IIIMY OWN RACE:
25 MARVIN MUSQUIN
7TH 450SX
"I was a li le bit off in prac ce, but I
focused on the night show and made
sure I had a good heat race to put
myself in a good posi on," Marvin
Musquin (Red Bull KTM) said. "I was
so ready for the main event. I had a
good gate and when I let the clutch go
it started spinning and my rear wheel
went sideways. I lost balance and was
dead last off the start, exactly what I
didn't want to do. I put my head down
and tried my best, as always. It was
sketchy making passes in the begin-
ning, but I ended up seventh. I'm just
bummed."
7 AARON PLESSINGER
6TH 450SX
Aaron Plessinger (Monster Energy Star
Racing Yamaha) had one of his best
finishes of the year. "It was one of
my be er days, for sure. In the main
event, I absolutely went for it. I jumped
the gate and then backed up, and then
took off with all the other guys and
came out 10th. Then somebody rolled
the first triple, so that put us back
quite a bit. I think the guys said I was
17th going into the first lap, but I just
put my head down and charged. The
track was so slick and replicated the
test track in Corona. I think my bike
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