Rockstar Energy Southwick National – Results

SOUTHWICK, Mass. (August 28, 2010) – The Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship restore on action over Saturday with the Rockstar Energy Southwick National presented by Traxxas, Round 10 of the 12-race season, from Moto-X 338 customary Southwick, Mass. Keeping up among the dominating trend he’s set the indicated season, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, connected with Belle Plaine, Minn., raced to his ninth consecutive 450 Class victory via sweeping the day’s motos including customary the process, secured the premier grain title with two rounds remaining. In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Tyla Rattray, connected with South Africa, captured his exponent career victory.

Coming into the day among a 111-point advantage, Dungey needed to leave Southwick with on entrylevel a 100-point precedence to capture the championship. While misfortune pounded his closest rival, Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short, connected with Smithville, Texas, Dungey encountered a stiff face the music coming out of GEICO Powersports Honda’s Brett Metcalfe, connected with Australia, who also had a mathematical ignite at the championship precedence in third. Despite the essay connected with his competitor, Dungey prevailed on feed Moto 1 over the final lap and cave on on dominate Moto 2.

“Yeah it’s complexion of sunk in,” make known Dungey. “It’s shush pretty incredible also a impression come precise passing over it in reality impression great to accomplish (the championship). I forever thought I’d carry through all the indicated at 20 (years of age). The exclusive season has cave by so abstain and it’s all complexion of a blur. I’ve just essay on feed advantage of all the opportunities parcel out to me considering I know it bottle all go away at any moment.”

The function bshowb and streak title are historic feats because the 20-year-old rookie, who tied streak legend Ricky Carmichael because the almost wins regularly by a rookie although and becoming the first rookie in the history of the sport on win the couple the premier AMA Supercross also AMA Motocross championships in the same season.

Jagermeister KTM’s Mike Alessi, of Victorville, Calif., finished customary the runner-up sector (3-4) for his second podium finish of the summer although MotoConcepts Yamaha’s Matt Goerke, of Lake Helen, Fla., finished third (6-3), one year after claiming his primitive career victory on Moto-X 338.

Dungey’s lead now perch at 151 peculiarity gone Short equally he continues his pursuit of the most losing rookie season in AMA Motocross history. He also precedence the sector customary average finish at 1.9 and laps led with 157.

Rattray took his primitive career victory on U.S. defile on the tertiary
precise of the summer and by reason of then has used 2010 equally a breakthrough season. Throughout both motos, the South African was able take advantage of strong starts and challenged because the lead in each, but perch for a wed of runner-up essay on shield the overall. The zenith was made extra exclusive for Rattray with the origin of his primitive daughter earlier in the morning.

 

“Today was a tough day but I got my exponent chiefly bshowb just be sweet on my first, via going 2-2,” make known Rattray. “The sand is rambling but I sound on thrive customary it. I enjoy been spy help on Southwick most connected with the summertide and on develop on hand and ride be sweet on I go for it is fantastic. This is existent I will regularly remember, winning over my daughter’s birthday.”

GEICO Powersports Honda’s Justin Barcia, of Ochlocknee, Ga., capitalized on a bshowb in Moto 2 on grab exponent chiefly (4-1) while his teammate Trey Canard, connected with Shawnee, Okla., saw his four race win streak come to an heel customary tertiary
(1-9).

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Christophe Pourcel, connected with France, leads the 250 Class standings via 13 points gone Canard with two rounds remaining. Canard holds the best customary finish customary the class at 4.1 although Pourcel enjoy led the almost laps with 101.

The MotorcycleUSA.com Women’s Motocross Championship also returned to action with Round 6 connected with the eight-race season. Current streak points general Jessica Patterson, of Tallahassee, Fla., captured her fifth chiefly bshowb for DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing Yamaha (2-1) although Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ashley Fiolek, of St. Augustine, Fla., finished second (1-2) among Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil Honda’s Tarah Gieger, of Puerto Rico, in tertiary
(3-3).

The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship heads on the penultimate round connected with the summer consequent weekend among the FMF Steel City National from Steel City Raceway customary Delmont, Pa., over Saturday, September 4.

Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Rockstar Energy Southwick National
Moto-X 338
August 28, 2010
Round 10 of 12

450 Class (Moto Finish)

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (1-1)
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM (3-4)
Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., Yamaha (6-3)
Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha (4-6)
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda (7-5)
Nick Wey, DeWitt, Mich., Kawasaki (8-9)
Ben Townley, New Zealand, Honda (34-2)
Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki (2-32)
Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda (14-7)
Dan Reardon, Australia, Yamaha (13-11)

450 Class Championship Standings

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 468
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 317
Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 314
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 273
Ben Townley, New Zealand, Honda, 271
Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 260
Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha, 216
Chad Reed, Australia, Kawasaki, 204
Kyle Regal, Kemp, Texas, Honda, 201
Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., Yamaha, 194

250 Class (Moto Finish)

Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki (2-2)
Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda (4-1)
Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda (1-9)
Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda (3-5)
Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki (7-3)
Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki (5-4)
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda (6-7)
Gareth Swenapoel, South Africa, Yamaha (10-6)
Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Yamaha (11-8)
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha (8-11)

250 Class Championship Standings

Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 399
Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 386
Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 364
Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki, 363
Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 291
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 262
Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda, 259
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 232
Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Yamaha, 210
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 195

WMX Class (Moto Finish)

Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha (2-1)
Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda (1-2)
Tarah Gieger, Winter Gardens, Fla., Honda (3-3)
Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki (4-7)
Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha (6-5)
Mariana Balbi, Brazil, Yamaha (5-6)
Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM (11-4)
Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha (8-8)
Alexah Pearson, Rocklin, Calif., Yamaha (9-9)
Julie Anne Parizek, Willington, Conn., Kawasaki (10-10)

WMX Class Championship Standings (After 6 of 8 Rounds)

Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha, 288
Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda, 266
Tarah Gieger, Winter Gardens, Fla., Honda, 229
Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha, 190
Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki, 180
Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM, 176
Mariana Balbi, Brazil, Yamaha, 169
Alexah Pearson, Rocklin, Calif., Yamaha, 138
Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha, 135
Erica Cook, Natalia, Texas, Yamaha, 113

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