The series Final of the 2025 SMX World Championship took over The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday night. The hybrid SX/MX track delivered tight Supercross-style sections that snaked over and around the dragstrip, as well as wide-open, high-speed sections of huge jumps and sweeping corners. The event, raced with the two-moto format of post-season racing, wrapped up the 31-round series with exciting action in Las Vegas.
Ken Roczen (94) entered the post-season seeded in 11th position after sitting out most of the summer motocross season. Roczen had climbed to seventh in the standings heading into the Final, yet had to alter his race strategy in both Vegas motos. Legendary for his early-lap passes, Ken Roczen found himself running just outside the top five for most of the first moto. Roczen made his move late, advancing his Suzuki RM-Z450 into the top five with less than two minutes left on the race clock. In the second moto, Roczen crossed the holeshot stripe outside of the top ten. His early-race aggression only gained him a few positions. From there, Roczen put in a masterful ride to stay within striking distance of a top-five result. Roczen again made his push late in the final laps, crossing the season’s last checkered flag in fourth place. Roczen was strong, steady, and strategic throughout the post-season rounds, and stood in fourth place in the championship standings when the dust cleared on 2025.
“We had a pretty awesome day,” said Roczen. “We [earned] five and four [moto finishes] for fourth overall [tonight] and fourth in the championship as well; that was pretty much the best-case scenario we could have come out of here with, and that’s what we did. So, I’m pretty pumped. You know, you’ve got to put in some consistent rides before thinking about the next step, and I’m really happy and I think the team is happy. We’ve been tinkering with the bike all weekend just trying to improve [the settings] in little areas, and I’m really happy to finish [the season] off in fourth.”
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