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Supercross 250SX Highlights | Indianapolis, IN

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Supercross 250SX Highlights | Indianapolis, IN

Supercross 250SX Highlights: It was a wild night for the Eastern Regional 250SX Class riders but at the checkers, it was Yamaha’s Colt Nichols grabbing his third consecutive win – only his fourth career win. It was Troy Lee Designs / Red Bull / GASGAS Factory Racing’s Michael Mosiman who grabbed the holeshot and started to pull away in the opening laps. He’d earned GASGAS its first 250SX podium one race before and looked destined to give the brand its first win in its debut Supercross season. Unfortunately, a lapped rider crashed on a rhythm section; Mosiman bumped the rider and had to nearly stop to swerve around the downed bike. Nichols took the opportunity to grab the lead and never looked back… until crossing the checkered which seemed to the riders to come out one lap early. 

Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha’s Christian Craig rode steady and managed second after passing Mosiman with just over five minutes left on the race clock. Absent on the line was Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence, who took a hard fall in practice and another in his heat race. After winning the Last Chance Qualifier, Lawrence determined he was not healthy enough to race with what appeared to be a right shoulder injury from his heat race crash; the 2021 race winner walked away from his bike on the line before the gate dropped. 

250SX Class podium (riders left to right) Christian Craig, Colt Nichols, and Michael Mosiman. Photo Credit: Feld Entertainment, Inc.

250SX Class Results (Eastern Regional)

  1. Colt Nichols, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
  2. Christian Craig, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha
  3. Michael Mosiman, Menifee, Calif., GASGAS
  4. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki
  5. Grant Harlan, Justin Tex., Honda
  6. Jeremy Hand, Mantua, Ohio, Honda
  7. Joshua Varize, Perris, Calif., KTM
  8. Joshua Osby, Valparaiso, Ind., Honda
  9. Logan Karnow, Amherst, Ohio, Kawasaki
  10. Kevin Moranz, Topeka, Kans., KTM

250SX Class Championship Standings (Eastern Regional)

  1. Colt Nichols, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha (122)
  2. Christian Craig, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha (111)
  3. Michael Mosiman, Menifee, Calif., GASGAS (97)
  4. Jo Shimoda, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki (96)
  5. Jett Lawrence, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Honda (83)
  6. Joshua Osby, Valparaiso, Ind., Honda (71)
  7. Joshua Varize, Perris, Calif., KTM (57)
  8. Mitchell Oldenburg, Aledo, Tex., Honda (54)
  9. John Short, Pilot Point, Tex., Suzuki (54)
  10. Grant Harlan, Justin Tex., Honda (52)