Watch: Pro Motocross Finale Pre-Race Press Conference

Ahead of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship finale on August 24, a pre-race press conference was held at the nearby Stone Creek Lodge. From the 250 Class, Haiden Deegan, Levi Kitchen, Tom Vialle, Garrett Marchbanks, Dilan Schwartz, and Ken Roczen answered questions. From the 450 Class, Chase Sexton, Hunter Lawrence, Aaron Plessinger, Justin Cooper, Eli Tomac, Kyle Chisholm, and Dean Wilson spoke as well before Phil Nicoletti had a few minutes to talk about the last Pro Motocross race of his career.

The riders talk about their respective injuries (Roczen, Tomac, Schwartz), switching teams (Marchbanks), their rookie seasons (Lawrence and Cooper), trying to get into the top 20 in SMX qualifying (Schwartz, Chisholm, and Wilson), and more. The full press conference is worth a watch. Check it out.

Main image by Mitch Kendra