SUPERCROSS
ROUND 14 / APRIL 8, 2017
CENTURYLINK FIELD / SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
P64
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
I guess the mustache is really,
really good luck, so I'm going to
have to leave it."
Hill didn't want to risk trying to
run Plessinger's pace in the ruts.
Plessinger, who has a lot of off-
road racing experience, might
be the best motocross racer in
the country when it comes to
rutted tracks.
"I just fell into the groove and
tried to ride safe because the
track was just unreal," Hill said.
"I did what I could do to ride sol-
id and not throw it away. I would
love to have won, but didn't feel
like I needed to do anything that
would cost me points."
And Oldenberg was ecstatic
to score his first-ever supercross
podium, especially since he hasn't
been on a racetrack since San Di-
ego early in the season, where he
broke his collarbone in practice.
"It's amazing," Oldenberg
said. "It's unfortunate it hap-
pened right away in the year. I
had an amazing off-season with
my team and my trainer, Tyla
[Rattray]. We put in a lot of work
and it was a heartbreak. To work
that hard and have it taken away
that quick was a killer. But I put
my head down and this is where
Mitchell Oldenburg
returned to action after
an early season injury
and got on the podium
for the first time in his
career.
I want to be. I actually want
to win. So I'm happy to get
it done. I don't know what it
was. Monday morning I woke
up and all week I was like, 'It's
happening this weekend. It's
happening.' I was so excited it
was race day. I'm just grateful
and blessed to be here."
In the championship, Hill
gave up three points to Pless-
inger, but still leads the cham-
pionship by a commanding 18
points with only two races left
to run.
The series reconvenes on
April 22nd in Salt Lake City,
Utah, after taking Easter
weekend off. CN
450SX
1. Marvin Musquin (KTM)
2. Eli Tomac (Kaw)
3. Jason Anderson (Hus)
4. Ryan Dungey (KTM)
5. Davi Millsaps (KTM)
6. Broc Tickle (Suz)
7. Blake Baggett (KTM)
8. Cooper Webb (Yam)
9. Chad Reed (Yam)
10. Dean Wilson (Hus)
250SX West
1. Aaron Plessinger (Yam)
2. Justin Hill (Kaw)
3. Mitchell Oldenburg (KTM)
4. Martin Davalos (Hus)
5. Shane McElrath (KTM)
6. James Decotis (Hon)
7. Hayden Mellross (Hon)
8. Kyle Chisholm (Hon)
9. Cole Martinez (Yam)
10. Justin Hoeft (Yam)
