The chants of “RedBud” only drowned out by the explosions of fireworks at round six of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, the RedBud National fittingly featured two American winners on Independence Day, stopping the points leaders in both classes (both non-Americans) from taking the wins.
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It took until lap 11 of 15 before Reed found his way back by Short for the lead, and by then Grant was on both of them, passing Short with two to go and then setting out after Reed.
On the last lap, Grant caught Reed, but couldn’t find a way around, and Reed took the moto victory over Grant, Short, Tedesco, Dietrich, Cody Cooper, Byrne, Tyler Bowers, Jimmy Albertson and Nick Wey.
Moto two saw Tedesco get off to a great start over Short, Reed, Grant, Byrne and the rest of the field. Grant passed Reed on the first lap and immediately set off after the leading Honda duo.
Grant found his way by both of them by lap six and began to check out while Reed began to pressure Short for third. On lap nine of 15, Reed finally passed Short, but came up literally just inches short of second at the finish line.
In terms of the overall victory, though, Reed’s shortcoming didn’t matter as a 1-3 and a 1-2 both lose to Grant’s 2-1.
Grant took his first-ever 450cc outdoor victory, while Reed stretched his points lead to 21.
450 Results:
1. Josh Grant (2-1)
2. Chad Reed (1-3)
3. Ivan Tedesco (4-2)
4. Andrew Short (3-4)
5. Cody Cooper (6-5)
6. Ricky Dietrich (5-6)
7. Michael Byrne (7-7)
8. Tyler Bowers (8-9)
9. Nick Wey (10-8)
10. Justin Brayton (11-11)
450 National Points Standings (After 6 of 12 rounds):
1. Chad Reed (240/1 win)
2. Andrew Short (219)
3. Ivan Tedesco (200/1 win)
4. Josh Grant (198/1 win)
5. Michael Byrne (145)
6. Mike Alessi (142/2 wins)
7. Cody Cooper (135)
8. Tommy Hahn (123)
9. Ricky Dietrich (119)
10. Nick Wey (101)
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Dungey took the win over Weimer, GEICO Powersports Honda teammates Justin Barcia and Brett Metcalfe, and Muscle Milk KTM’s Tommy Searle.
Searle’s teammate Martin Davalos got the holeshot in moto two and actually led the first five laps of the event over Weimer’s teammate Christophe Pourcel, who went down in the first turn in the first moto and finished eighth that time out.
Pourcel took over the lead on lap six and Searle followed him through for second, followed soon thereafter by Metcalfe and Weimer. That’s how the moto finished out, too.
Pourcel took the win over Searle, Metcalfe, Weimer and Davalos. Weimer took the overall with a 2-4 score over Pourcel’s 8-1 and Searle’s 5-2. Actually, as far as the points were concerned, second through fifth were all tied on points for the day with 38. Fourth went to Metcalfe and fifth to Dungey.
250 Standings:
1. Jake Weimer (2-4)
2. Christophe Pourcel (8-1)
3. Tommy Searle (5-2)
4. Brett Metcalfe (4-3)
5. Ryan Dungey (1-8)
6. Justin Barcia (3-7)
7. Kyle Cunningham (7-11)
8. Matt Lemoine (10-12)
9. Wil Hahn (9-14)
10. Martin Davalos (20-5)
250 Points Standings (After 6 of 12 rounds):
1. Christophe Pourcel (255/2 wins)
2. Ryan Dungey (246/2 wins)
3. Tommy Searle (191)
4. Brett Metcalfe (179)
5. Tyla Rattray (175)
6. Blake Wharton (156)
7. Jake Weimer (153/2 wins)
8. Justin Barcia (151)
9. Broc Tickle (141)
10. Trey Canard (139)
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It took until lap 11 of 15 before Reed found his way back by Short for the lead, and by then Grant was on both of them, passing Short with two to go and then setting out after Reed.
On the last lap, Grant caught Reed, but couldn’t find a way around, and Reed took the moto victory over Grant, Short, Tedesco, Dietrich, Cody Cooper, Byrne, Tyler Bowers, Jimmy Albertson and Nick Wey.
Moto two saw Tedesco get off to a great start over Short, Reed, Grant, Byrne and the rest of the field. Grant passed Reed on the first lap and immediately set off after the leading Honda duo.
Grant found his way by both of them by lap six and began to check out while Reed began to pressure Short for third. On lap nine of 15, Reed finally passed Short, but came up literally just inches short of second at the finish line.
In terms of the overall victory, though, Reed’s shortcoming didn’t matter as a 1-3 and a 1-2 both lose to Grant’s 2-1.
Grant took his first-ever 450cc outdoor victory, while Reed stretched his points lead to 21.
450 Results:
1. Josh Grant (2-1)
2. Chad Reed (1-3)
3. Ivan Tedesco (4-2)
4. Andrew Short (3-4)
5. Cody Cooper (6-5)
6. Ricky Dietrich (5-6)
7. Michael Byrne (7-7)
8. Tyler Bowers (8-9)
9. Nick Wey (10-8)
10. Justin Brayton (11-11)
450 National Points Standings (After 6 of 12 rounds):
1. Chad Reed (240/1 win)
2. Andrew Short (219)
3. Ivan Tedesco (200/1 win)
4. Josh Grant (198/1 win)
5. Michael Byrne (145)
6. Mike Alessi (142/2 wins)
7. Cody Cooper (135)
8. Tommy Hahn (123)
9. Ricky Dietrich (119)
10. Nick Wey (101)
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Dungey took the win over Weimer, GEICO Powersports Honda teammates Justin Barcia and Brett Metcalfe, and Muscle Milk KTM’s Tommy Searle.
Searle’s teammate Martin Davalos got the holeshot in moto two and actually led the first five laps of the event over Weimer’s teammate Christophe Pourcel, who went down in the first turn in the first moto and finished eighth that time out.
Pourcel took over the lead on lap six and Searle followed him through for second, followed soon thereafter by Metcalfe and Weimer. That’s how the moto finished out, too.
Pourcel took the win over Searle, Metcalfe, Weimer and Davalos. Weimer took the overall with a 2-4 score over Pourcel’s 8-1 and Searle’s 5-2. Actually, as far as the points were concerned, second through fifth were all tied on points for the day with 38. Fourth went to Metcalfe and fifth to Dungey.
250 Standings:
1. Jake Weimer (2-4)
2. Christophe Pourcel (8-1)
3. Tommy Searle (5-2)
4. Brett Metcalfe (4-3)
5. Ryan Dungey (1-8)
6. Justin Barcia (3-7)
7. Kyle Cunningham (7-11)
8. Matt Lemoine (10-12)
9. Wil Hahn (9-14)
10. Martin Davalos (20-5)
250 Points Standings (After 6 of 12 rounds):
1. Christophe Pourcel (255/2 wins)
2. Ryan Dungey (246/2 wins)
3. Tommy Searle (191)
4. Brett Metcalfe (179)
5. Tyla Rattray (175)
6. Blake Wharton (156)
7. Jake Weimer (153/2 wins)
8. Justin Barcia (151)
9. Broc Tickle (141)
10. Trey Canard (139)
