After sustaining a shoulder injury that hindered him from racing just one week ago in Houston, Marvin Musquin came into the weekend with uncertainty about his condition. The Frenchman began the day positively as he qualified 2nd overall in the timed sessions, placing him into the Main Event format with ease. 

However, in the Main Events, Musquin wasn’t able to get the starts he was looking for, which made it difficult to climb through the pack with the shorter race times. As a result, Musquin was only able to score 9th and 11th place finishes in the first two races of the night. Musquin struggled the most during the third and final race, where he ultimately pulled off after four laps of racing. 

Musquin: “Tonight was tough. The plan was to take it session by session today and that's what we did. We qualified 2nd fastest and made it through the first and second races so that was good. Starts were everything on this track but I didn't make the most of them or put myself in a place that made it easier, especially considering I'm battling a shoulder issue. And battling mid-pack only made things harder. By the third race I just didn't have it to hang in there for the entire race. Not going to lie, my shoulder is very sore but given Thursday I didn't even know if I would be able to race, I'm happy salvaging 10 points and will keep working on helping my shoulder heal this week to see where it’s at by Phoenix.”