450 Moto 2 Report: High Point

Just when it seemed like we were going to escape High Point without a drop of rain, Mother Nature was kind enough to blast the track for the better part of fifteen minutes before finally letting up. This made it quite difficult on the 450 guys as they had to deal with muddy track conditions early.

Mike Alessi was up to his old tricks again, grabbing the holeshot, followed closely by Ryan Dungey, Chad Reed, Davi Millsaps and Ryan Villopoto. Dungey would take a soil sample early and drop back to seventh, giving Alessi some breathing room.

Alessi would open up a huge early lead as Millsaps and Reed fought over second. It looked as if Alessi was going to walk away with the race, but he would crash mid-way through the moto giving up the lead to Chad Reed.

Alessi would drop two more spots late in the moto before taking a fourth-place finish. Dungey would make a late charge but could only make his way up to third. Villopoto took second and his first overall of the season followed by mud specialist Kevin Windham in fifth.

This marked Chad Reed’s fourth moto win in six tries. Reed is beginning to look like the Chad Reed of 2009, and that could be a scary thought for the rest of the field.

 

450 Moto 2 Results: High Point

1. Reed
2. Villopoto
3. Dungey
4. Alessi
5. Windham
6. Dietrich
7. Hahn
8. Wey
9. Metcalfe
10. Weimer
11. Noren
12. Peick
13. Short
14. Bright
15. Byrne
16. Chisholm
17. Simmonds
18. Smith
19. Rookstool
20. Craig