Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing dominates podium in Indianapolis 3

Michelle Liew

February 8, 2021

Christian Craig topped the race while Colt Nichols clinches third place.

Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing dominates podium in Indianapolis 3

In case you missed out, Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Christian Craig scored his second 250 win of the season Saturday night at the final round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross tripleheader in Indianapolis. Despite suffering from a crash in the first lap, Colt Nichols bounced back stronger from last to third to cap dominate the podium as a team.

The 250SX East riders managed to get a good run in Round 6 of the championship. Nichols topped both qualifying sessions to be the fastest qualifier for the second time this week. Teammate Craig, on the other hand, qualified fifth after having to sit out of the first session with a technical issue. In the Main Event, Nichols looked to be on course for another victory and triumphed at the end of it.

Thus far this season, the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 250SX East team has earned five double podiums in six races. The team will be looking forward to keeping it up in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, February 13.

Wil Hahn – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 250 Team Manager

“It was a great rebound night for Christian. After his day went, missing that practice session, to come back to win the Main Event is awesome. Then to see Colt go down early in the main and face that adversity correctly, it was a great ride tonight. He just kept his head down the whole time and was able to still finish on the podium. I’m really proud of our guys and our team.”

Christian Craig – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing

“The day started off crazy. I just felt off all day and then had a mishap in one of the practices and couldn’t get my bike started. I had to miss a whole qualifying session. So that kind of set the tone for the whole day. I just kept my head clear and had a decent heat race. I went into the Main Event confident in my ability to do it. Colt made a mistake early on. I was able to capitalize on it and get away early to break away with a nice gap and then ride my own race. It felt good to get another win and to end this Indy series on a high note before moving on to Orlando.”

Colt Nichols – Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing

“There’s not really much to say, I guess. It started out about as good as it could, though. I got a great start and was in the lead. I don’t even know what happened, to be honest. I just came out of that turn, and all of a sudden, I was on the face of the tabletop looking backward. It was just a big mistake. I can’t really give that away, but that’s racing. That’s why we line up. It’s frustrating for sure because I felt like I was on it today, and I did everything right after that point. It’s all right, though. We’ll regroup. I dug down deep all the way to the finish. I kept fighting and came back to third, so I’m happy with that. I just can’t make those silly mistakes. I’m looking for some redemption in seven days. We’ll try again.”