Ken Roczen (94) kicked off the racing season right at the opening round of Supercross in Anaheim. In his heat race, he started in third place and quickly put his Progressive Insurance ECSTAR Suzuki into the lead then ran away with the win. In the main, Roczen narrowly avoided getting collected in some especially brutal first turn chaos; he emerged from the first turn in eighth and immediately started his march toward the front. Less than five minutes into the race Roczen pushed his way into second place and held the spot for the rest of the race. Having won the Anaheim Opener four times prior (once on a different Suzuki team), Roczen said on the podium that it was one of the only races in which he’d told himself he’d be content with a second place, not a win. He now sits second in the points in the 17-round Supercross season.
“In qualifying I wasn’t where I wanted to be,” Roczen said. “It was a little bit my fault. I got caught in the middle of a lot of people and a lot of time went by. I ended up 14th [overall in qualifying]. I was mad about it, but I was calm. It’s not where I wanted to be, but I didn’t really care. I know how to race, and I knew I’d be fine. Sure enough, the heat race went great, and I was really happy with the main. I clicked off some good laps and had a good main. I’m stoked; it was a good podium for me.”
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