Plessinger: “I’m not hurt bad – I’m just really sore.”January 19, 2025, 9:45am
San Diego, CA San DiegoMonster Energy AMA Supercross Championship What a difference a year makes. Aaron Plessinger won last year’s San Diego Supercross and left with the 450 points lead in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, but this year he failed to finish the race. During the race he was seen doubled over in pain in the mechanic’s area.
“San Diego was an interesting one,” said Plessinger in a Red Bull KTM statement. “I didn’t really feel comfortable early on, so we made some changes and they felt really good during the Heat race. I actually felt good and I was able to push and have some really good lap-times, so I went into the Main optimistic and got a decent start, but unfortunately, I got wrapped up with Chase. I got up and tried to charge through the pack, but then I crashed on the triple-quad section – before I knew it, I was on the ground. I’m not hurt bad – I’m just really sore – but I didn’t feel like my head was in the right space and I decided to call it a night. It’s been a tough start to the season, but we’ve got 15 more rounds and I can definitely bounce back next weekend.”
Following a ninth at Anaheim 1, Plessinger sits 15th in the standings.
Supercross
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown Bike 1 Eli Tomac 21:05.926 24 laps 52.323 Cortez, CO Yamaha YZ450F 2 Jett Lawrence 21:07.444 1.518 52.820 Landsborough, Australia Honda CRF450R Works Edition 3 Cooper Webb 21:24.444 17.001 53.210 Newport, NC Yamaha YZ450F 4 Ken Roczen 21:25.557 1.113 52.989 Mattstedt, Germany Suzuki RM-Z450 5 Hunter Lawrence 21:26.966 1.409 53.713 Landsborough, Australia Honda CRF450R Works Edition 6 Chase Sexton 21:27.556 0.591 52.965 La Moille, IL KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition 7 Malcolm Stewart 21:38.840 11.285 54.001 Haines City, FL Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition 8 Justin Barcia 21:42.940 4.100 53.738 Monroe, NY GasGas MC 450F Factory Edition 9 Dylan Ferrandis 21:48.646 5.707 54.005 Avignon, France Honda CRF450R Works Edition 10 Joey Savatgy 21:50.074 1.428 54.271 Thomasville, GA Honda CRF450R 11 Justin Cooper 21:54.592 4.519 54.331 Cold Spring Harbor, NY Yamaha YZ450F 12 Jorge Prado 22:00.893 6.301 54.042 Lugo, Spain Kawasaki KX450SR 13 Jason Anderson 22:14.593 13.700 53.996 Edgewood, NM Kawasaki KX450SR 14 Justin Hill 21:18.467 1 Lap 54.191 Yoncalla, OR KTM 450 SX-F 15 Vince Friese 21:21.947 3.481 54.792 Cape Girardeau, MO Honda CRF450R 16 Benny Bloss 21:23.516 1.570 54.813 Oak Grove, MO Beta 450 RX 17 Shane McElrath 21:29.843 6.327 54.403 Canton, NC Honda CRF450R 18 Colt Nichols 21:45.456 15.614 54.807 Muskogee, OK Suzuki RM-Z450 19 Mitchell Oldenburg 21:10.737 1 Lap 54.577 Alvord, TX Beta 450 RX 20 Kyle Chisholm 21:12.598 1.862 56.431 Clearwater, FL Suzuki RM-Z450 21 Kevin Moranz 21:15.471 2.873 56.341 Topeka, KS KTM 450 SX-F DNF Aaron Plessinger 13 Laps 53.814 Hamilton, OH KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition Full Results
Supercross
PositionRider Hometown Points 1 Eli Tomac Cortez, CO 42 2 Chase Sexton La Moille, IL 41 3 Ken Roczen Mattstedt, Germany 40 4 Cooper Webb Newport, NC 38 5 Jett Lawrence Landsborough, Australia 32 6 Justin Barcia Monroe, NY 30 7 Jason Anderson Edgewood, NM 29 8 Hunter Lawrence Landsborough, Australia 28 9 Malcolm Stewart Haines City, FL 27 10 Justin Cooper Cold Spring Harbor, NY 26 11 Justin Hill Yoncalla, OR 22 12 Jorge Prado Lugo, Spain 18 13 Shane McElrath Canton, NC 14 14 Vince Friese Cape Girardeau, MO 14 15 Aaron Plessinger Hamilton, OH 13 Full Standings
