JASON ANDERSON - GRIT 248 450SX

GRIT-248 | 450 SX

May 20, 2024 9:45 am

Hoping to accomplish another high-placing finish before the end of the season, was Kawasaki's Jason Anderson. The number twenty-one had attempted to reignite the flame that was sustained in the early stages of the season - and was yearning to reside within the top-five as action concluded in the city of Nashville. The number twenty-one was aggressive with his riding style in qualification, scrubbing over the "SX" double before the sand with immense speed before surging into the heat race that followed. Once there, the New Mexico native gathered a standing of seventh while attempting to work his way around Honda's Vince Friese. The battle was close, and consisted of swift action on behalf of both riders - but the game of cat and mouse eventually led to Anderson working his way around the Missouri native while then seeking to overtake Justin Barcia. The veteran's battled, with Anderson eventually surpassing the GasGas rider, too - and as he garnered fifth in the final standings, it was on to the main event he would travel. Gate(s) crashed, and the split-sectored start was a pathway where both inside and outside groups meshed together when traveling to corner one. Anderson's reaction time and infiltration of the first corner led to a sixth place position being sustained at the green flag. He and Hunter Lawrence then strove over the standing of fifth...but in an extremely tight-knit passing situation, Anderson remained moving forward (just after the whoops) which led him to fifth on the main event leaderboard. Chase Sexton was behind him at that point, but a devastating crash on behalf of the Illinois native would send him out of contention - giving Anderson ample breathing room, as the New Mexico native simultaneously gained a position on behalf of Roczen's bike malfunction (and devastating crash) in the whoop section. Both of those incidents, seemingly left the Kawasaki rider alone in fourth...where he was forced to keep an admirable pace, otherwise that of Justin Barcia and Justin Cooper were going to close-in on him. However, Anderson's prowess and veteran demeanor kept him disciplined enough, to keep-on the throttle per se even with few opponents around...and as the checkered flag waved for the conclusion of the twenty-five lap contest, Jason had sustained the aforementioned fourth-place accolade - which amplified his confidence, for the rounds remaining in the championship.

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