Aaron Plessinger to miss Washougal National for illness
'The Cowboy is addressing ongoing health issues that have affected him in recent weeks, prioritizing his recovery before aiming to return for Round 9 after the break,' Red Bull KTM announced on social media. 'Get well soon, AP! 🤠"
Plessinger started the last two rounds strong, at RedBud and Spring Creek, but faded during the first moto of each round, complaining of a feverish condition in Moto 1 in Michigan. Plessinger managed a sixth-place finish in the first race at RedBud, but did not start Moto 2. He lined up for Moto 1 at Spring Creek and spent the first four laps in second place before pulling off the track on Lap 10. He was unable to line up for Moto 2 and did not earn any points in that round.
Plessinger left Spring Creek third in combined SuperMotocross League points, 57 behind Cooper Webb, who will miss the remainder of the Motocross season to undergo minor knee surgery.
'First and foremost, I feel like I owe everyone an apology, from the fans to the guys on the team,' Plessinger said after RedBud. 'They work too hard for this stuff to happen. I didn't make the second moto at RedBud and that sucked. Everything was going good until it wasn't. I was doing really good in the first moto, I was keeping up with Hunter (Lawrence) and Jett (Lawrence), and 20 minutes in, my energy level just went — gone.
'I don't know what happened. I think I've been dealing with a little bit of a sickness. I tried to keep telling myself it wasn't happening, and it finally caught up to me.'
Plessinger is 21 points ahead of his teammate Chase Sexton in SMX points. Sexton returned to action two rounds ago.
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