Jason Anderson wins second 2022 Supercross in Round 6 at Anaheim; Christian Craig enters 250W break with momentum

Round 6 of the Monster Energy Supercross season at Angel Stadium in Anaheim featured a head-to-head battle between the top two in 450 points with Jason Anderson grabbing his second win of the season.

Anderson earned the holeshot with Tomac stalking him.

Early in the race, Tomac passed Anderson briefly in the sand section, but a crossover move by Anderson made short work of the lead change. From that point, Tomac showed patience, riding about one second behind and waiting for a mistake. It was Tomac bobbled first, however, when he got off rhythm in the whoops and lost significant ground.

“I was fighting the whole time, but once, as me and Jason were battling, I tried to make a move and missed a bit.” Tomac told NBC Sports’ Will Christien. “I was fast in the whoops early, but I made a little mistake and the rear end kicked out a little bit and I lost a little bit of confidence.

“That’s what killed me to be honest.”

That mistake allowed Anderson to scoot out to a three-second lead as Tomac realized how devastating a crash would be to his points’ advantage.

“Between me and Eli, we weren’t giving an inch,” Anderson said after tying Tomac for the most victories in 2022. “For me that was a battle. I had him breathing down my neck from the start.

“He’s getting starts this year and I’m getting starts. I’m riding good; he’s riding good. It’s exactly what the fans want. It stresses us out a little bit, but at the end of the day I’m ready to battle.”

Anderson also made a couple of mistakes in the whoops, which glazed over and created major challenges for the riders. In the end, Round 6 of the Supercross season came down to who made the fewest mistakes.

Impressive win by the 2️⃣1️⃣ of @ElHombre_21