beginning. That's where I have
to get out of my comfort zone a
little bit and push that limit in the
beginning knowing that in the
end I can make that happen."
Aaron Plessinger had a solid
night, just missing out on the
podium. He started in sixth and
got around Ken Roczen after
a couple of laps for fifth. He
moved up another spot when
Jason Anderson dropped his
bike. From there, Plessinger
ran alone, eventually taking the
checkers four seconds behind
Sexton and another four sec
-
onds ahead of Anderson, who
rounded out the top five.
Justin Barcia took sixth, two
seconds behind Anderson,
after starting the race in 13th.
Christian Craig, Joey Savatgy,
Colt Nichols and Justin Cooper
completed the top 10.
250SX WEST
With Oakland being rescheduled
during the 250SX East swing,
this put the 250SX West racers
back in action for one race amid
what would've been their mid-
season break. Jett Lawrence,
RJ Hampshire and Cameron
McAdoo found themselves at
the front of the field.
Current points leader Jett
Lawrence has won all but one
race so far this season and
Oakland was no different. After
a rough start to the night, casing
a big rhythm section in his heat
race, Lawrence looked to turn
ROUND 2 / FEBRUARY 18, 2023
RINGCENTRAL COLISEUM / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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HEAT WIN
Ken Roczen captured his first
heat-race win of the season,
also a first for his H.E.P. Mo-
torsports/Progressive Suzuki
Team. However, he couldn't
carry that momentum into the
main despite getting a good
start, eventually fading back to
11th. "The main event definitely
didn't go like we wanted," said
Team Manager Larry Brooks.
"Roczen got a decent start,
ran fourth for a while, but then
dropped back. We just didn't
have the bike set up perfectly."
Briefly...
Once Jett Lawrence got the lead,
he rode off into the distance.
