Behind The Lens From 2023 Indianapolis SX Presented BY Fox Racing Canada
As usual, it was a wild night in the Circle City as the deep ruts and soft track made for exciting racing in both main events. In the 250SX East Class, Hunter Lawrence once again proved why he is the class of the field, as he took the lead early and never looked back. Unless Hunter makes a major mistake in the next few rounds, this 2023 250SX East Championship is all his. In the 450SX class, Ken Roczen took his Suzuki to victory after a late race battle with Justin Barcia. It was one of the best final few laps of the year as both riders battled the harsh conditions right to the final flag. Cooper Webb rode to a solid third overall, and with Eli Tomac dropping back to 8th in the main event, this will give Webb the points lead heading into Detroit this weekend. It was a great race in Indy, and Matt Wellumson was there to capture it all.
Jason Anderson rode well in Indy and finished inside the top five. Barica was fast two weeks ago in Daytona and on Saturday night in Indy he was even faster. Even with the deep ruts there were still plenty of battles in Indy. Haiden Deegan had a rough go in Indy as the soft and rutted track got the better of him. There were three fast little Canadians in the KJSC race and each one rode amazing. Hunter Lawrence lights the candles in Indy. This cool photo shows how much the sport has changed in the past 20 years. Ken Roczen was able to get away early in the main event and then hold on for the win. This was how close the battle for the lead was in the closing laps. After sitting out two races with a wrist injury it was great to see AC back in Indy. Chase Sexton had a shot at the win in Indy but you guessed it, he made a mistake and went down. The only Canadian in the field on Saturday was St-Cyr!The beautiful interior of L:ucas Oil Stadium. The racing was close all night long in Indy. Eli Tomac struggled to find comfort on the soft Indy track and ended up in 8th. Yes, the track in Indy was soft and rutted!Even though the track was 25 feet wide the riders only need a fraction of it. Tom Vialle had a decent race in Indy but was unable to finish on the podium. Ken Roczen almost gets swallowed up in the deep Indy ruts. Dean Wilson had an off night in Indy and finished outside of the top ten.