A commanding second-consecutive victory from Ken Roczen in Indianapolis sees the Team Honda HRC rider begin to take control in 2021 Monster Energy Supercross.

At the start, Justin Barcia rocketed his TLD Red Bull GasGas MC 450F off the line to grab the holeshot with an aggressive Roczen just behind.

Roczen didn’t wait long, taking the top spot quickly and setting out on a blistering pace with clean air in front of him. Adam Cianciarulo (Monster Energy Kawasaki) settled into third, with Aaron Plessinger (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) and Vince Friese (Smartop Bullfrog Spas MCR Honda) just behind.

Further back, Eli Tomac (Monster Energy Kawasaki) went to work after a rough start, going from eighth place to fifth in a lap with 16 minutes left on the clock. Friese found himself on the ground after running inside the top five, dropping the MotoConcepts rider to the back of the pack.

Shortly after, Tomac would put a move on Plessinger for the four spot, as Roczen continued to set a rapid pace, stretching out a seven-second lead over Barcia. Tomac then began asking questions of his teammate for third and he didn’t wait long to pull the trigger – sliding up the inside and nearly making contact to take the position.

This kicked off a chain of events for Cianciarulo that would see him drop down the order. After a few laps of pressure, Plessinger forced him into a bobble and snuck by, Malcolm Stewart (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) then following him past.

Next, Cooper Webb (Red Bull KTM) found his way by and into the top six. He followed that up by getting to the inside of Stewart with the latter of the two making a big mistake, crashing and falling to 10th. Tomac’s points-salvaging charge continued, as he found the back of Barcia with three laps to go.

The battle began to heat up for the second spot, Tomac showing a wheel on multiple occasions with no success. By this time, Roczen’s lead had ballooned to over 10 seconds with just two laps left. He’d go on to take the checkered flag and secure the win, grabbing back-to-back victories in Indianapolis.

Barcia managed to hold on for second place, with Tomac finishing just behind him for the final step on the box. Webb was able to regain for fourth, followed by Plessinger who grabbed his best finish of the season with fifth, over 10 seconds ahead of Cianciarulo.

Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne clawed his way back after another tough go off the line, ending the night just in front of Joey Savatgy (Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM WPS), who capped off a solid day with an eighth place. The final two spots in the top 10 were claimed by the Stewart and teammate Dylan Ferrandis.

Roczen leads the championship by 13 points over Webb following the first five rounds, with defending champion Tomac a single point further back in third. Monster Energy Supercross will continue with the third-consecutive round at Lucas Oil Stadium this Saturday.

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