Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb reprised their one-two finish at the Anaheim 1 opener with a repeat performance at the all-new Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Adam Cianciarulo led early before being passed by Cooper Webb on lap 4. A lap later, Tomac passed Webb, never to be seen again. Webb did close near the checkered flag when Tomac was balked by lappers, though the result was never in doubt. Tomac leaves round 2 with a six-point lead over Web in the 2023 Monster Energy Supercross Championship Series.
Justin Barcia held off Ken Roczen for nearly the entire 25-lap race to take the final podium position. Roczen briefly passed Barcia midway, but could not make the pass stick. Barcia started the race in P6, though he quickly passed Roczen for P5. Barcia got by a fading Adam Cianciarulo on lap 7 to move into P4, with Roczen slotting into P5 a lap later.
An unforced error by Jason Anderson on lap 15 allowed Barcia and Roczen to move into their final finishing positions. Anderson dropped back to P9 before rebounding to P7 by the end of the race.
Chase Sexton, who fell from P5 to P9 on the second lap, worked his way back up to P5, giving him a front-row seat for the Barcia/Roczen battle. However, Sexton never engaged with the two riders directly ahead of him. Sexton’s P5 was enough to keep him in P3 in the standings, seven points behind Webb and two points ahead of Roczen. Dylan Ferrandis holds down P5 in the standings after a P6 finish at Snapdragon Stadium.
After qualifying fastest and winning his Heat race, Malcolm Stewart crashed twice in the Main Event, finishing in P15.
The series resumes next week with a Triple Crown race at Anaheim II. Check out our 2023 Supercross Television Schedule to make sure you catch it all.
Photography by Will Embree/SMX Pictures
2023 San Diego Supercross Results, Snapdragon Stadium
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha
- Cooper Webb, KTM
- Justin Barcia, GasGas
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki
- Chase Sexton, Honda
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM
- Joey Savatgy, Kawasaki
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna
- Colt Nichols, Honda
- Justin Hill, KTM
- Dean Wilson, Honda
- Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna
- Shane McElrath, Suzuki
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki
- Josh Cartwright, Kawasaki
- Fredrik Norén, Kawasaki
- Justin Starling, GasGas
- Alex Ray, Yamaha
- John Short, Kawasaki
2023 AMA Monster Energy Supercross Championship Series Standings (after 2 of 17 rounds)
- Eli Tomac, Yamaha, 52 points (2 wins, 2 podiums, 2 top fives)
- Cooper Webb, KTM, 46 (2P, 2 T5)
- Chase Sexton, Honda, 39 (1P, 2 T5)
- Ken Roczen, Suzuki, 37 (2 T5)
- Dylan Ferrandis, Yamaha, 36 (1 T5)
- Justin Barcia, GasGas, 33 (1P, 1 T5)
- Jason Anderson, Kawasaki, 32
- Adam Cianciarulo, Kawasaki, 29
- Aaron Plessinger, KTM, 29
- Colt Nichols, Honda, 28
- Joey Savatgy, Kawasaki, 26
- Christian Craig, Husqvarna, 22
- Justin Hill, KTM, 18
- Dean Wilson, Honda, 18
- Malcolm Stewart, Husqvarna, 15
- Marvin Musquin, KTM, 11
- Shane McElrath, Suzuki, 7
- Justin Starling, GasGas, 7
- Grant Harlan, Yamaha, 6
- Kyle Chisholm, Suzuki, 6
- Fredrik Norén, Kawasaki, 6
- Josh Hill, KTM, 5
- Josh Cartwright, Kawasaki, 5
- Kevin Moranz, KTM, 3
- Alex Ray, Yamaha, 2
- John Short, Kawasaki, 2
2023 San Diego Supercross Photo Gallery
