Dungey and Baggett Win at Red Bull Budds Creek National
Sunday 23 June: Ryan Dungey and Blake Baggett capture victories at Red Bull Budds Creek National. Point standings tighten up after Round 5.
The points spread tightened up in both the 250 and 450 Class on Saturday as the 24th
Annual Red Bull Budds Creek National showcased ultra-competitive racing
action for Round 5 of the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. Reigning 450 Class champion Ryan Dungey
captured his second overall victory of the season in the 450 Class.
Blake Baggett returned to his winning ways from 2012 as the defending
250 Class champion secured his first overall victory of the season with a
big win in Mechanicsville, Md. Saturday's win marked back-to-back Budds
Creek victories for both riders in their respective classes.
Yoshimura
Suzuki's James Stewart laid down the fastest lap of the day in the 450
Class, where he came into Moto 1 with the first choice of gate pick.
However, it was Toyota/JGR/Yamaha's Justin Brayton and
Smartop/MotoConcepts Racing's Mike Alessi who went head-to-head for the
Motorcycle Superstore Holeshot, which Alessi secured at the last second.
From there, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto grabbed the early
lead and immediately put a gap on the rest of the field.
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Ryan Dungey has won back-to-back at Budds Creek in the 450 Class
Courtesy: Simon Cudby |
Dungey jumped into second position on the
opening lap, with Alessi trailing close behind. The Red Bull KTM rider
slowly made up time on Villopoto during the first half of the race as
the lead duo encountered lapped traffic early in Moto 1. However, amidst
his charge toward the front, Dungey went down and lost considerable
time on Villopoto. Dungey would remount to finish second, while
Villopoto secured his eighth moto win of the season, while Alessi
finished third.
Villopoto
and Dungey each controlled their own destiny heading into Moto 2 of the
450 Class, holding the first two positions from Moto 1. Alessi grabbed
the holeshot in the second moto but Dungey immediately grabbed the early
lead. Off the start Villopoto was just inside the top 10 but the points
leader quickly made his way inside the top five with his sights set on
Dungey. From there, Villopoto reached the second place position but
Dungey had already put a sizeable gap on the second place rider.
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Trey Canard secured his best overall finish of the season
at Budds Creek
Courtesy: Simon Cudby |
"With
more intensity and more guys out there this year, it keeps you on your
feet and you really have to push it," said 450 Class winner Ryan Dungey.
"I feel like we've made good progress with the bike, the last couple of
weeks we've been doing a lot of testing and it was good to see
everything pay off today."
Lucas
Oil/Troy Lee Designs/Honda's Malcolm Stewart was able to secure a
career best finish of third place in the second moto, finishing fourth
overall with a score of (9-3) for the day. Team Honda Muscle Milk's Trey
Canard finished fourth place behind Malcolm in the second moto, which
was good enough for Canard to secure his first overall podium finish of
the season with third place.
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Blake Baggett secured his first overall victory of the season in the 250 Class
Courtesy: Simon Cudby
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GEICO
Honda's Wil Hahn made a valiant return to Lucas Oil Pro Motocross after
missing the first four rounds with a wrist injury, grabbing the
Motorcycle Superstore Holeshot in Moto 1 of the 250 Class. Hahn was
joined by an onslaught of others right away, including FMF/Orange
Brigade/KTM's Joey Savatgy, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's rookie
Adam Cianciarulo and Rockstar Energy Racing's Jason Anderson.
However,
Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin, who has cemented the last two
consecutive overall victories in the 250 Class, wasted little time
getting out front in Moto 1. Musquin opened a gap on the rest of the
field early on, while his teammate Ken Roczen spent the first few laps
chasing Anderson and Hahn, as the three battled it out for second place.
Defending 250 Class champion Blake Baggett began Moto 1 around the
tenth place position where he quickly climbed his way to the front with a
few laps to go. Baggett, Musquin and Roczen traded positions throughout
the final laps, but it was Baggett who secured the moto win, followed
by Musquin and then Roczen.
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450 Class Podium: (left) Ryan Villopoto, Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard
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In
Moto 2 of the 250 Class, Hahn once again came out swinging with the
Motorcycle Superstore Holeshot and early lead. Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki's Darryn Durham put in a season best ride in the second
moto, leading the first half of the race. However, after beginning the
race outside the top ten, Tomac eventually caught up to Durham and took
over the lead late in the race. Tomac maintained his position out front,
taking the Moto 2 win and second overall for the day.
Baggett
held on for the second place finish in Moto 2 and his (1-2) moto score
was good enough to give the defending champion his first overall win of
the season in the 250 Class. Durham maintained the third place position
to secure his first career podium finish in Moto 2. Musquin and Roczen
both finished outside of the top five for the first time all season,
giving them third and fourth place overall, respectively.
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250 Class Podium: (left) Eli Tomac, Blake Baggett, Marvin Musquin
Courtesy: Simon Cudby |
Round
6 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship heads to Southwick,
Mass., for the Chaplin Kawasaki Moto-X 338 National on Saturday, June
29.
Red Bull Budds Creek National is Round 5 of 12
450 Class (Moto Finish)
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM (2-1)
2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki (1-2)
3. Trey Canard, Oklahoma City, Okla., Honda, (6-4)
4. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda (9-3)
5. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Honda (4-8)
6. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha (7-7)
7. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki (10-5)
8. Jake Weimer, Twin Falls, Idaho, Kawasaki (8-10)
9. Phil Nicoletti, Cohocton, N.Y., Yamaha (15-6)
10. Andrew Short, Colorado Springs, Colo., KTM (12-9)
450 Class Championship Standings
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 240
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 224
3. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Honda, 179
4. Trey Canard, Oklahoma City, Okla., Honda, 153
5. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki,136
6. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 122
7. Tyla Rattray, Durban, South Africa, Kawasaki, 95
8. Ryan Sipes, Elizabethtown, Ky., Suzuki, 95
9. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 94
10. Jake Weimer, Twin Falls, Idaho, Kawasaki, 93
250 Class (Moto Finish)
1. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki (1-2)
2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda (5-1)
3. Marvin Musquin, La Reole, France, KTM (2-7)
4. Ken Roczen, Apolda, Germany, KTM (3-6)
5. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda (6-5)
6. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki (4-11)
7. Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa., Kawasaki (13-3)
8. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha (7-9)
9. Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Honda (17-4)
10. Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki (10-10)
250 Class Championship Standings
1. Ken Roczen, Apolda, Germany, KTM, 220
2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 211
3. Marvin Musquin, La Reole, France, KTM, 199
4. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki, 188
5. Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Honda, 149
6. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki, 128
7. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 109
8. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha, 107
9. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda, 104
10. Cooper Webb, Morehead City, N.C., Yamaha, 99