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two-year deal, and JGR only has
one more year left on the team's
contract with Suzuki. Freddie
Noren may stay with JGR and
race a 250 indoors and 450
outdoors.
MOTOCONCEPTS/
SMARTOP HONDA
450cc team
27 Malcolm Stewart
65 Vince Friese
Possibly a third racer here, such
as Martin Davalos (if he decides
he doesn't need a full-factory
450cc opportunity to avoid
retirement) or Tyler Bowers.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ATV/
MC KTM
450cc team
4 Blake Baggett
19 Justin Bogle
50 Benny Bloss
This team may end up with only
two racers, unless both Bogle
and Bloss sign for very little
up-front money.
MONSTER ENERGY
YAMAHA
450cc team
7 Aaron Plessinger
51 Justin Barcia
Here's a list of 2019
factory racers who have
no homes yet for 2020:
*Martin Davalos (injured
most of the year, but has
undeniable speed and past
450cc success already)
*Jordan Bailey (young
racer with a consistent
year, may end up back at
Husqvarna)
*Kyle Peters (veteran
250cc racer showed
flashes of brilliance)
*Mitchell Oldenburg
(unlucky year with injuries,
should end up on a good
team)
*Jacob Hayes (from aren-
across, struggled outdoors,
but may get another shot)
*Justin Hill (wants another
shot at a 450cc ride, but
has a reputation for under-
achievement)
*Jimmy Decotis (solid
veteran 250cc pilot, super-
cross-only in 2019)
*Sean Cantrell (reputa-
tion for underachievement
despite obvious talent)
*Mitchell Falk (tough first
couple of years as a pro,
may not get a chance to
improve)
And then there's this
group of 450cc privateers,
which, as a group, are
people who often get over-
looked by factory and sup-
port teams despite the fact
that they beat factory racers
fairly regularly:
*Tyler Bowers (was 12th
in 450cc supercross points,
and 18th outdoors, and he
might be a perfect fit at the
Motoconcepts team if he
and Vince Friese don't kill
each other in the truck)
*Ben Lamay (had a very
solid year as a Honda priva-
teer)
*John Short (also had a
very solid year on a private
Honda)
*Kyle Cunningham (hard-
working veteran who can
still race 250s indoors)
We should start getting
the official word in only
a couple of weeks. Stay
tuned. CN
