With five podiums in seven rounds, Progressive Insurance Ecstar Suzuki’s Ken Roczen has taken more trophies than most in 2025 Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Only Cooper Webb, the current championship leader, has that same total. Although a win continues to elude him, he remains a threat for the 450SX championship and a consistent force from one week to the next.
Talking to the press at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium, Roczen reflected on a solid night in Texas’ Triple Crown. The fixture had high points for ’94’ – a win in race one sits atop the list – but he was ultimately disappointed to come up just short in the overall classification. Interestingly, he refused to shy away from the fact that he was “not fast enough.”
As an opportunity to claim a maiden victory inside of Daytona International Speedway beckons, Roczen’s sat in third in the championship standings and just 19 points adrift of the red plate.
Press Conference: It was a good start for you today, with a win in race one of the Triple Crown. Comparatively, how did you feel later in the event?
Ken Roczen: Of course, out of the three starts, there always has to be one bad one, which hurt me overall. I did the best that I could today. This type of dirt is my least favorite of the entire year. It looks good and tacky, but it is not. With the Triple Crown on top of that, it is a recipe for madness. Being in that battle in the last main was super fun, and I am sure it was awesome to watch us go back and forth. I am a little on the short end of the stick because I’m not fast enough. I need a couple of tenths a lap. Then, Jason Anderson got by us because we were passing back and forth and lost some time. Overall, I’m happy to be back on the podium with all that went on. I’ve been on the podium quite a bit this year – I’m happy and proud of that. I will keep doing the same thing I have been doing and see where it takes me. I had a good time tonight and am glad to leave here healthy.
You have been trying not to make major changes this year and just go with what you have. Did you have to make changes with the track conditions tonight. If so, what changes?
I did not make any. I struggle with this kind of dirt, so I would rather deal with trying to figure that out than anything else.
Everyone was wheel-tapping on the triple going back across the start. I saw you miss it completely a couple of times. Was that intentional?
That was sick. I was trying to tap it the least amount possible and, a couple of times, I made it all the way over, which was sweet. It was fast. I tried to do it and whether I clipped it a little or not, it was not sketchy. I duck under and make myself light, and I missed the second jump.
In the third race, you were going outside in the sand and that line appeared to be faster in the first two. Cooper Webb pulled up on you and you switched to the inside. Was it difficult to make the change while up front?
The rollers were built up when I went inside, so I did not like the inside. It all depended on whether I hit that first rut well and could almost double to keep a better flow. I noticed Chase [Sexton] was going inside when I went outside and I saw his wheel, so I switched to the inside. There was so much going on and I was playing it by ear, to be honest.
You mentioned being just a couple of tenths off. Do you go back during the week and change anything or is it a matter of letting it come to you?
Maybe a bit of both. I am trying to do my job during the week to feel comfortable and confident on the bike. I think the rest can come automatically. I do not like this dirt, as I said, so I was totally happy with the speed that I had tonight. It’s a bit track-dependent for me. I want to go back and work on some things, but I will not spin in circles and try to reinvent the wheel.
