Storylines: Indianapolis

Thursday is a great day to start sorting through all of the storylines that Monster Energy Supercross has to offer. It’s not too close and not too far away from the race on Saturday night. It builds the right amount of excitement, not too much and not too little. It’s science.

The good news for all of us is that this season has been absolutely crazy and we’re only a little over halfway through doggies! I went ahead and picked through millions of storylines and narrowed it down to what looks like several hundred.

We’re heading into Indy this weekend, which is the home race of Troy Dog! Indy is always freezing cold for some reason, but this year it’s going to be around 60, which means that all the riders won’t be hiding in the trucks, which is good. Also, Indy is a Triple Crown format, which should provide a night of unforgettable racing in the soft rutted conditions.

Here are the top stories heading into Indianapolis, Indiana round 9 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship.

Jett Lawrence is looking for his third straight win and fifth of the series.
Tom Vialle is looking for his third straight win and third of the series.
Justin Cooper has gone 7-6-5 in the last three races and sits eighth in the standings.
Dylan Ferrandis will be sitting Indianapolis out with an illness.
This will be the last 250SX East race until Foxborough on April 13th.
Cameron McAdoo has finished second in the last three rounds of 250SX East.
Only 21 points still separate the top eight in the East standings.
Henry Miller has had a consistent season and sits ninth in the East standings. He’s ahead of a few factory riders who aren’t out injured on his Ti Lube Honda.
Pierce Brown has gone 5-5-5-4 and sits only five points off of red plate holder Vialle.
Shane McElrath is coming off of a season best 11th at Birmingham.
Jeremy Martin is coming off a season best 5th at Birmingham.
Partzilla PRMX’s Mitchell Harrison is coming off of a career best 450SX finish with a 15th at Birmingham.
Coty Schock is getting surgery on his collarbone and will be out for the foreseeable future.
Bryton Carroll has made the last three main events and improved his career best finish to 14th at Birmingham.
Justin Barcia finished second here last year and took Ken Roczen to the final lap battling for the win.
Colt Nichols finished 13th in his first race back in Birmingham.
Haiden Deegan is only 12 points down and will be coming into Indy looking to cut that down.