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Viewpoint: Ken Roczen

“There is no real thinking.”

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Although Ken Roczen and Ryan Dungey have been rivals for a handful of years now, it is quite rare to see the pair duke it out across an entire race. San Diego was a real treat, with that in mind, as the main event came down to the final lap. The outcome was exactly the same as Anaheim 1 though, as Roczen was slightly stronger and maintained his perfect season. The Honda HRC pilot recaps his night in this Atlas Brace-powered transcript.

MX Vice: Kenny, obviously you felt the pressure of Ryan Dungey behind you there. It was a little bit of a different win to last weekend. Last week you finished up with a sixteen-second lead, but this week he was on you all the way until the end. 

Ken Roczen: Yeah. First off, thank you guys for coming out. I wish I could have jumped in my suit real quick, but I did not have enough time. It was good. It was an awesome race. I was third, I think, coming around the [first] turn. I found myself behind Ryan and kind of watched what he was doing. I got peppered by him pretty good from all the roost and stuff. I was behind him, able to make the pass past the mechanic area and just rode my own race.

I knew that it was going to be a tough one, just because the track broke down so much. I didn’t want to get ahead of myself, rode conservative and tried to really hit my marks. I think I could have switched up my lines here and there but, sometimes with the track being this rough, it could be a risk. You end up taking a line that is a little bit worse. We just had to hit our marks and do all the rhythms at all times. Overall though, I’m happier with how this week turned out than last week.

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Sean Ogden

Composure and patience was the name of the game throughout the day today. How important was that for you, to maintain that throughout the day, and what did you learn from it?

Absolutely. It was important to keep the focus, not get too confident and let it possibly hurt you. It was good. I wasn’t too worried about not being first in qualifying practice; I’m not the greatest at putting down just one fast lap. I always look forward to racing, you know, and that is where I have the most fun at too. I was looking forward to the night show.

After you guys got the white flag, Ryan got inside of you around that sweeper. I’m sure that you knew he was there. Could you talk about what was going through your head? 

I love being up front. We were probably within a second or half a second throughout the whole twenty plus one. Honestly, there was no real thinking. It is hard to really describe what you are thinking. I feel like my mind is empty and I’m focussed on what is ahead of me. Obviously Ryan was behind me, but there is no turning around or anything like that. I want to look forward. Sometimes when you are behind somebody you can pick it up somewhere and pick out a couple of spots to make a pass.

At the same time, with the ruts being there, you can cut to the inside, but then you cannot jump the rhythm and stuff. Being up front, you cannot really protect the inside. Whereas some of the tracks that we ride, like last weekend for example, there were no ruts in the berms; you could go to the inside, make a pass, still jump the rhythms and stuff. I’m happy with tonight. I am in a good spot, took the main and it was a good race.

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Sean Ogden

Coming into those last two or three laps, was there something left on the table or not? 

He was so close that I couldn’t just let loose and ride around. Again, with the track being like that, you could easily try to rush it a little bit and possibly make a mistake. I couldn’t do that, being up front, I pretty much had everything to lose. It was tough, but it was good. I love it.

Kenny, a little off-topic. Over the weekend it was announced that you are going to do the Motocross of Nations again for Germany. What brought that decision about? Can you talk a little bit about that?

It is pretty simple. I’m in a good position. There are no team switches or anything like that. Every year I plan on racing, but then the last few years it just didn’t play out to where I was ready to go. I want everything to be on point and one hundred percent perfect, to go there to race for the win and not just go there just to go. When I came with the team, rode the bike and everything was going in a good direction I decided that I’m going to commit. That is what I want to do.

It is the first time that we have more than twenty laps in a main event. I think we did twenty-four? Did it feel different or seem different? 

Obviously before, without the time, with a short lap time we would get done a lot quicker. I like it like that. You have to ride more laps, but at least it is consistent. We are riding the same time. There is no more thinking that when the tracks get longer, “oh it is going to be a lot longer.” It’s just good to keep it consistent.

