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"Plain and simple, I'm not
fast enough," Roczen said. "I
need to find a couple of tenths.
I messed up the second start,
which hurt me for the overall.
Towards the end of race three,
I was leading—Chase was a
little bit faster—Cooper was
a little bit faster. With these
three races, a lot of things can
happen, and I'll take a second
lead. The Suzuki rider quickly
dropped from first to fourth
and watched an overall win slip
away. To Roczen's benefit, Sex
-
ton's late-race crash bumped
him up
a spot and gave him the
advantage for second overall
by just one point. Roczen's
still third in the championship
standings, now 19 back from
the lead.
MILITARY
APPRECIATION NIGHT
Arlington marked the series' an-
nual Military Appreciation round.
Many teams showed their respects
this year with one-off liveries and
custom gear designs. The Monster
Energy Kawasaki and Honda HRC
Progressive teams were some of
our favorites with their aircraft-
inspired looks. View them here.
THE NEXT VILLOPOTO
Another Villopoto was on the line in
Arlington, and this time on a KTM.
No, not four-time Supercross Cham-
pion Ryan Villopoto. This time it was
his son, Brax Villopoto, who won the
KTM Junior Supercross Challenge
on the electric KTM SX-E5.
SMITH UPDATE
Jordon Smith crashed spectacularly
out of the lead in the first 250SX
main and did not line up for the
rest of the night. Without scoring
points, he drops to fifth in the series
standings. "I'm beat up, but I'll be
back," Smith said on Sunday. "I'm
currently still in the hospital. I have
four broken ribs, a punctured lung,
and a small laceration in my spleen.
They're monitoring me for a little
longer and should be headed home
in the morning. We will come back
stronger. Also, huge thanks to the
Alpinestars medical team for taking
great care of me on the track and
once we got back to the medic rig."
Briefly...
More mistakes for Sexton saw him go from
first to third overall on the night.
2025 Arlington Supercross Video Highlights
