Menifee rider Jo Shimoda won his first AMA Supercross race, and the 250SX class victory in the April 24 race at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City also made Shimoda the first Japanese-born rider to win an AMA Supercross main event.“We’re super excited for Jo and for all of Japan. He’s starting to become a household name in Japan,” Monster Energy senior vice president of sports marketing Mitch Covington said.Shimoda rides a Kawasaki KX250 and is part of the Monster Energy ProCircuit Kawasaki team. “We’re super proud that he did it flying the Monster colors,” Covington said.Menifee rider Jo Shimoda holds up his trophy following his first-ever AMA Supercross win April 24 in Salt Lake City. Valley News
