Birmingham's ninth round of the 2024 AMA Supercross Championship was a solid one for Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GASGAS Factory Racing, where Pierce Brown recorded a season-best fourth-place finish in 250SX East and Justin Barcia rode to ninth position in the 450SX Main Event.
Brown was once again a factor in 250SX East, qualifying in position five during the afternoon and then charging to P2 in his Heat race. From there, he raced to a season-best fourth position in the Main Event, continuing his consistent run of top-five results on the GASGAS MC 250F Factory Edition. He's still third in the point standings, only five points outside of the lead following four rounds.
Pierce Brown: "I'm happy, but not satisfied. We're still in it in the points, but it wasn't the Main Event that I wanted. I made a couple of mistakes, which cost me a podium, but that was on me – we need better starts. Like I said though, we're in it in the points and I'm stoked with that heading into Indy next weekend! I just need to keep knocking on the door, doing what I'm doing and we'll get it eventually. Overall, we're trending in the right direction!"
Tonight was an important one for Barcia on his GASGAS MC 450F Factory Edition. He was eighth on the charts in qualifying and then surged to fourth place in his Heat, before claiming an encouraging ninth in the 450SX Main Event. That result moved him inside the top 10 in the standings as we move into the second half of the season.
Justin Barcia: "Overall, it was a good night, and we had a lot of positives to take away. We went in a different direction with set-up this week and it has given me the comfort I've been looking for, so ready to get back home and put in more work to keep progressing."
Results – 2024 AMA Supercross Championship, Round 9
450SX Results – Birmingham SX
1. Jett Lawrence (Honda)
2. Cooper Webb (Yamaha)
3. Ken Roczen (Suzuki)
9. Justin Barcia (GASGAS)
450SX Championship Standings (After Round 9)
1. Jett Lawrence (Honda) 185pts
2. Cooper Webb (Yamaha) 172pts
3. Chase Sexton (KTM) 165pts
10. Justin Barcia (GASGAS) 90pts
250SX East Results – Birmingham SX
1. Tom Vialle (KTM)
2. Cameron McAdoo (Kawasaki)
3. Seth Hammaker (Kawasaki)
4. Pierce Brown (GASGAS)
250SX East Championship Standings (After Round 4)
1. Tom Vialle (KTM) 74pts
2. Cameron McAdoo (Kawasaki) 73pts
3. Pierce Brown (GASGAS) 69pts