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AMA Supercross St. Louis – The Track

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Stat Attack: Indianapolis Supercross Review

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With the tenth round of AMA Supercross in the books, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a great night of action. Enjoy

250 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Max Anstie: 49.492
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.492; (Max got top spot because his time came in the first session, while Tom’s time came in the second session)
  3. Pierce Brown: 49.719

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Jeremy Martin
  2. Ryder Floyd
  3. Hardy Munoz
  • Laps Led
  1. Jeremy Martin: 5
  2. Hardy Munoz: 2
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 52.413
  2. Preston Boespflug: 53.150
  3. Gage Linville: 53.549
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 53.655
  2. Preston Boespflug: 54.259
  3. Ryder Floyd: 54.373

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo
  2. Haiden Deegan
  3. Seth Hammaker
  • Laps Led
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  2. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.561
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.660
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 49.854
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.830
  2. Haiden Deegan: 51.086
  3. Seth Hammaker: 51.907
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Preston Boespflug: 2.970
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.184
  3. Jalek Swoll: 3.287

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Haiden Deegan
  2. Cameron Mcadoo
  3. Tom Vialle
  • Laps Led
  1. Haiden Deegan: 12
  2. Jalek Swoll: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.493
  2. Tom Vialle: 50.690
  3. Pierce Brown: 50.868
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 51.522
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 52.214
  3. Tom Vialle: 52.580
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Jeremy Hand: 2.040
  2. Coty Schock: 2.315
  3. Max Anstie: 2.634

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Pierce Brown
  3. Cameron Mcadoo
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 49.844
  2. Chance Hymas: 50.020
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.175
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 51.493
  2. Pierce Brown: 51.563
  3. Haiden Deegan: 51.892
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Marshal Weltin: 1.984
  2. Seth Hammaker: 1.997
  3. Nick Romano: 2.233

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo; (1st win of the season, 80% podium rate this year)
  2. Tom Vialle; (80% podium rate this year)
  3. Haiden Deegan; (40% podium rate this season)
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13; (Tom is now tied with Austin Forkner for most laps led this season at 37.  34% of total laps raced)
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  3. Haiden Deegan: 12
  4. Jalek Swoll: 1
  5. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Tom Vialle: 3rd 
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.333
  3. Jalek Swoll: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 98
  2. Tom Vialle: 96
  3. Pierce Brown: 87
  4. Haiden Deegan: 82
  5. Coty Schock: 79
  6. Seth Hammaker: 72
  7. Daxton Bennick: 71
  8. Max Anstie: 62
  9. Chance Hymas: 60
  10. Jalek Swoll: 58

450 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.523
  2. Eli Tomac: 48.554
  3. Cooper Webb: 48.568; (The difference between 1st and 3rd was .045 seconds.)

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Kyle Chisholm
  2. Justin Starling
  3. Devin Simonson
  • Laps Led
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 7
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ty Masterpool: 52.415
  2. Kyle Chisholm: 52.810
  3. Freddie Noren: 53.248
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 54.223
  2. Ryan Breece: 54.271
  3. Freddie Noren: 54.390

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.639
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.225
  3. Cooper Webb: 49.581
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 51.023
  2. Cooper Webb: 51.383
  3. Ken Roczen: 51.402
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Aaron Plessinger: 2.774
  2. Eli Tomac: 3.095
  3. Chase Sexton: 3.785

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 49.499
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.713
  3. Chase Sexton: 49.849
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.735
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.884
  3. Ken Roczen: 50.908 (That’s a difference of .173 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Ken Roczen: 2.537
  2. Malcolm Stewart: 2.641
  3. Chase Sexton: 2.676

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Chase Sexton 
  3. Ken Roczen
  • Laps Led
  1. Ken Roczen: 10
  2. Jett Lawrence: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ken Roczen: 49.131
  2. Chase Sexton: 49.284
  3. Jett Lawrence: 49.314
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.477
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.483
  3. Cooper Webb: 50.594; (That’s a difference of .117 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Chase Sexton: 2.528
  2. Cooper Webb: 2.885
  3. Jason Anderson: 3.079

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence; (The only other person to have a perfect sweep at a triple crown was Ken Roczen in 2020 also on a Honda.  Jett has now won 50% of the races this season, with a 60% podium rate)
  2. Ken Roczen; (Ken has a 50% podium rate this year)
  3. Chase Sexton; (Chase has a 50% podium rate this year)
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 26; (Jett now has 130 laps led, 50.7% of total laps)
  2. Ken Roczen: 22; (Ken has the second most laps led at 49, Just 19% of total laps)
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Ken Roczen: 1st 
  2. Jett Lawrence: 2nd 
  3. Jason Anderson: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Jett Lawrence: 210
  2. Cooper Webb: 189
  3. Chase Sexton: 185
  4. Ken Roczen: 175
  5. Eli Tomac: 174
  6. Jason Anderson: 165
  7. Aaron Plessinger: 162
  8. Justin Cooper: 120
  9. Justin Barcia: 109
  10. Dylan Ferrandis: 107

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Results: 2024 Indianapolis Supercross

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2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back for round 10! The racing in Indianapolis has commenced and the results are flying through at quite a rate. Keep up with everything that is going on in the different sessions in both 450SX and 250SX by checking this page. Lead Image: AMA Supercross

This page will have all of the results. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

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