JUSTIN BARCIA RIDES THE TRIPLE CROWN ROLLERCOASTER AT GLENDALE SUPERCROSS.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY GASGAS FACTORY RACING RIDER CAPS OFF THE ROUND WITH A P6 SCORE.
Flashes of Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia showed flashes of his true colours at the Glendale round of the 2025 AMA Supercross Championship, charging to a P6 result in one of the three Triple Crown races.
A troubled qualifying session gave Barcia an outside gate pick for the three Triple Crown finals, and a tough start to the first race saw him round the first turn at the back of the field.
Racing the GASGAS MC 450F Factory Edition, Bam Bam went on a trademark charge up to 12th, then replicated that result again in the second final. The 32-year-old saved his best for last in the final outing, where he ran as high as P2, then held his own to finish sixth.
Those combined results saw him finish the round in 12th overall, and he’s now holding down eighth place on the 450SX points ladder following Round 4 inside State Farm Stadium.
Justin Barcia:„Glendale was a rollercoaster and I don’t like rollercoasters [laughs]! I actually felt really good in qualifying, but was slower than I was hoping, and that set me up for a bad gate-pick in the first race. I got an average start and had to charge through the pack from last up to 12th. The second race I got a better start, but rode a little tight and finished 12th again. That wasn’t much fun, but I almost holeshot the last race and mixed it up with the guys I belong with, so came home with a sixth. It definitely wasn’t the weekend we wanted, but we’re moving forward and know what we need to work on before we head to the East Coast.“
Next Race: February 8 – Tampa, Florida
Results 450SX Class – Glendale
1. Chase Sexton (KTM)
2. Cooper Webb (Yamaha)
3. Ken Roczen (Suzuki)
9. Aaron Plessinger (KTM)
10. Malcolm Stewart (Husqvarna)
12. Justin Barcia (Rockstar Energy GASGAS Factory Racing)
Standings 450SX Class 2025 after 4 of 17 rounds
1. Chase Sexton, 84 points
2. Ken Roczen, 82
3. Eli Tomac, 75
8. Justin Barcia, 52
9. Malcolm Stewart, 52
15. Aaron Plessinger, 26
Standings 250SX West Class 2025 after 4 of 10 rounds
1. Julien Beaumer, 87 points
2. Jordon Smith, 85
3. Haiden Deegan, 84
11. Ryder DiFrancesco (GASGAS), 35
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