2015 Sofia SX ...First Ever King of Sofia

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After two days of action, the first-ever King Of Sofia Supercross has been declared! With the points were tallied up from all races (two bracket races, two main events), Justin Brayton edged Weston Peick for the title thanks to the two crucial points the BTO Sports KTM rider was awarded for winning the bracket races each night and a start to finish sweep of Sunday’s main event. The victory should not come as a surprise, seeing how Brayton has claimed the highest honors at almost every major European Supercross at some point in his career. His next challenge? A trip to Genova, Italy, for another race next weekend.

Peick was again strong on Sunday with a win in the heat race, but a so-so start and dense lapped traffic made it difficult for the Autotrader.com/Toyota/Yamaha to reel in Brayton for a final battle. Peick will return to the United States tomorrow, with his next European adventure coming in two weeks time at Lille SX in France.

Malcolm Stewart showed he wasn’t afraid to run it in close on guys during Sunday’s program and this was evident in both the bracket sessions and main event. His 2-3 main event finishes on the weekend were more than enough for third place overall. Like Peick, the GEICO Honda 250 rider will be back in Europe shortly for the Lille SX.

Sunday was far better than Saturday for Phil Nicoletti. The AutoTrader.com/Toyota/Yamaha rider shook off the slight ankle tweak he suffered in Saturday night’s crash and raced hard in every moto, eventually finishing the main event in fourth. Unfortunately the Saturday DNF hindered his overall score.

Josh Hansen was his usual speedy and smooth self throughout the weekend in Bulgaria, and his whips over the two large jumps on the track brought plenty of cheers from the fans. Hansen was part of a few good, clean battles through the weekend (especially with Hsu) and finished Sunday’s main in fifth.

Brian Hsu again proved he has some Supercross potential. The young Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki rider from Europe stayed close with Malcolm Stewart in practice and appeared to pick up a few cues from the American race in his sixth place main event finish. He’ll race this weekend in Genova and in Geneva in December.

Mike Brown’s parts bag still never made it to the stadium and with that, the Rockstar Energy Racing Husqvarna rider stayed with a mostly stock FC450. Brown raced the heat, the LCQ, and main event before jumping in a tractor and helping the track crew tear down.