FEATURE
2015 SUPERCROSS PREVIEW
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and Jordon Smith.
Look for the Rockstar Energy Racing
Husqvarna team to be a player in 2015,
as well, with Davalos, Zach Osborne and
Zach Bell. After Cianciarulo went down
with injury early in the East regional se-
ries last year, Davalos took control of the
championship standings and was poised
to win the title before also going down
with injury before the New Jersey race.
For 2015, Lucas Oil/Troy Lee Designs
will be running KTM machinery. Shane
McElrath and Jessy Nelson return to
the team, while Darryn Durham joins the
squad after a stint with Pro Circuit.
Although he got off to a dreadful start to
the 2014 Supercross season, and didn't
even qualify for a main event until the third
TREY CANARD
(Above) Trey Canard is returning on the factory Honda
team. He's one of the hottest riders on the track heading
into Anaheim I. (Below) The veteran Chad Reed is
going at it again, alongside new Discount Tire/TwoTwo
Motorsports Team rider Josh Grant.
CHAD REED
round of the series, Yamalube/Star
Racing Yamaha's Jeremy Martin fin-
ished up with a big win at the East Re-
gional finale in Las Vegas. Teammate
Cooper Webb rode the West series
and finished fifth overall in the stand-
ings, which included a runner-up finish
in Vegas. The two outdoor stars will be
joined by rookie Aaron Plessinger and
Venezuelan Anthony Rodriguez, who
missed much of last year with an injury.
Justin Hill joins Marvin Musquin un-
der the Red Bull KTM canopy, riding
the brand new Factory Edition 250 SX-
Fs. Hill capped off last year's SX finale
in Las Vegas by winning the 250-class
East-West Shootout and is expected
to be a player again in 2015. An ACL
injury forced Musquin to miss the en-
tire Supercross season last year, but
the Frenchman came on strong at the
end of the outdoor series with some
impressive results, including an overall
win at Washougal.