ROUND 3 / JANUARY 20, 2024
SNAPDRAGON STADIUM / SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SUPERCROSS I MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
P62
94 KEN ROCZEN
12TH 450SX
Ken Roczen led early on but crashed
and later finished outside the top 10.
"I was leading, maybe it just wasn't
meant to be yet," he said. "Everything
was going good until I got slightly
off balance, and I think my footpeg
grabbed the rut and bucked me. My
front end was so twisted I barely
made it back to the mechanics' area
for a pit stop. Of course, I stalled it
along the way again. I'm holding my
head high as I am riding well, my
starts are good, and I am really enjoy-
ing my motorcycle. Things like this
are part of racing.
32 JUSTIN COOPER
14TH 450SX
It was another disappointing night
for Justin Cooper, who is 15th in the
450SX Championship. "In the main
event, we ripped a really good start
and got the holeshot," he said. "I
couldn't be more happy about that. I'm
just a little bit bummed we went down
on lap two. I got a little bit cross-rutted
and a little bit off balance and went
into the haybales. So, that kind of did
it for me. I was on the plywood, and
because it was so early in the race,
I went back to 20th. I think I was in a
MYOWNRACE
Aaron Plessinger
finally checked off
his first career 450SX
main event win.
Plessinger held off
Justin Barcia (51) and
Cooper Webb for the
entire main event.
