Ken Roczen didn’t get the start he needed and found himself at the back end of the top five with Hunter Lawrnece leading but Roczen didn’t panic, got himself into second and settled for a one point advantage heading into the final round title decider between he and Lawrence!
Roczen said: “I’m happy with it, honestly. I wasn’t quite that comfortable on the track all day. But then obviously, you know, when the racing, you know, you just you got to go.But I had to make a couple of passes. And once I got into second, I didn’t have enough speed to really have anything for Hunter. And I ended up just settling in just out of the way I felt on the track.And, you know, it was a tough main event anyways. The track was pretty beat up for how hard pack it was, it just was a tough track. it could bite you very easily. So I settled in for a second. And, you know, we have a one point difference now, it’s fun for me as well as a fan of the sport and everything comes down to Salt Lake. But yeah, there’s really not much to say. It’s all about next weekend’s race. I’m happy with tonight. It was what it was.
“Honestly just due to how I felt on the track, I wasn’t going crazy or ballistic in the beginning. I wanted to have somewhat of a clear track. And once I got in the second, I purposely didn’t try to override it to make something happen because I felt like my spot was where I was in second right there.And I was fine with that. So, you know, most of the time when I feel pretty good or whatever, I can definitely unlock some speed in the beginning. But for this for today, I just felt like I did what I had to do to get to second and then we kind of settled in.”
Both riders now have a week to think about all the variables of a night that could be the culmination of their lifelong dream coming true, it will all come down to execution under pressure to put their name in the record books as an AMA Supercross champion.
What a finale!
