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Ken Roczen stretches his advantageThe fifth round of the AMA Supercross Championships thrilled the limited fans inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis overnight.

And that’s where Germany’s Ken Roczen backed up his 450SX class win from the previous event at the same venue.

Opening round winner Justin Barcia held off defending champion Eli Tomac to fill out a podium of 2021 race winners.

Meanwhile, action in the Eastern Regional 250SX Class presented plenty of drama, but when the dust settled it was Colt Nichols grabbing his third straight win to extend his points lead.

After four rounds with four different winners, the first repeat victor emerged when Roczen, who easily won his heat race, jumped into the lead shortly past the holeshot stripe and gapped the field on the rutted, technical track.

Holeshot winner Barcia was comfortably in second until the race clock ticked down to the eight-minute mark in the 20-minute plus one lap race when Tomac reached his rear wheel. Barcia managed to fend off Tomac’s repeated attacks without losing much time on the leader, who’d stretched the lead to nearly ten seconds.

Tomac spent a night fighting forward, seeming to get caught up in other riders’ paces as he’d reach them. He still managed third place points for the night, keeping him squarely in the title hunt. The 2019 champion and round three winner, Cooper Webb rounded the first lap mid pack; he climbed up through the field a notch slower than Tomac, reaching fourth before the checkers flew on the second of three Indianapolis races.

“I don’t know what to say,” Roczen said from the podium. “I haven’t gone back-to-back in a really long time. I had a blast out there, luckily I just rode my own race and that was really key with this kind of track. I had some really creative lines and just made it happen.”

Second place sees Barcia has now moved up to fourth overall in the championship standings.

“The last round was really tough but tonight we put ourselves in a much better position,” Barcia said. “I got a good start and Kenny rode an amazing race, I tried to give him a little battle in the beginning but that’s all I had tonight. I’m glad to be back up here on the podium, we’ve been searching a little bit with set-up but we’re getting there and feeling good, ready to get back to winning.”

Former champion Jason Anderson was a non starter pulling out with a dislocated finger.

With the second-ever SuperTuesday race in the books, the riders will line up on a brand-new track inside Lucas Oil Stadium this Saturday, February 6 for the final event of the Indianapolis triple-header.

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450 Main Event – Round 5:

  1. Ken Roczen – Honda
  2. Justin Barcia – GasGas
  3. Eli Tomac – Kawasaki
  4. Cooper Webb – KTM
  5. Aaron Plessinger – Yamaha
  6. Adam Cianciarulo – Kawasaki
  7. Zach Osborne – Husqvarna
  8. Joey Savatgy – KTM
  9. Dylan Ferrandis – Yamaha
  10. Malcolm Stewart – Yamaha
  11. Marvin Musquin – KTM
  12. Broc Tickle – Honda
  13. Benny Bloss – Honda
  14. Martin Davalos – KTM
  15. Kyle Chisholm – Yamaha
  16. Justin Bogle – KTM
  17. Brandon Hartranft – Suzuki
  18. Carlen Gardner – Honda
  19. Vince Friese – Honda
  20. Alex Ray – Kawasaki
  21. Cade Clason – Kawasaki
  22. Justin Brayton – Honda

 

450 Standings – After Round 5:

  1. Ken Roczen 112 Points
  2. Cooper Webb 99 Points
  3. Eli Tomac 98 Points
  4. Justin Barcia 92 Points
  5. Adam Cianciarulo 87 Points
  6. Dylan Ferrandis 81 Points
  7. Malcolm Stewart 76 Points
  8. Zach Osborne 74 Points
  9. Marvin Musquin 73 Points
  10. Aaron Plessinger 70 Points
  11. Justin Brayton 63 Points
  12. Joey Savatgy 53 Points
  13. Jason Anderson 50 Points
  14. Broc Tickle 42 Points
  15. Dean Wilson 35 Points
  16. Martin Davalos 29 Points
  17. Kyle Chisholm 29 Points
  18. Benny Bloss 26 Points
  19. Vince Friese 25 Points
  20. Brandon Hartranft 19 Points

 

250 Main Event – Round 5:

  1. Colt Nichols – Yamaha
  2. Christian Craig – Yamaha
  3. Michael Mosiman – GasGas
  4. Jo Shimoda – Kawasaki
  5. Grant Harlan – Honda
  6. Jeremy Hand – Honda
  7. Joshua Varize – KTM
  8. Josh Osby – Honda
  9. Logan Karnow – Kawasaki
  10. Kevin Moranz – KTM
  11. Wilson Fleming – Honda
  12. Lane Shaw – KTM
  13. Devin Harriman – KTM
  14. Lorenzo Camporese – Kawasaki
  15. Curren Thurman – KTM
  16. Hunter Schlosser – Yamaha
  17. Luke Neese – Kawasaki
  18. Vincent Luhovey – KTM
  19. Thomas Do – KTM
  20. Mitchell Oldenburg – Honda
  21. Max Miller – KTM
  22. John Short – Suzuki

 

250 Standings – After Round 5:

  1. Colt Nichols 122 Points
  2. Christian Craig 111 Points
  3. Michael Mosiman 97 Points
  4. Jo Shimoda 96 Points
  5. Jett Lawrence 83 Points
  6. Josh Osby 71 Points
  7. Joshua Varize 57 Points
  8. Mitchell Oldenburg 54 Points
  9. John Short 54 Points
  10. Grant Harlan 52 Points
  11. Thomas Do 51 Points
  12. Jeremy Hand 48 Points
  13. Max Vohland 46 Points
  14. Kevin Moranz 45 Points
  15. Austin Forkner 40 Points
  16. Logan Karnow 37 Points
  17. RJ Hampshire 32 Points
  18. Hunter Sayles 28 Points
  19. Wilson Flemi Points

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