Jalek Swoll Provides Update: “Just Took a Quick Nap on Saturday I’ll Be Okay”

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Jalek Swoll has provided an update after his crash right off the start of the first moto at the first SMX Playoffs round of the SuperMotocross World Championship. On the very inside of the track, Swoll briefly went off course, which caused a change in traction and sent him right, into the rear wheel of Haiden Deegan, causing the #33 machine to go down hard. Swoll was not moving and with the remaining 21 riders about to come barreling down the section of track he was laying on, the race was quickly red flagged. Swoll laid motionless for a minute or so while the Alpinestars medical crew tended to him. Eventually, he was helped to his feet and onto the medical cart. His day was done as he did not start the second moto.

The Triumph Racing post-race press release said the following:

Unfortunately, after showing good pace in qualifying, Swoll had to sit out the remainder of the event after being forced wide off the start of the first 250SMX main and crashing heavily. …Placing 10th in 250SX timed qualification was a brilliant way to begin the race program and naturally, hopes were high as he entered moto one. Sadly, just metres from the start gate, the #33 was pushed wide and tangled with another rider, which resulted in the TF 250-X rider going down hard. Swoll received immediate medical attention before being taken for further checks. Updates on his condition will be published in due course. …

Bobby Hewitt – Triumph Racing USA Team Principal:
“Jalek showed so much promise earlier today, so it was a massive disappointment to see him get tangled in that start crash in moto one. You need a bit of luck in racing, and it was not on our side today! We’ll focus forward now. The priority is making sure that Jalek is 100% and getting him back to that brilliant form that he showed before the crash.”

Then, on Sunday, Swoll took to Instagram in a roundabout way to say he was knocked out in the crash. He will enter concussion protocol entering next weekend’s SMX Playoff 2 round in Texas.

Swoll entered the SMX Playoffs eighth in combined 250cc AMA Supercross and Motocross points but leaves the first round with zero points added and now sits 17th.

SuperMotocross

Position	Rider	Hometown	Qualifying Points	Points
1	Haiden Deegan	Temecula, CA	649	50
2	Levi Kitchen	Washougal, WA	600	42
3	Tom Vialle	Avignon, France	584	37
4	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka, Japan	470	36
5	Julien Beaumer	Lake Havasu City, AZ	339	35
6	Jordon Smith	Belmont, NC	430	32
7	Pierce Brown	Sandy, UT	400	26
8	Max Anstie	Newbury, England, United Kingdom	270	25
9	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL	260	22
10	Chance Hymas	Pocatello, ID	465	22
11	Ty Masterpool	Paradise, TX	316	21
12	Ryder DiFrancesco	Bakersfield, CA	338	21
13	Garrett Marchbanks	Coalville, UT	172	15
14	Cameron McAdoo	Sioux City, IA	120	14
15	Nick Romano	Bayside, NY	214	14
16	Coty Schock	Dover, DE	220	14
17	Jalek Swoll	Belleview, FL	393	14
18	Daxton Bennick	Morganton, NC	235	8
19	Carson Mumford	Simi Valley, CA	88	6
20	Joey Savatgy	Thomasville, GA	192	5
21	Jett Reynolds	Bakersfield, CA	99	4
22	Casey Cochran	Portsmouth, VA	184	4
23	Lux Turner	Gardnerville, NV	62	3
24	Talon Hawkins	Temecula, CA	139	2
25	Nate Thrasher	Livingston, TN	169	2
26	Cole Thompson	Brigden, ON	84	1
27	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA	151	0
28	Phil Nicoletti	Cochecton, NY	105	0
29	Anthony Bourdon	Hossegor, France	102	0
30	Seth Hammaker	Bainbridge, PA	95	0
31	Henry Miller	Rochester, MN	83	0
32	Mark Fineis	Indianapolis, IN	83	0
33	Hunter Yoder	Menifee, CA	79	0
34	Robbie Wageman	Newhall, CA	71	0
35	Marshal Weltin	Ubly, MI	70	0
36	Mitchell Oldenburg	Alvord, TX	67	0