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was a huge question mark com- ing into the race, as the former two-time 450 MX Champion had dropped out of the Supercross series after Daytona, citing a need to get healthy and confident again. While on the podium after his solid 2-2 ride Roczen spoke to his father watching on TV in German and said, "Father, thank you for the three weeks at home and we continue to work together until we are on top again." "I fought hard," said Roczen, this time in English. "That was my game plan. I passed [Chase] in the beginning, and I had some really good lines and some really good speed. I hung in there the whole way. He's really strong right now and really fast. The most important thing for me was to not give up and that's what I did." "Kenny and I were on another level, and it was awesome," said Sexton, the junior member of the Red Riders' 450 lineup. "The Honda team has put a lot of hard work in this offseason and this whole year to get us comfortable, and I feel like we're at a good point right now." ROUND 1 / MAY 28, 2022 FOX RACEWAY / PALA, CALIFORNIA P74 MOTOCROSS I LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP MYOWNRACE "The first moto, I actually surprised my- self. I didn't really know I was going to be that fast, catching up to Ryan [Dungey] and actually riding with him a li le bit in the top-five. I had a li le pover that brought me back to sixth, but I felt good. Going into the second one, I knew my arm was a li le bit red so I wanted to get a good start and that didn't really happen, but I pushed through. It was a grind the second moto and I'm just happy I made it through." (Below) There was no stopping Jett Lawrence (1) in the 250cc class.