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After a steady start to this year’s Monster Energy Supercross season, Rockstar Energy GasGas Factory Racing rider Justin Barcia is coming alive as the championship enters its second half, with a return to a familiar base setting and added grit ultimately edging him to a P4 result in Indianapolis.

The number 51 has been gaining momentum since the beginning of the east coast swing, with a sixth-place finish in Tampa followed by a string of results inside the top 10.

Following a challenging Daytona round, a return to a previously-established base setting enabled additional comfort come Saturday night in round nine of the 2025 season.

“We’ve been grinding down at the Baker’s Factory,” recalled Barcia after Indianapolis. “I can’t thank my whole Rockstar Energy GasGas Factory Racing team enough, it’s been challenging at times, but they keep believing in me – I have grit and heart, so this was a big step tonight.

“We tried a few things on the bike at Daytona and went the wrong way, but today we went back to our base and changed barely anything, so that’s where we need to stay at. It’s more about me riding hard with the boys during the week now.”

A 13-year veteran of premier class competition, the resurgent Barcia currently sits seventh overall in the 450SX point-standings. He’s featured inside the top 10 in eight starts to date this year as the sole 450 rider in the new-look factory GasGas organization.