Take a deep dive inside the lap charts with this week's Sign of the Lap Times.
450SX Class
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
1 | 2 | 50.880 | 14 | 52.506 | Ryan Villopoto |
2 | 1 | 51.459 | 5 | 52.424 | Justin Barcia |
3 | 5 | 51.702 | 17 | 52.338 | Trey Canard |
4 | 3 | 52.114 | 13 | 53.001 | Davi Millsaps |
5 | 7 | 52.231 | 5 | 53.784 | James Stewart |
6 |
8 | 52.298 | 15 | 53.634 | Ryan Dungey |
7 | 4 | 52.341 | 6 | 53.049 | Chad Reed |
8 |
6 | 52.510 | 8 | 53.670 | Jake Weimer |
9 | 9 | 53.273 | 17 | 54.014 | Andrew Short |
10 | 15 | 53.401 | 15 | 54.084 | Justin Brayton |
11 | 10 | 53.438 | 8 | 54.473 | Josh Grant |
12 | 12 | 53.647 | 6 | 54.458 | Broc Tickle |
13 | 14 | 53.847 | 7 | 54.770 | Weston Peick |
14 | 20 | 53.875 | 17 | 55.200 | Mike Alessi |
15 | 11 | 53.915 | 11 | 54.648 | Kevin Windham |
16 | 13 | 53.942 | 6 | 54.791 | Kyle Chisholm |
17 | 16 | 54.005 | 12 | 55.019 | Matt Lemoine |
18 | 17 | 54.331 | 10 | 55.955 | Matt Goerke |
19 | 18 | 54.729 | 13 | 56.232 | Vince Friese |
20 | 19 | 54.797 | 5 | 56.422 | Jimmy Albertson |
450SX
- Ryan Villopoto set the fastest lap of the night with a 50.880 on lap 14. RV was the only rider in the field to have a lap in the 50-second range.
- Villopoto lead the field with seven laps 51-seconds or lower. Justin Barcia (6) and Trey Canard (3) were the only other riders to have laps under 52-seconds.
- Ryan Dungey, James Stewart, Chad Reed, Jake Weimer and Davi Millsaps all failed to break the 51-second mark.
- Only four riders in 450SX had lap times over one-minute: Jimmy Albertson (laps 2 & 19), Trey Canard (lap 20), Matt Goerke (laps 4 & 19) and Mike Alessi (lap 9).
- Andrew Short, Trey Canard and Mike Alessi tied for the latest fastest lap set in Phoenix. Canard topped the group with a 51.702 on lap 17. Short was second with a 53.273. Alessi was third with a 53.875.
- Only four riders achieved the feat of NOT having a single lap over the 54-second mark: James Stewart, Davi Millsaps, Chad Reed and Justin Barcia.
- Lap times, on average, were quicker in Phoenix than at the season opener in Anaheim. Davi Millsaps’ average lap time was 56.812 en route to winning last week. This week, Justin Barcia’s averaged a 52.424.
Ryan Villopoto vs. Trey Canard (laps 16-20)
A last lap blunder by Trey Canard cost the Honda rider the points lead, and his second consecutive second place finish to start the season. Ryan Villopoto was there to pick up the scraps, but the hunt for second had begun laps earlier. RV moved into third on lap 16 (first full lap in that position) and put in a charge, but Canard responded with a fast pace of his own. Villopoto was only able to shave tenths of a second off Canard’s lead until the final lap. Let’s take a look at a side-by-side comparison of how each rider fared down the stretch.
Lap | Ryan Villopoto | Trey Canard |
16 | 52.365 | 51.86 |
17 | 51.734 | 51.702 |
18 | 51.121 | 52.059 |
19 | 51.993 | 51.797 |
20 | 52.393 | 01:07.0 |
Avg. | 51.921 | 53.497 |
Disregarding Canard’s 1:07.027 last lap, the average for RV (laps 16-19) was a 51.803, with Canard right behind with a 51.854. Villopoto fired off three straight 51-second lap times (laps 17-19), but Canard matched him ever step of the way—even setting his fastest lap of the night (third fastest overall) on lap 17!

Villopoto was the only rider with a lap in the 50-second range.
Simon Cudby photo
250SX Class
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
1 | 1 | 51.845 | 6 | 52.875 | Eli Tomac |
2 | 2 | 52.411 | 10 | 53.498 | Ken Roczen |
3 | 3 | 52.567 | 3 | 53.953 | Martin Davalos |
4 | 4 | 52.929 | 6 | 54.421 | Cole Seely |
5 |
8 | 53.384 | 5 | 54.466 | Kyle Cunningham |
6 | 7 | 53.511 | 9 | 54.692 | Ryan Sipes |
7 |
5 | 53.724 | 3 | 54.673 | Jessy Nelson |
8 | 11 | 53.744 | 13 | 54.850 | Max Anstie |
9 | 12 | 53.810 | 11 | 55.266 | Tyla Rattray |
10 | 6 | 53.833 | 12 | 54.591 | Zach Osborne |
11 | 18 | 53.866 | 5 | 56.089 | Malcolm Stewart |
12 | 20 | 53.981 | 3 | 55.703 | Jake Canada |
13 | 9 | 54.128 | 10 | 54.942 | Joey Savatgy |
14 | 10 | 54.179 | 14 | 54.869 | Christian Craig |
15 | 13 | 54.626 | 8 | 55.840 | Austin Politelli |
16 | 17 | 55.225 | 5 | 56.562 | Michael Leib |
17 | 19 | 55.617 | 3 | 55.850 | Topher Ingalls |
18 | 14 | 55.718 | 3 | 57.321 | Josh Cachia |
19 | 15 | 56.105 | 8 | 57.465 | Travis Bright |
20 | 16 | 56.293 | 4 | 57.899 | Tevor Reis |
250SX
- For the second consecutive week the fastest lap in 250SX belonged to Eli Tomac with a 51.845. This was only 51-second lap time set in the class.
- Christian Craig set the latest fastest lap of the night with a 54.179 on lap 14.
- Tomac was in the 52-second range for 10 of 15 laps—including nine straight laps (3-11).
- A poor start relegated Kyle Cunningham to an eight place finish, but the Star Yamaha rider sliced through the field after a 15th place (after lap one) start. How did he make up so much ground on the field? In laps 5-13, seven of Cunningham’s lap times were in the 53-second range.
- Interesting stat of the night: Christian Craig reeled off 11 straight 54-second lap times to close the race (laps 5-15).
- No rider was able to keep ALL of their laps under the 55-second mark. Tomac was the closest with 14 of 15 laps under 55-seconds. His 55.307 on the last lap broke the streak—but he was no doubt cruising at that point.
For the second straight week Eli Tomac set the fastest lap in 250SX.
Simon Cudby photo