Suzuki rider visibly slowed his
pace in the waning laps and
ultimately crossed the line in
fifth, two positions and three
points better than Lawrence.
The stadium erupted as Roczen
claimed his first 450SX Super-
cross Championship.
"I was an emotional wreck
today," Roczen said. "It was not
an easy task by any means. I've
been exhausted, physically and
mentally, over these past few
weeks, but I've dreamed of this
since I was a little kid. This is
just a testament to you to never
give up… When it counted the
most in the main event, we got
a great start and made a pass
happen and had an insane main
Roczen soaks in the moment
with his new hardware.
Chase Sexton
ended the 450SX
season with a big
win, his second
of the year.
event. I had some peace and
quiet toward the end to man-
age it and bring it home. What
a dreamy end. We won the
championship tonight—this is
so huge."
Chase Sexton became the
beneficiary of the Roczen-
Lawrence battle as he snuck
past the leaders and ended
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ing day," Barcia said. "In the main
event, I fought up to around sixth or
seventh before getting out of control
in the whoops and swamping off the
track and could only make it back up
to 15th. All in all, coming back after
Anaheim and getting three heat race
seconds in a row is pretty awesome.
I honestly wouldn't have expected it
with not much time on the bike."
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8TH 250SX
Hunter Yoder finished Salt Lake with
another top 10 result, his seventh
of the year. "P8 last night and P6
overall in the series. Pretty stoked
on how my year went with all things
considered. It wasn't easy crashing
and banging my knee up four days
before A1, but I put my head down
and did everything possible to make
every race count as best as I could.
Thank you to my whole team and the
sponsors that support us. We couldn't
do it without you. These guys tried
everything possible to get me better
each and every week and the effort
doesn't go unnoticed."
MYOWNRACE
