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Glendale, Arizona, Feb. 11, 2024: 55,627 fans witnessed Ken Roczen lead from start to finish and grab his first win of the season. He is the fifth rider in six rounds to win a race in the 450 class of the 2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series organized by Feld Entertainment. The track became slippery and hard-packed at the end, which caused a lot of riders to crash. This probably allowed Kick Start Kenny to have a dominant ride growing up riding the same conditions in Germany. This is what he had to say during the press conference:

Photo Credit: Feld Entertainment

“I haven’t won much in the recent years so I take these moments in so much… My start was really good. I got a super good jump. I may have shut the throttle off a little bit too early, so I almost got swallowed up there. But I had the inside and as I went around the first turn I’m like, ‘This is what I need’… The track was really tricky, it just got so slippery. I made so many micro-decisions on the track in certain areas that I picked out; as I ran through some of the first few laps I just noticed some of the key spots that are really tricky and can really bite you. So I just managed the race the whole way… I tried to not look at the time, I just clicked my laps, lap after lap. My Progressive ECSTAR Suzuki was working flawless out here today. I haven’t done many changes at all and it shows. You know, I’ve got to give it up to my whole team, my crew behind me, Peyton at home, my family, Griffin this is for you. I’ve been telling him the whole time I’m going to bring some trophies home, and especially wins, so I finally did it and this is an unbelievable moment for us.” – Ken Roczen