Nashville 2024
RD 14 | Nissan Stadium
Moto in the Music City has a very short history, dating back to 2019 when Eli Tomac (450SX) and Martin Davalos (250SX East) won the first Supercross main events ever held in the Volunteer State. The Nashville round took a four year break before returning in 2023 as round 15.
Jett Lawrence won his 6th main event of the season and regained sole possession of the points lead. Eli Tomac earned his 101st career 450SX podium.
Both riders tied Ryan Dungey for different career milestones; Lawrence for 3rd most 450SX rookie wins and Tomac for division podium finishes (also 3rd). Cooper Webb finished a distant third overall and trails Lawrence by five points.
The Smashville curse struck again, this year for Ken Roczen and Chase Sexton. Both crashed out of the race. Roczen was running 2nd and challenging for the lead when his shock malfunctioned. Sexton was running 6th when his throttle stuck.
In his 9th career East/West Showdown start, RJ Hampshire finally got a win and it was a dominating one. It was much more than a win; he led all 19 laps and went from -15 to +2 points in the 250SX West Championship.
The Smashville AND Pro Circuit Kawasaki curses struck at the same time in the 250 main event, when East points leader Cameron McAdoo collided mid-air with his teammate and West points leader Levi Kitchen on lap 1.
Mcadoo pulled out of the race early and Kitchen salvaged 14th before heading to the hospital for evaluation. Tom Vialle regained the points lead in the East.
