Yamaha Motor Canada Presents Style Check- Glendale SX Preview

It’s hard to believe that we’ve already reached Round 4 of the 2018 Monster Energy Supercross Series. As the riders head to Arizona this weekend they will be greeted by warm temperatures and the dry desert air that we all love. After three exciting rounds in 2018, it will be interesting to see which riders will adapt the quickest to Saturday’s unique track design. With more floor space than usual, the Glendale track looks like it’s going to provide some higher speeds, perhaps more passing opportunities, and obviously some close racing. In the past, this race has always had very hard packed and slippery soil, so it rewarded riders that were able to control their throttles the best. If you look at the riders in the 450SX class that have been on the podium in the first three races this year, you would think that the conditions at Round 4 will most likely suit either Marvin Musquin or Ken Roczen the best. Is Musquin healed enough to run at the front of the pack? And is Ken Roczen ready to win races yet? Those are two very big questions that will only get answered once the gate drops on Saturday night. This round in Arizona has always provided some great racing, and we don’t think it will be any different this weekend. It all gets underway early on Saturday as the gate drops on the first 250SX West heat race at 17:30PST. Here are the updated points standings as the series heads into Round 4:

450 Standings

1. Jason Anderson 70
2. Cole Seely 59
3. Justin Barcia 57
4. Ken Roczen 56
5. Weston Peick 54
6. Justin Brayton 52
7. Josh Grant 45
8. Blake Baggett 43
9. Broc Tickle 37
10. Cooper Webb 37
11. Marvin Musquin 36
12. Jeremy Martin 36
13. Eli Tomac 27
14. Vince Friese 26
15. Malcolm Stewart 24
16. Chad Reed 24
17. Kyle Cunningham 20
18. Tyler Bowers 17
19. Ben Lamay 15
20. Alex Ray 14

250 Standings

1. Shane McElrath 68
2. Joey Savatgy 68
3. Aaron Plessinger 66
4. Christian Craig 57
5. Adam Cianciarulo 56
6. Mitchell Oldenburg 52
7. Chase Sexton 51
8. Justin Hill 42
9. Kyle Chisholm 39
10. Hayden Mellross 34
11. Bradley Taft 34
12. Mitchell Harrison 29
13. Phillip Nicoletti 26
14. Dakota Alix 26
15. Justin Starling 20
16. Justin Hoeft 18
17. Jean Ramos 18
18. Ryan Breece 15
19. Killian Auberson 15
20. Justin Cooper 14