00:00This man there, so he's lined up to try and take another win here in Seattle.
00:06When you've overcome the adversity that Ken Rockson has and you still find ways to win,
00:11you're going to create a fan base.
00:13And I want to show you something.
00:14This kid, Rockson Fountain.
00:16Yes, Rockson Fountain.
00:17He goes by Rocky.
00:19This was his Valentine's box that he built for Hayes Elementary in Kennesaw, Georgia.
00:24Just shows you the power of Monster New Supercross.
00:27Great job, Rockson.
00:28That's a heck of a Valentine's box you got there.
00:31And what's crazy is that's not the first kid that I've heard of named Rockson.
00:35That's a first name.
00:37I'm going to shout out one other rider on this gate, Justin Hill, who is an Oregon native.
00:41So this is a home race for him.
00:43Last week, 10th in the main.
00:44That was a season best.
00:45Started the year with some rib injuries, getting better each week.
00:49And we'll see if he can keep this Pacific Northwest crowd going the way Kitchen did in the first 250
00:56heat.
00:57And this is amazing.
00:58These heat races.
00:59Darn, you look at this lineup.
01:00Yeah.
01:01And it's only half of the 450 field.
01:03Yeah, I mean, there's some heat here for sure.
01:07Prelude to what we're going to see a little later on for the main event field.
01:11Uh-oh.
01:11Ken's bike stopped.
01:12Uh-oh.
01:13He's got to get that thing started again as the board is sideways.
01:16The revs are up.
01:20Gates down.
01:23Well, good recovery from Roxton.
01:25In fact, a whole shot and a big crash.
01:30Anderson and Craig.
01:34Oh, you think about Mike Craig, or Christian Craig last week in the main event.
01:41Now he goes down.
01:44Jason Anderson going down.
01:46What about Ken Roxton, though?
01:49His bike stalls.
01:51He's kick-starting the thing.
01:54Gets it back fired up.
01:56Throws the thing in gear.
01:58And comes out.
01:59He's P1.
02:00Unbelievable.
02:00I'm going to talk about mental astuteness.
02:04That is locked in and absolutely incredible.
02:09Wow.
02:10A normal person panic, I would imagine, would set in there.
02:13Oh, I mean, yeah.
02:14I don't know that there is panic.
02:16I think it just...
02:17Not for him.
02:17Yeah, no.
02:18It's just like, all right, this is what I got to do.
02:19I got to get going.
02:20Got to get the bike cranked.
02:21Put it in gear.
02:23Get focused on the gate.
02:25Boom.
02:25Go.
02:26I mean, you talk about not panicking.
02:28Yes.
02:28I think if he panics, he does.
02:30That process doesn't happen as fast.
02:32Yeah, it really shows the mental strength of these riders to just go with the process.
02:37Look at Hill running strong in second over Justin Cooper.
02:43Mentioned Craig and Anderson.
02:45See if they can get back into this one.
02:47I don't know if they'll be able to make it all the way through into a transfer spot.
02:51And then Malcolm Stewart is fourth.
02:54And then Tomac, not a good start.
02:56Back in fifth.
02:58Here's the start again.
03:01And first, I'm going to show you the 94 refiring the Suzuki.
03:06Right there is Kenny.
03:08Look.
03:08Throws his arms up like, what's going on here?
03:11Gets a bike crank.
03:12Look it over.
03:13Puts it in gear.
03:16Comes out of the gate.
03:18Not ideal, but somehow gets to third gear.
03:22Quick.
03:22And then here's the trouble.
03:25Wow.
03:26I just, I think that was a racing incident.
03:30Looked like Christian Craig was leaning in.
03:32Really what, I think that he got crossed up on someone's rear tire there.
03:38And then, obviously, Jason Anderson going down there with him as well.
03:43You know, these first corners at times, the apex narrows up so fast.
03:48Some apexes are tighter than others.
03:51Craig has ridden up the tunnel.
03:53He is at least out of this heat race.
03:55Battle is on between Cooper and Hill.
04:01You never know.
04:02Oh, there's Anderson down again in the sand.
04:05And here's a move from Cooper.
04:10He's going to be up the inside and have the advantage.
04:13A great shot.
04:14And that rhythm lane is going to be very fun to watch, JT, all night long.
04:20But what you got for 32?
04:22Well, you saw him kind of make a breakthrough last weekend in Glendale.
04:25The best finish.
04:26And he was so excited.
04:27He was kind of catching Cooper Webb there.
04:29Dick wasn't able to quite get on the podium.
04:31But it was a step forward.
04:32And they've been struggling so much with the starts,
04:35which is so abnormal for Justin Cooper
04:37because that's been his calling card is putting himself in the good positions.
04:41The riding has actually been pretty solid.
04:43But he's had to move from the back.
04:45As you see Malcolm Stewart, who's finally healthy, making a charge there.
