On Saturday, the AMA Supercross series completed its three-round residency at Lucas Oil Stadium, where Team Honda HRC’s #kenroczen grabbed his third victory in just over a week, setting a new career milestone with three consecutive 450SX wins and extending his lead in the title chase to 16 points.
The German was perfect all evening aboard his #crf450r, topping his heat race and then taking the main-event lead shortly after the first turn. Despite pressure from first Justin Barcia and later Cooper Webb, Roczen maintained his calm and focus, strategically navigating through lapped traffic while running up front for all 26 laps and taking the win with a margin of just under a second.
Roczen’s teammate #jettlawrence finished fifth in the 250SX East class, four days after having to sit out the Indy 2 main #event with a sore shoulder. After being held up at the start and completing lap one in 12th place, Lawrence mounted an early charge that put him battling for fifth with Colt Nichols by lap two. The Australian was impressive as he held off the points leader, but he went off the track near the end and settled for fifth.
NOTES
Indianapolis experienced chilly weather conditions over the weekend, with temperatures around 19º F at the time the evening program began.
Once again, there was a new track layout for Indy 3, with the first corner being a righthander, and this time there was no over-under feature.
Though #jettlawrence has been dealing with a sore shoulder injury following a crash at Indy 2, he was able to put in a positive effort in Saturday’s race and plans to continue rehabilitating ahead of the Orlando rounds.
No virtual post-race press conference was held for round 6, due to the late end time on Saturday and travel schedules on Sunday.
In timed qualifying, Roczen posted the eighth-fastest lap with a 47.572” in the final session. Muc-Off Honda rider Justin Brayton was 10th-best at 47.700”, and SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda riders Broc Tickle, Benny Bloss and Vince Friese were 14th-, 16th-, and 18th-best, respectively, with times of 48.353”, 48.645” and 49.627”.
Prior to the evening program, Lawrence had a socially distanced meet-and-greet with Lucas Grounds, a young Indiana motocross and off-road racer who suffered a spinal cord injury in a December crash, and who has been undergoing treatment at Indianapolis’s Riley Hospital for Children. Lawrence presented Grounds with a signed jersey and several mementos from #teamhondahrc.
In the 250SX East class, Lawrence was second-best with a 47.979” lap time. Muc-Off Honda’s Mitchell Oldenburg was sixth with a 48.577” lap, while Phoenix #racing Honda rider Joshua Osby was 11th.
Roczen rode to a solid win in 450SX heat 1, while Friese, Bloss, Tickle and Brayton were fifth, seventh, eighth and 11th, respectively.
Lawrence carried his speed into the night program, finishing on top in the first 250SX heat race, with Oldenburg finishing second. In heat 2, Osby posted a seventh-place result.
Roczen’s incredible Indianapolis sweep pushes his career win total to 18 and marks the first time he has won three consecutive races in the series. It is also the first time any rider has won three 450SX races in a row since Eli Tomac accomplished the feat in 2017.
With the three Indy races in the books, #teamhondahrc will now head to Orlando, for rounds 7 and 8. Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton missed all three Indianapolis rounds to continue rehabilitating his right shoulder, but he is hoping to return for the next race.
AMA Supercross 450SX 2021 Saturday, February 6th 2021
Race Round 6 Indianapolis 3 SX
450SX Results
Pos.
Rider
Num
Nation
Points
Team
Constructor
Time/Gap
1
ROCZEN Ken
94
GER
26
Team Honda HRC
Honda
2
WEBB Cooper
2
USA
23
Red Bull KTM
KTM
3
MUSQUIN Marvin
25
FRA
21
Red Bull KTM
KTM
4
STEWART Malcolm
27
USA
19
Monster Energy/Star #racing Yamaha
Yamaha
5
CIANCIARULO Adam
9
USA
18
Monster Energy Kawasaki
Kawasaki
6
ANDERSON Jason
21
USA
17
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Husqvarna
7
TOMAC Eli
3
USA
16
Monster Energy Kawasaki
Kawasaki
8
FERRANDIS Dylan
14
USA
15
Monster Energy/Star #racing Yamaha
Yamaha
9
SAVATGY Joey
17
USA
14
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS
KTM
10
OSBORNE Zach
16
USA
13
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Husqvarna
11
PLESSINGER Aaron
7
USA
12
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Kawasaki
12
BRAYTON Justin
10
USA
11
Muc-Off Honda
Honda
13
TICKLE Broc
20
USA
10
SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda
Honda
14
FRIESE Vince
40
USA
9
SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda
Honda
15
DAVALOS Martin
36
USA
8
Team Tedder/Monster Energy/Lucas Oil/KTM Racing
KTM
16
BOGLE Justin
19
USA
7
Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS
KTM
17
CHISHOLM Kyle
11
USA
6
Chisholm Racing
KTM
18
GARDNER Carlen
805
USA
5
None
Honda
19
BARCIA Justin
51
USA
4
TLD/Red Bull GasGas
GasGas
20
ENTICKNAP Adam
722
USA
3
Twisted Tea/HEP Motorsports Suzuki
Suzuki
21
CLASON Cade
280
USA
2
PR-MX Pelletier Kawasaki
Kawasaki
22
BLOSS Benny
37
USA
1
SmarTop/Bullfrog Spas/MotoConcepts Honda
Honda
AMA Supercross 450SX 2021 Saturday, February 6th 2021
Race Round 6 Indianapolis 3 SX
250SX East Region Results
Pos.
Rider
Num
Nation
Points
Team
Constructor
Time/Gap
1
CRAIG Christian
29
USA
26
Star #racing Yamaha
Yamaha
2
SHIMODA Jo
30
JPN
23
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Kawasaki
3
NICHOLS Colt
64
USA
21
Star #racing Yamaha
Yamaha
4
OLDENBURG Mitchell
49
USA
19
Muc-Off Honda
Honda
5
LAWRENCE Jett
18
AUS
18
Team Honda HRC
Honda
6
OSBY Josh
95
USA
17
Phoenix #racing Honda
Honda
7
SAYLES Hunter
99
USA
16
Race Driven KTM/Hoosier/EVS/Ryno
KTM
8
SIMONSON Devon
170
USA
15
PR-MX Pelletier Kawasaki
Kawasaki
9
DO Thomas
773
USA
14
Tech32/KTM Marseille
KTM
10
NEESE Luke
125
USA
13
PR-MX Pelletier Kawasaki
Kawasaki
11
HARLAN Grant
76
USA
12
Tilube Storm Lake Honda
Honda
12
KARNOW Logan
88
USA
11
Madd Parts/Double Eagle MX/Namura Technologies Kawasaki
Kawasaki
13
HAND Jeremy
332
USA
10
Hand Racing
Honda
14
MORANZ Kevin
85
USA
9
TPJ/Fly Racing
KTM
15
LUHOVEY Vincent
437
USA
8
None
KTM
16
VARIZE Joshua
241
USA
7
KTM Orange Brigade/Factory Connection
KTM
17
PIAZZA Bobby
637
USA
6
None
Yamaha
18
MESHEY Scott
441
USA
5
None
Husqvarna
19
FLEMING Wilson
185
USA
4
Team BWR
Honda
20
SANFORD Maxwell
162
USA
3
Tilube Storm Lake Honda
Honda
21
SCHLOSSER Hunter
193
USA
2
None
Yamaha
22
CAMPORESE Lorenzo
384
USA
1
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