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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Full results from the opening round below:<\/p>\n
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