Jason Anderson started his day in a positive way as he shot off the line to capture the holeshot and early lead in his 450 heat race. Unfortunately, the heat race was red flagged due to a downed rider and the group was then forced to restart in a single file line. Anderson led the pack on the restart, where he engaged in battle with Eli Tomac for the remainder of the race. He held strong to capture his fifth heat race victory of the season.
In the 450SX Main Event, the current points leader was sixth off the start and was forced to climb his way through the pack. By lap five, he began his bid toward the front as he made his first pass on Weston Peick for fifth. Anderson climbed one step closer to the podium when the race leader went down, giving him the fourth-place position. Then, he commanded the next spot from Cooper Webb as he powered through the corner to assume third-place with 11 minutes to go in the Main Event. He made a charge to catch the lead duo of Tomac and Musquin but wasn‰Ûªt able to make it happen, ultimately finishing a hard-fought third to maintain his lead in the 450 championship.
"My weekend went pretty average," Anderson said. "I qualified third, got a heat race win and, in the Main Event, came from the back up to third. That‰Ûªs all I had, but I'm looking forward to the next race."
