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The opening round of the SMX Next Championship took place at Anaheim 2 on Saturday and it was a Monster Energy/Yamaha Star Racing runaway.
Australian Kayden Minear went wire-to-wire in his first-ever Supercross race to take the opening round win. The 18-year-old was never challenged throughout the 8 Minute + 1 Lap race and spearheaded an impressive sweep of the podium by Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing.
Minear took the checkered flag 1.7 seconds ahead of 16-year-old Caden Dudney, who was followed by 18-year-old Landen Gordon. Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green’s Vincent Wey, the 16-year-old son of former SMX star Nick Wey, was in podium contention throughout the race, but ultimately settled for fourth.
Full results from the opening round below:
| 1 | 99 | KAYDEN MINEAR Holeshot | 9 Laps | 1:04.496 (9) | 9/9:23.446 |
| 2 | 82 | CADEN DUDNEY | 1.742 | 1:04.178 (3) | 9/9:25.187 |
| 3 | 180 | LANDEN GORDON | 8.301 | 1:05.038 (6) | 9/9:31.747 |
| 4 | 27 | VINCENT WEY | 9.803 | 1:04.721 (3) | 9/9:33.248 |
| 5 | 199 | DEACON DENNO | 15.801 | 1:06.069 (6) | 9/9:39.247 |
| 6 | 57 | JESSON TURNER | 18.741 | 1:05.687 (4) | 9/9:42.187 |
| 7 | 10 | WYATT THURMAN | 19.802 | 1:06.394 (5) | 9/9:43.247 |
| 8 | 14 | KANE BOLLASINA | 21.275 | 1:06.658 (6) | 9/9:44.720 |
| 9 | 23 | LANDON GIBSON | 22.254 | 1:06.164 (7) | 9/9:45.699 |
| 10 | 343 | COLE TIMBOE | 29.126 | 1:06.702 (6) | 9/9:52.571 |
| 11 | 29 | MCKAYDEN FITCH | 29.619 | 1:06.554 (9) | 9/9:53.064 |
| 12 | 2 | JEREMY FAPPANI | 35.243 | 1:07.222 (6) | 9/9:58.688 |
| 13 | 93 | SETH DENNIS | 37.886 | 1:08.017 (4) | 9/10:01.332 |
| 14 | 480 | ASHTON OUDMAN | 41.982 | 1:07.846 (4) | 9/10:05.429 |
| 15 | 48 | TRINNYTIE BATCHELOR | 52.833 | 1:08.973 (5) | 9/10:16.278 |
| 16 | 177 | KADE JOHNSON | 53.182 | 1:06.111 (4) | 9/10:16.628 |
| 17 | 50 | CHACE LAWTON | 58.072 | 1:10.636 (7) | 9/10:21.517 |
| 18 | 41 | NATE FREEHILL | 1 Lap | 1:09.373 (3) | 8/9:41.818 |
| 19 | 49 | BRENNON HARRISON | 1 Lap | 1:10.375 (3) | 8/10:10.604 |
| 20 | 26 | NATHAN ABBOTT | 3 Laps | 1:08.245 (5) | 6/8:50.760 |
| 21 | 9 | RYDER MALINOSKI DNS | 9 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 79 | MAX SHANE DNS | 9 Laps | 0 |
