2025 SuperMotocross 450 Countdown, No. 8: Ken Roczen

Key Highlights

• 9: Aaron PlessingerAaron Plessinger was on target for a career-best season until health issues sidelined him late in 2025. Dan Beaver,After falling two positions and finishing fifth in Supercross points and earning points in only one outdoor round, Roczen was seeded 11th for the playoffs and had some ground to make up. If he felt he had anything to prove, he did so with ease. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe hovered around the fifth-place mark in all three playoff rounds, finishing sixth in the weather-shortened opener at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, and fourth in St.
• Louis, Missouri, and Las Vegas, Nevada. SX 2025 Rd 08 Daytona Ken Roczen celebrates win. jpgSupercross 2025 results: 450 highlights, finishing order, reaction at Daytona, Ken Roczen is sixth winnerKen Roczen became the sixth winner of 2025, which tied the record for the most in a Supercross season. Dan Beaver,That consistency was enough to rank him fourth in the SMX Playoffs on the heels of a second-place finish in 2023 and a sixth-place finish in 2024.
• Making this all the more impressive, he finished that well on a bike that lacked full factory support. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRoczen’s tenure with Pipes Motorsports Group has placed them front-of-mind among fans and experts, and Roczen re-signed with the group for 2026.
• The combination of his age and several injuries over the past few seasons has the rider and team looking year to year. The highlight of the 2025 season was Roczen’s Daytona Supercross victory.
• In a field devoid of Eli Tomac and Jett Lawrence, it was clear that a new winner would be crowned, but that does not diminish the accomplishment. MX 2024 Rd 05 Southwick Justin Barcia in shade. JPGSuperMotocross 450 countdown: No.