2023 EAST RUTHERFORD SUPERCROSS PRE-RACE REPORT: TV SCHEDULE, INJURED LIST & MORE
2023 EAST RUTHERFORD SUPERCROSS PRE-RACE REPORT: TV SCHEDULE, INJURED LIST & MORE
The 2023 Monster Energy Supercross season is in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this weekend at the MetLife Stadium and it’s shaping up to be an exciting one. The 450SX Championship is as exciting as ever, with a six-point gap between Eli Tomac and Cooper Webb coming into Round 14 of the series. The 250 class is also shaping up to be a barn-burner with Jett and Hunter Lawrence going head-to-head in the first 250 East/West Showdown of the year. And, the 250 Supercross Futures are back racing this weekend as well, making for another exciting race throughout the jam-packed night show.
2023 EAST RUTHERFORD SUPERCROSS // FULL COVERAGE
2023 EAST RUTHERFORD SUPERCROSS TRACK MAP
The track is usually soft and choppy at East Rutherford. The elevated 90-degree turn should make for some interesting line options.
HUNTER LAWRENCE’S CHANCE TO WIN THE TITLE
Hunter Lawrence has a chance to win the 250 East Coast title this weekend, two races early. With a 45-point lead on Haiden Deegan in the Championship, the math works out that if Hunter wins and Haiden finishes fourth, Hunter will be crowned Champion. If Hunter wins and Haiden finishes second or third, then the title fight goes on to the following weekend in Nashville.
250 SUPERCROSS FUTURES: BACK AGAIN FOR ROUND 4
Daxton Bennick has a chip on his shoulder coming into this weekend’s Supercross Futures race. He won the Anaheim 2 and Arlington Futures Main Events, but then was beaten by Julien Beaumer and Ryder Difrancesco at the Glendale race two weeks again. He’s looking for redemption.
THIS WEEK IN MXA: EAST RUTHERFORD SUPERCROSS PREVIEW
TV SCHEDULE: 2023 EAST RUTHERFORD SUPERCROSS
The Peacock premium streaming service costs $4.99 per month and it provides LIVE coverage of the daytime qualifying sessions at each Round and live coverage of each Supercross race. International Supercross fans can now watch LIVE using the SuperMotocross Video Pass streaming service (Supermotocross.tv) which costs $129.95 for a one-year subscription.
New for 2023, Race Day Live will expand in 2023 to cover all 31 SuperMotocross World Championship series races. The program will feature 2.5 hours of coverage for each Supercross event, 1 hour for each Pro Motocross event, and 2.5 hours for both SuperMotocross Playoff events and the SuperMotocross World Championship Final.
East Rutherford Qualifying Show – 10:30 am (pacific), 1:30 pm (Eastern) – Peacock
East Rutherford Night Show – 4:00 pm (pacific), 7:00 pm (Eastern) – Peacock
East Rutherford (re-air) – *Sunday, Apr. 16th 10:00 pm (pacific), 1:00 am (Eastern) – CNBC Channel
EAST RUTHERFORD SUPERCROSS SCHEDULE
Tom Vialle had a tough crash in Atlanta when a rider cross-jumped him off the start in the 250 Main Event.
12:00 pm – 12:08 pm 250SX Futures Free Practice
12:10 pm – 12:18 pm 250SX Overflow Free Practice
12:20 pm – 12:28 pm 250SX West Free Practice
12:30 pm – 12:38 pm 250SX East Free Practice
12:40 pm – 12:48 pm 450SX Group A Free Practice
12:50 pm – 12:58 pm 450SX Group B Free Practice
1:00 pm – 1:08 pm 450SX Group C Free Practice
1:20 pm – 1:30 pm 250SX Futures Qualifying
1:35 pm – 1:45 pm 250SX Overflow Qualifying
1:50 pm – 2:00 pm 250SX East Qualifying
2:05 pm – 2:15 pm 250SX West Qualifying
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm 450SX Group A Qualifying
2:35 pm – 2:45 pm 450SX Group B Qualifying
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm 450SX Group C Qualifying
3:20 pm – 3:30 pm 250SX Futures Qualifying
3:35 pm – 3:45 pm 250SX Overflow Qualifying
3:50 pm – 4:00 pm 250SX West Qualifying
4:05 pm – 4:15 pm 250SX East Qualifying
4:20 pm – 4:30 pm 450SX Group A Qualifying
4:35 pm – 4:45 pm 450SX Group B Qualifying
4:50 pm – 5:00 pm 450SX Group C Qualifying
NIGHT SHOW
7:03 pm – 7:11 pm 250SX West Heat – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main)
7:17 pm – 7:25 pm 250SX East Heat – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main)
7:31 pm – 7:39 pm 450SX Heat #1 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main)
7:45 pm – 7:53 pm 450SX Heat #2 – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 20 riders (1 – 9 to Main)
7:59 pm – 8:07 pm 250SX Futures Main Event – 6 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders
8:17 pm – 8:24 pm 250SX Last Chance Qualifier – 5 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders (1 – 4 to Main)
8:29 pm – 8:36 pm 450SX Last Chance Qualifier – 5 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders (1 – 4 to Main)
8:55 pm – 9:12 pm 250SX East/West Showdown – 15 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders
9:28 pm – 9:50 pm 450SX Main Event – 20 Minutes/Plus 1 lap – 22 riders
450 CLASS POINT STANDINGS (AFTER ROUND 13 OF 17)
Eli Tomac finished fifth in Atlanta, right behind his Championship rival, Cooper Webb. He lost one point to Webb and now he has a six-point lead.
