(Left) Plessinger
finally showed his
true potential in
the 450SX class.
He passed Cooper
Webb twice on the
night but ran out of
steam just before
the finish. He was
still happy to land
on the 450SX
podium for the
first time. (Right)
Ken Roczen won
his heat race but
wasn't happy about
the 450SX main
event after getting
a bit roughed up
by Cooper Webb
in the first turn.
Roczen's points
lead is now down
to just two after
finishing fourth.
Briefly...
NO ZACH
Zach Osborne missed the
Daytona Supercross due to a
back injury sustained during the
week leading up to the previ-
ous round. After racing through
the pain in Orlando, Osborne
made the tough decision to sit
out Daytona as he continues to
recover and strengthen his body.
"I've undergone some treatment
this week and I feel that I'm on a
good path to recovery as well as
eliminating this from happening
in the future," Osborne said. "I
look forward to being back with
my team as soon as I'm fully fit
and ready to race again."
STITCHED UP
Jordon Smith gutted out the
night after crashing in the after-
noon qualifiers, which resulted
in having to get stitches. He
was second in his heat and
10th in the main. "Tonight was
definitely a rough one," Smith
said. "After crashing in qualify-
ing and really being unsure if I
would even be able to race the
rest of the day, I would say we
pulled off a good result. I did my
best to fight through the pain and
ride as smoothly as possible."
Honda HRC's Chase Sexton,
who was making his return after
a shoulder injury, also visited
the doctor for stiches. "In the
second practice, I tried a wall
jump but landed hard in the next
jump face; I put a hole through
my lip and chipped my tooth re-
ally bad, which was frustrating."
Sexton went on to finish eighth
in the main. "I got a good start
in the main event but then went
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ROUND 9 / MARCH 6, 2021
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Webb (Red Bull KTM) was a
good example of why you never,
ever, give up. Earlier in the night,
Webb surprisingly got passed by
a rejuvenated Aaron Plessinger
(Monster Energy Star Racing
"We're still in this champion-
ship," he added, "so I'm not going
down without a fight. I think we've
found a good groove and I'm
looking forward to our next stop in
Dallas."
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