Fourth place overall marked another convincing performance from Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing rider Pierce Brown in 250SX East at the Indianapolis Triple Crown round of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship, remaining in the title race over halfway through the season. 450SX teammate Justin Barcia is trending in the right direction after taking P8 overall tonight.
A tough opening race saw Brown recover from an early crash for 12th and then he managed to salvage fourth despite going down again in Race 2, before his best ride of the night was saved for last when he charged to second position riding the GASGAS MC 250F Factory Edition. That 12-4-2 scorecard placed him fourth overall for the second week in a row, continuing his perfect stretch of top-five finishes and he's still third in points – only 11 outside of the red plate.
Pierce Brown: "Fourth overall, I'm not stoked, but not mad about it after a rough first main. The second two were better with a fourth and a second, so I just need to eliminate those mistakes and we will get there. It was a good way to finish the night in P2, and we will keep pushing from here!"
Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing teammate Barcia was also impressive tonight, ripping his GASGAS MC 450F Factory Edition to 7-9-6 results. After qualifying P8 during the afternoon and then consistently factoring inside the top 10 tonight, his results are on the up and Bam Bam has also now worked his way to ninth in the championship order.
Justin Barcia: "I qualified P8, so I was happy with that today and the bike was working really well. First race was a bit of a blur – I don't really quite remember! – but in the second one I was riding well even though I made a few too many little mistakes. Third race, I was all over the guys at the end for a top five and pulled up in sixth. All in all, it was a positive weekend and we're gonna keep pushing hard to have better results and get back on that podium soon."
Results – 2024 AMA Supercross Championship, Round 10
450SX Results – Indianapolis SX
1. Jett Lawrence (Honda)
2. Ken Roczen (Suzuki)
3. Chase Sexton (KTM)
8. Justin Barcia (GASGAS)
450SX Championship Standings (After Round 10)
1. Jett Lawrence (Honda) 210pts
2. Cooper Webb (Yamaha) 189pts
3. Chase Sexton (KTM) 185pts
9. Justin Barcia (GASGAS) 109pts
250SX East Results – Indianapolis SX
1. Cameron McAdoo (Kawasaki)
2. Tom Vialle (KTM)
3. Haiden Deegan (Yamaha)
4. Pierce Brown (GASGAS)
250SX East Championship Standings (After Round 5)
1. Cameron McAdoo (Kawasaki) 98pts
2. Tom Vialle (KTM) 96pts
3. Pierce Brown (GASGAS) 87pts