Pierce Brown breaks collarbone in Birmingham crash, return date for Supercross unknown
Pierce Brown entered the Birmingham Supercross race two points out of the championship lead.
Pierce Brown crashed in his heat race at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, qualified for the Feature through the Last Chance Qualifier, and crashed again during the Main. Brown broke his collarbone and dislocated his wrist in the crash, and while he did not specify a timeline for his return, it is likely he will miss several rounds to heal from the injury. Brown entered the East / West Showdown two points out of the championship lead, tied with Jo Shimoda for third in the standings.
He scored one point in Alabama after finishing 21st and dropped to fifth in the standings. "Disappointed to make this post," Brown said on social media. "Last Saturday wasn’t my night, dealt with some adversity in the heat and had to pay for it in the main with track position.
Ended up catching a rock on the face of a jump and crashing while making a pass resulting in a broken collarbone and dislocated wrist. Right now I’m not quite sure what to expect for recovery time but imma do everything in my power to be back at the races asap. Apologies to the team and all my supporters.
We’ve put too much work into it to have it ripped out from under us like this. Head down we’ll be back. " Brown was riding in ninth on Lap 3 when the crash occurred.