Hunter Lawrence | (Hon) | +17.754 |
| 8. | Malcolm Stewart | (Hus) | +29.751 |
| 9. | Dylan Ferrandis | (Hon) | +35.069 |
| 10. | Justin Cooper | (Yam) | +51.747 |
250SX EAST
Seth Hammaker won his heat race and turned that into a holeshot in the main event. He led the first half of the race with Max Anstie lurking closely in second. Anstie eventually made the move for the lead, putting Hammaker second.
With Anstie up front, he held on for his first main event win of the 2024 campaign. This is definitely a rebound for the British veteran who’s struggled during the midpoint of the season after leading the championship earlier this year.
Hammaker rode second for the second half of the race before a charging Jalek Swoll collided with him as they pushed for podium positions. The two went down and later finished seventh and eighth.
The points leader Tom Vialle finished second after a chaotic main event. He and Haiden Deegan suffered poor starts but moved through the pack together en route to podium finishes. They stalked Pierce Brown who ended up crashing spectacularly over the finish line with just one lap to go. This allowed Deegan to move into third behind Vialle but he was unable to make a pass on the points leader for second.
250SX East Overall Results (Top 10)
| 1. | Max Anstie | (Hon) | 18 Laps |
| 2. | Tom Vialle | (KTM) | +01.111 |
| 3. | Haiden Deegan | (Yam) | +01.731 |
| 4. | Daxton Bennick | (Yam) | +19.638 |
| 5. | Chance Hymas | (Hon) | +25.052 |
| 6. | Coty Schock | (Yam) | +26.163 |
| 7. | Seth Hammaker | (Kaw) | +27.673 |
| 8. | Jalek Swoll | (Tri) | +31.134 |
| 9. | Preston Boespflug | (Suz) | +32.402 |
| 10. | Nicholas Romano | (Yam) | +34.067 |
Highlights
Press Conference
QUALIFYING
The 450SX class is coming down to the wire between Jett Lawrence and Cooper Webb. In qualifying though, it was another Lawrence who topped the chart as Hunter Lawrence posted the fastest overall time in the 450SX division. Cooper Webb clocked second with Justin Cooper and Jett Lawrence closely behind. The top four riders all posted times in the 51-second range and only separated by four-tenths of a second.
450SX Combined Qualifying (Top 10)
| 1. | Hunter Lawrence | (Hon) | 51.475 |
| 2. | Justin Cooper | (Yam) | 51.546 |
| 3. | Cooper Webb | (Yam) | 51.616 |
| 4. | Jett Lawrence | (Hon) | 51.801 |
| 5. | Chase Sexton | (KTM) | 52.038 |
| 6. | Eli Tomac | (Yam) | 52.203 |
| 7. | Jason Anderson | (Kaw) | 52.379 |
| 8. | Benny Bloss | (Bet) | 52.398 |
| 9. | Malcolm Stewart | (Hus) | 52.404 |
| 10. | Justin Barcia | (GG) | 52.499 |
250SX East
250SX East Combined Qualifying (Top 10)
| 1. | Max Anstie | (Hon) | 52.770 |
| 2. | Seth Hammaker | (Kaw) | 52.922 |
| 3. | Tom Vialle | (KTM) | 53.062 |
| 4. | Haiden Deegan | (Yam) | 53.205 |
| 5. | Jalek Swoll | (Tri) | 53.283 |
| 6. | Daxton Bennick | (Yam) | 53.378 |
| 7. | Pierce Brown | (GG) | 53.458 |
| 8. | Chance Hymas | (Hon) | 53.661 |
| 9. | Casey Cochran | (Hus) | 53.877 |
| 10. | Nicholas Romano | (Yam) | 54.042 |
