Results, Podium Quotes and More From San Francisco Supercross

Whelp, it took all of two rounds to get our first mudder of the year. I’m not a fan of mudders, but hey, that’s why we go racing.

Scroll below for podium quotes, results and more from round 2 of the 2024 Monster Energy Supercross Championship.

450SX Podium Quotes

Chase Sexton

“Leading the race in a mud situation, it’s obviously where you want to be because you’re not getting roosted, but it also seems like it lasts forever. The first couple laps when I was by myself and I wasn’t dealing with lapped traffic it felt, not easy, but I had a good flow and was able to hit my lines. Then once we got into lapped traffic, that’s when the race kinda starts and being able to pick around those guys is key… It’s tough not to make a mistake out there but I was fairly consistent every lap and was pretty happy with how consistent I was.”

Eli Tomac

“It was tough. It was like, it started out really thick, and then it stayed thick enough even with all that water. A lot of times when it’s just pure rain the whole time it’s not too bad because the ruts don’t get super deep and you’re kinda just spraying it around. But this one… I went in [an inside rut] one time and got stuck for like a second or two. It was one of those tracks where it was just heavy dirt, super deep ruts. And then there was another time in the second rhythm section I almost looped out because I grabbed a handful of throttle and hung off the back. But this was one of the tougher ones.”

Ken Roczen

“My mindset was [focused on] getting going. As soon as I got going I’m like, ‘Okay, this is 15 minutes, this is enough time, with people struggling going left and right… we can still make something happen.’ So I really just put my head down and charged forward. I was kinda blown away and really happy at the same time that I caught up to the field quick and was able to just pick people off left and right… I just wanted to go and go and kinda try to have fun with it.” 

250SX Podium Quotes

Jordon Smith

“I’ve been pretty bad in mud races in my pro career, especially lately. At the mudder in New Jersey last year I did terrible, I think I got 18th. At High Point [motocross] in the mud I did not do good there, either. And we got here today and Bobby [Regan, the team owner] was like, “Jordon, I’ve seen you ride in the mud, you just need to try to survive today and get as many points as you can’. And I was like, ‘All right Bobby, I’m going to try to prove you wrong, but you’re kinda right.’ I do feel like I’ve gotten better in the mud… I think riding outdoors last year helped me.”  

Levi Kitchen

“The bike felt pretty good. That was the first time it’s ever really seen any rain at all or water. I did really well. After practice I just basically stiffened my fork as much as it would go, dropped it in the clamps, just kinda made the front end light so I could kinda ride around that way and yeah, it felt really good.”

Garrett Marchbanks

“I honestly didn’t know what position I was in the whole race. The first lap I fell over and was basically dead last. I was just covered and mud and didn’t know what was going on so I just basically pushed the whole way through and saw Phil [Nicoletti, a teammate] and didn’t know what position we were in, so I was like, ‘Maybe I’ll just try to get another guy and keep myself in the points hunt for a title…’ I was pretty happy for the third and yeah, it was exciting.”

450SX Results

Pos#RiderHometownBikeQualHoleshotLaps LedFinishPoints
11Chase SextonLaMoille, ILKTM 450 SX-F FE312125
23Eli TomacCortez, COYamaha YZ450F70222
394Ken RoczenMattstedt, GermanySuzuki RM-Z4505X0320
412Shane McElrathOakland, FLSuzuki RM-Z450130418
57Aaron PlessingerHamilton, OHKTM 450 SX-F FE60517
614Dylan FerrandisBedarrides, FranceHonda CRF450R20616
7111Jorge PradoLugo, SpainGASGAS MC 450F FE10715
89Adam CianciaruloNew Smyrna Beach, FLKawasaki KX450SR110814
918Jett LawrenceLandsborough, AustraliaHonda CRF450R90913
1096Hunter LawrenceLandsborough, AustraliaHonda CRF450R1001012
112Cooper WebbNewport, NCYamaha YZ450F401111
1221Jason AndersonRio Rancho, NMKawasaki KX450SR801210
1352Derek DrakeLake Elsinore, CASuzuki RM-Z450160139
1428Christian CraigSan Diego, CAHusqvarna FC 450 RE140148
15981Austin PolitelliMurrieta CAGASGAS MC 450F180157
1615Dean WilsonGlasgow, ScotlandHonda CRF450R170166
1751Justin BarciaMonroe, NYGASGAS MC 450F220175
18148Justin Rodbell20678KTM 450 SX-F150184
1981Cade ClasonMedina, OHKawasaki KX450210193
2022Freddie NorenLidköping, SwedenKawasaki KX450SR190202
21144Jason ClermontNantes, FranceKawasaki KX450200211
2227Malcolm StewartHaines City, FLHusqvarna FC 450 RE120220

250SX Results

Pos#RiderHometownBikeQualHoleshotLap LedFinishPoints
131Jordon SmithBelmont, NCYamaha YZ250F3X8125
247Levi KitchenWashougal, WAKawasaki KX25060222
326Garrett MarchbanksCoalville, UTYamaha YZ250F50320
436Phillip NicolettiCochecton, NYYamaha YZ250F140418
541Carson MumfordSimi Valley, CAHonda CRF250R100517
6100Anthony BourdonHossegor, FranceSuzuki RM-Z25090616
778Joshua VarizePerris, CAGASGAS MC 250F130715
885Hunter YoderMenifee, CAKawasaki KX250180814
924Rj HampshireHudson, FLHusqvarna FC 25040913
1055Mitchell OldenburgGodley, TXHonda CRF250R701012
11929Julien BeaumerMurrieta, CAKTM 250 SX-F FE1101111
12162Max SanfordPasadena, CAHonda CRF250R2001210
13245Matti JorgensenHelirod, FLGASGAS MC 250F120139
14805Slade VarolaSimi Valley, CAKawasaki KX250150148
1571Cole ThompsonBrigden, CanadaYamaha YZ250F160157
16114Geran StapletonNorth Arm, AustraliaKawasaki KX250170166
17942Deegan HeppFort Dodge, IAHonda CRF250R220175
1857Nate ThrasherLivingston, TNYamaha YZ250F190184
1920Maximus VohlandSacramento, CAKawasaki KX25080193
20316Ty FreehillRescue,CAYamaha YZ250F210202
2134Ryder DiFrancescoBakersfield, CAGASGAS MC 250F20211
2230Jo ShimodaSuzuka, JapanHonda CRF250R10220

Highlights

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