Most Impressive: Philadelphia
April 28, 2026
Who was Most Impressive in Philly?
450 Class: Ken Roczen
What can I say. We’ve picked him sooooo many times this year, but he’s truly been so impressive. Roczen honestly continues to awe me; waiting for the big mistake but it’s not coming. That track was scary last night, and with so much on the line one would have to imagine it’s easy to start riding tight. Not for Kenny… he was super fast as always and going for it. Love to see it.
Roczen talked about the championship pressure after the race:
“The pressure has been there for a long time, but now I’m just dealing with it on an [every] weekend basis. I just do whatever I need to keep myself calm or whatever mindset I need to be in. There’s certain weekends where you need to be more aggressive and whatnot. This was such an important race. In these conditions things can go sideways in a heartbeat. I am so pumped and proud of my crew and myself for putting all this together when it's really important. I’m really enjoying it. Hard work pays off.”
250 Class: Cole Davies
Turns out the kid can ride mud too. That was excellent and truly a statement performance to dominate in those conditions and clinch the championship. He didn’t need to go out and win, and with those conditions trying to win could have bit him. But he persevered and can now rest easy with the championship won 1 round early. Kudos!
The hard work, sacrifices, etc by Davies and his family paid off:
“[This championship] means everything to me and my family. We’ve sacrificed everything to come over here [and race in the U.S.]. I cannot thank them enough. All the hard work, the ups and downs, it’s all worth it now. This track was treacherous, but we got it done. A dream come true.”
