Davi Millsaps has maintained his 450SX points lead after Anaheim 2, now leading by just four points over Trey Canard. Image: Simon Cudby.

Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki’s Davi Millsaps has maintained his 450SX points lead after round three of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross wrapped-up on Saturday in Anaheim, California.

After crashing out of his heat race on the technical Anaheim 2 circuit, Millsaps was banged up heading into the dreaded LCQ where he took the win and transferred into the main event with a second-last gate pick.

“The day started off good. I had good qualifying times and felt good on the bike. The bike felt great,” said Millsaps. “The track was pretty gnarly. I went over the bars going into the first turn which is kinda weird. I hit my head a little bit, hurt my wrist, my hands, my fingers, my back and my shoulders.”

Millsaps battled with Australia’s Chad Reed throughout the main event, going back and forth before taking a fall which took him out of contention for the podium position.

“I won the LCQ, got a decent start in the main event, and worked my way into third,” he added. “I rode in third for 18 laps and ended up going down with two to go.”

Although the podium position would have pleased the points leader, he is content with his result heading into round four of the 17 round series.

“All in all though, it was a good race and I’m happy with the result,” he added. “I would have been happier with third, but with how the day was, and how it ended, it was pretty good.”

Millsaps now leads the 450SX series by three points over Honda Muscle Milk’s Trey Canard, while TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed follows closely in third, just seven points off of the series’ lead.