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Cycle News 2026 Issue 13 March 31

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ROUND 11 / MARCH 28, 2026 FORD FIELD | DETROIT, MICHIGAN P74 COCHRAN RETURNS Casey Cochran returned to action for his first 250SX race of the year. The Husqvarna rider later fell in the main event on his previously injured collarbone and was forced to retire. "The heat race and qualifying were decent in Detroit, for not having had too much time on the bike," said Cochran. "Then, unfortunately, I slid out in the main event and landed on my injured collarbone. We weren't able to finish the race, but we'll get it checked out—hopefully everything is all good—and we'll be back." PLESSINGER OUT The Red Bull KTM Factory Rac- ing team announced that Aaron Plessinger would sit out Detroit after crashes at the last two races, Indy and Birmingham, required extra time for recovery. No spe- cific injuries were revealed, but both crashes were serious and forced Plessinger to finish poorly. AP dropped to 12th in the 450SX points with a season-best finish of sixth at Daytona. SEASON BESTS Season-best finishes seemed to be the theme in Detroit. Malcolm Stewart scored a third, Dylan Ferrandis a seventh, Justin Hill an eighth. In the 250 division, Coty Schock's fourth was his best result of the year, followed by Henry Miller in fifth, Nick Romano in seventh, Kyle Peters in eighth, Derek Kelley in ninth, and Luke Neese in 10th. BROWN DOWN Pierce Brown won the opening round of the 250SX East Cham- pionship but will likely miss the Briefly... SUPERCROSS I 2026 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP / SUPERMOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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