VOLUME 56 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 22, 2019 P57
BY STEVE COX
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
A
dam Cianciarulo's career
path so far has been un-
usual, to say the least. When
the new Monster Energy Kawasaki
rider turned pro, he was the most
highly touted amateur racer (with
11 Loretta Lynn's Amateur National
Championships) to come out of
Kawasaki's Team Green program
since James Stewart. He was the
Monster Energy Cup's first-ever
Supermini Champion back in 2011,
then won the Amateur All Stars
(now known as the 250cc Futures)
class in 2012. He turned pro in late
2013, and he didn't disappoint, but
a slew of injuries eventually derailed
his progress.
Perhaps long overdue, Ciancia-
rulo nabbed his first pro title in the
250cc Pro Motocross nationals this
year and is now off to a fast start on
the big bikes. He made his 450cc-
class debut at the Monster Energy
Cup on his Monster Energy Kawa-
saki factory-backed KX450 with his
Sporting a
new look
with a new
number, Adam
Cianciarulo
snatches the
2019 Monster
Energy Cup
title in his
450cc debut
The $100,000
came down
to these two
guys. Adam
Cianciarulo (9)
held off his new
teammate Eli
Tomac (1) for
the win.
AC
WELCOME
SHOW,
