In front of a massive Independence Day Weekend crowd at the iconic RedBud National in Buchanan, Michigan, Team Honda HRC‰Ûªs Ken Roczen had a monumental day for round seven of AMA Pro Motocross, earning his first moto victory since 2016 before securing second place overall.
In moto one, Roczen got a solid jump out of the gate and was near the front of the pack when a rider went down ahead of him in turn two, briefly holding him up and leaving him outside the top 10. After the completion of the opening lap, Roczen had worked his way up to fifth. He continued his charge forward, moving to second on lap four. It looked as though Roczen would ride to a solid runner-up finish, but with three laps remaining, a mechanical issue for the leader Eli Tomac allowed the German to move into the front spot, taking his first victory since suffering two serious injuries over the past couple of seasons.
When the gate dropped on the day‰Ûªs second race, Roczen was once again toward the front, even leading at times on the first lap. He settled into second, playing cat-and-mouse with the riders leading and trailing him for much of the 30-minute-plus-two-lap race. He fought hard to maintain his pace but ultimately slipped to third by the checkered flag.