04:48But if Justin Cooper can get the starts and put himself back at the front,
04:52he will finish at the front.
04:54It's literally been that simple for Jakub, no doubt.
04:58Then behind this battle is Tomac, who is sixth early and not able to make up much ground right now.
05:04He's fifth.
05:04That was a nice rhythm that Justin Cooper did through there.
05:07Changed up his line compared to the lap before.
05:12Eli looking like he's struggling a little bit.
05:14He's kind of been in this position the whole race.
05:18He hasn't been able to make any moves.
05:20He's working on Justin Hill right here.
05:22He's going to have the inside.
05:27Got it.
05:29That is only fourth.
05:31And Hill fighting him.
05:34It's tough with these guys.
05:36I mean, you never know, like, what's going on.
05:38Are they totally comfortable?
05:39Are they feeling 100%?
05:42Maybe the bike's not working right.
05:44But I'll tell you this.
05:47He'll probably get it sorted out for that main event.
05:52Yeah, that's usually where he does his best work.
05:55That's a tricky jump right there.
05:57That's a really difficult track.
05:59I mean, like Hayden talked about when he was talking to JT on the podium.
06:02I mean, it's difficult with all these runs.
06:06JT.
06:07Ricky, you know, we watched Eli Tomek.
06:09He's looked so great on all of these hard-packed racetracks we've had so far in 2026.
06:14This one's completely different, similar to the question I asked Hayden Deegan.
06:17Do you think maybe we're going back the other direction where the perceived flex of the KTM
06:23has been so good on the hard-pack that maybe it's working a little bit against them here in Seattle?
06:27Yeah, I mean, the thought of that is always in the back of my mind.
06:31But I think a guy like Eli, and then you talk about that team personnel in the Red Bull KTM
06:36program,
06:37I mean, they have phenomenal guys, plenty winnable.
06:43And, you know, I just think that he's maybe not feeling 100% comfortable.
06:47And I don't think it's all the fight.
06:50But, like you said, JT, I said it is in the back of my mind.
06:53It is battle back here.
06:55Riders fighting for the final transfer spot.
06:57Moran's in the 78 is 10.
07:01Harrison trying to get around him.
07:03Harrison has made the main in every race this year on the 41,
07:05but out of the last chance qualifier every time.
07:08Now, looking for a direct spot through the heat.
07:15Now, it's not going to be easy.
07:16Got to pass Freezy here on the 719.
07:22Harrison on the Partzilla Blaster PRMX Kawasaki.
07:25Boy, he'd love to not line up in the LCQ for once.
07:29And he's in ninth right now.
07:31He's in position to do it.
07:33Yeah, Mitchell Harrison, too.
07:35He knows who he's racing.
07:36So he's going to have to be very methodical of what he's doing.
07:43It's crazy.
07:44Knows how to ride a wide bike.
07:46Oh, no!
07:47Malcolm Stewart is down.
07:48Oh, is that that rhythm lane after the first corner?
07:51The first rhythm lane.
07:53And he's not rushing back to the bike.
07:55Meanwhile, this two out of three of these riders will get in,
07:58or maybe all three, depending on Stewart.
08:00Let's see what happens.
08:03So he's coming to the outside.
08:05There you go.
08:05Top of the screen.
08:06He goes over, and he's going to try to triple here.
08:09And he comes up way short.
08:11He just gets body slammed by the motorcycle.
08:15He wasn't able to escape.
08:17And that was a really hard impact.
08:20I hope that Malcolm's all right.
08:21And remember, he has had a banged-up shoulder
08:24since the first day of this championship.
08:27So hopefully he didn't aggravate that.
08:28I talked to Big James' dad earlier today,
08:30and he's like, yeah, it's not going to get better.
08:32The only way it's going to get better is not riding.
08:34And that's not an option either.
08:36So hopefully Malcolm didn't make it worse.
08:38Meanwhile, checkered flag in sight.
08:40Ken rocks in.
08:4254 heat race win of his career.
08:44And it looks like Stewart is going to gut this one out.
08:49Wow.
08:50Yeah, that massive lead on the guys in transfer position.
08:55Man, what an effort by Malcolm.
08:58Way to get back up.
09:01Oh, he's got to be in some serious pain.
09:03Yeah, and you talked about it.
09:05I mean, he already had some lingering issues
09:06from the season opener.
09:09Man, that battle for the transfer
09:10is right there.
09:12Freezy.
09:13Oh, Harrison launches a triple.
09:15He's got to hold off that orange 78 of Morantz.
09:17Here's the checkers.
09:19Freezy's in.
09:20Harrison's in.
09:21Morantz headed to the LCQ.
09:24They almost caught Stewart.
09:26Finally, a heat race transfer for Harrison out of Michigan.
09:29Ken Rockson now third all-time in recorded heat race history
09:34for that 54th win.
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