| POS. | # | NAME | Total Points | ||
| 1 | 1 | Eli Tomac | 292 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Cooper Webb | 286 | ||
| 3 | 23 | Chase Sexton | 275 | ||
| 4 | 51 | Justin Barcia | 239 | ||
| 5 | 94 | Ken Roczen | 238 | ||
| 6 | 21 | Jason Anderson | 214 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Aaron Plessinger | 213 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Adam Cianciarulo | 155 | ||
| 9 | 28 | Christian Craig | 150 | ||
| 10 | 46 | Justin Hill | 140 | ||
INJURY REPORT:
NATE THRAHSER – HIP, COLLARBONE, ACL
Star Racing Yamaha stated: “Following his crash in Atlanta this past weekend, Nate Thrasher will sit out the remainder of the season as he focuses on returning to full fitness for the title fight in 2024. He sustained a cracked collarbone and dislocated hip during the crash and underwent successful surgery on the hip Tuesday. He will also use this time to repair his ACL injured earlier in the year.”
JEREMY MARTIN – COLLAPSED LUNG
Jeremy Martin crashed hard at the Atlanta Supercross and DNF’d the Main Event. He collapsed his lung in the wreck and it’s still healing, making it difficult to breathe and impossible to fly on an airplane due to the cabin pressure. He plans to return and the following 250SX East race at Nashville.
CHRISTIAN CRAIG – DISLOCATED HIP AND BROKEN/DISLOCATED ELBOW
Christian went down in the first practice session at Glendale through the whoops section dislocating both his hip and elbow. We most likely won’t see Christian back for the rest of the season as the swelling sustained from a dislocated hip can take a while. And while in the act of dislocating his elbow, he also fractured it too.
DYLAN FERRANDIS – CONCUSSION
Dylan Ferrandis hit his head hard in the 450 Main Event at Houston. He was knocked out for a few minutes, but then he woke up and got off the track with the help of the Alpinestars medical team. Dylan Ferrandis made his return to racing at Daytona, but a big crash during Press Day and he hasn’t been back racing since then.
MARVIN MUSQUIN – WRIST
33-year-old Marvin Musquin injured his wrist in a practice crash after Anaheim 1. KTM announced last week that he is out indefinitely with a scaphoid injury. The scaphoid bone is a delicate one that doesn’t receive a lot of blood flow, meaning that it can die off if it isn’t allowed to heal properly. Marvin had a one-year, Supercross-only contract for 2023 with KTM and we are unsure what his future will look like if he doesn’t race anymore this season.
MICHAEL MOSIMAN (EAST)– CONCUSSION
Michael Mosiman had a crash at Daytona resulting in the GasGas rider hitting his head and suffering a concussion. Michael is back riding and focusing on the Pro Motocross series now.
CAMERON MCADOO (WEST)– DISLOCATED SHOULDER/TORN LABRUM
Cameron McAdoo sustained a dislocated shoulder while practicing before Glendale and he underwent surgery immediately to get it fixed. He will be out for most likely the rest of the season.
NICK ROMANO – KNEE
Nick Romano will miss the entire 2023 season, both Supercross and motocross. Nick tore his ACL and meniscus in his knee and had surgery.
MALCOLM STEWART – KNEE
Malcolm Stewart crashed while practicing after the San Diego Supercross and he tore his ACL. Malcolm just had surgery last week and is out for the foreseeable future.
SETH HAMMAKER – WRIST
Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker injured his wrist a week before the 250 East Coast series started. We are unsure on his plan for returning to the races.
JALEK SWOLL – BROKEN ARM
Just a week before the 250 East Coast regional Supercross championship kicked off, Jalek crashed and suffered a spiral fracture in his arm. Jalek has already undergone successful surgery and now he’s on the road to recovery.
AUSTIN FORKNER – KNEE
Austin Forkner injured his knee at the start of the 250 Main Event at Anaheim 1. He had surgery on it and is most likely out for the season.
GARRETT MARCHBANKS – WRIST
Garrett suffered an arm injury during his pre-season training at the Club MX facility. He is back riding, but while trying to ride Supercross, his wrist wasn’t able to withstand the constant pounding of the whoop sections. He is now shifting his focus to outdoor riding to prepare for the Nationals.
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