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 | 1 | 53.236 | 6 | 54.349 | Ryan Dungey |
2 | 5 | 53.407 | 8 | 54.674 | Chad Reed |
3 | 2 | 53.424 | 3 | 54.448 | Davi Millsaps |
4 | 4 | 53.498 | 4 | 54.688 | James Stewart |
5 | 3 | 53.540 | 5 | 54.408 | Justin Barcia |
6 |
8 | 53.699 | 4 | 54.650 | Ryan Villopoto |
7 | 7 | 54.067 | 14 | 55.623 | Trey Canard |
8 |
9 | 54.100 | 6 | 56.016 | Broc Tickle |
9 | 6 | 54.132 | 6 | 55.363 | Andrew Short |
10 | 18 | 54.375 | 5 | 55.228 | Josh Grant |
11 | 14 | 54.594 | 3 | 56.601 | Kyle Chisholm |
12 | 13 | 54.740 | 6 | 56.004 | Matt Goerke |
13 | 10 | 54.755 | 10 | 55.553 | Justin Brayton |
14 | 12 | 54.945 | 6 | 56.401 | Jimmy Albertson |
15 | 11 | 55.169 | 8 | 56.152 | Matt Lemoine |
16 | 15 | 55.534 | 8 | 57.108 | Vince Friese |
17 | 16 | 55.649 | 6 | 57.701 | PJ Larsen |
18 | 17 | 55.713 | 12 | 57.379 | Mike Alessi |
19 | 19 | 56.019 | 4 | 56.671 | Chris Blose |
20 | 20 | DNF | DNF | DNF | Jake Weimer |
450SX
- Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey set the fastest lap in 450SX with a 53.236 on lap 6.
- Honda Muscle Milk’s Trey Canard set the latest fastest lap with a 54.067 on lap 14.
- Dungey clicked off eight straight laps under 54-second to begin the race.
- Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia rebounded with his first podium since his win in Phoenix at A3—two DNF’s in-between. The vibrant youngster led the field with only one lap over 54 seconds. Rockstar Energy Racing’s, and current points leader, Davi Millsaps had only two laps over 54-seconds en route to a second place finish.
- After his crash on lap 3—where he ran a 1:08.920—Ryan Villopoto logged 17 straight laps under 56-seconds to end the race.
- An early crash put Chad Reed in a hole for the second consecutive week. The Aussie would rebound to finish fifth—beginning the race with 18 consecutive laps under 56-seconds.
- Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart had his best finish of the season at A3, but three bad laps (14,18 and 20) would cost the two-time champion his first podium of the year. Stewart set 16 of 19 laps under 55-seconds, but those three laps proved costly. See more below.
Comparison
James Stewart vs. Davi Millsaps vs. Justin Barcia
One of the most intriguing battles of the night took place between a two-time champion, the current points leader, and the hotshot rookie. Stewart, Millsaps and Barcia jostled for position all night, with Millsaps eventually winning the war of attrition—finishing runner-up behind Dungey. But let’s take a deeper look and see where exactly time was gained and lost.
Lap | Davi Millsaps | James Stewart | Position |
5 | 54.528 | 53.934 | DM 2nd |
6 | 54.236 | 54.309 | JS 2nd |
7 | 55.4 | 53.837 | JS 2nd |
8 | 54.043 | 54.17 | JS 2nd |
9 | 53.98 | 54.006 | JS 2nd |
10 | 54.632 | 54.52 | JS 2nd |
11 | 54.365 | 54.625 | JS 2nd |
12 | 54.194 | 54.771 | JS 2nd |
13 | 54.721 | 54.3 | JS 2nd |
14 | 54.871 | 56.555 | DM 2nd |
Avg. | 54.497 | 54.502 |
Lap | Justin Barcia | James Stewart | |
14 | 54.931 | 56.555 | JS 3rd |
15 | 54.962 | 54.182 | JS 3rd |
16 | 54.554 | 54.745 | JS 3rd |
17 | 55.135 | 54.834 | JS 3rd |
18 | 54.512 | 56.512 | JB 3rd |
Avg. | 54.772 | 55.273 |
Soon after, Stewart was getting pressure from Barcia for third. Barcia was also able to pick up nearly two seconds on Stewart on lap 14. But the real game changer came on lap 18, when Barcia picked up another two seconds on Stewart, ending Stewart’s chances for his first podium of the season.
250SX Class
Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
1 | 2 | 53.117 | 3 | 54.328 | Martin Davalos |
2 | 3 | 53.203 | 6 | 54.439 | Eli Tomac |
3 | 1 | 53.459 | 2 | 54.162 | Ken Roczen |
4 | 5 | 53.905 | 10 | 54.904 | Jason Anderson |
5 |
12 | 54.123 | 4 | 55.581 | Cole Seely |
6 | 4 | 54.186 | 6 | 54.861 | Kyle Cunningham |
7 |
7 | 54.334 | 5 | 55.783 | Joey Savatgy |
8 | 10 | 54.410 | 7 | 55.412 | Zach Osborne |
9 | 8 | 54.415 | 4 | 55.974 | Austin Politelli |
10 | 9 | 54.817 | 4 | 56.056 | Max Anstie |
11 | 6 | 54.850 | 6 | 55.608 | Travis Baker |
12 | 11 | 55.075 | 12 | 56.310 | Jessy Nelson |
13 | 13 | 55.382 | 7 | 56.126 | Christian Craig |
14 | 17 | 55.835 | 5 | 58.002 | Jean Carlos Ramos |
15 | 16 | 56.138 | 4 | 57.543 | Kade Mosig |
16 | 14 | 56.184 | 10 | 57.276 | Josh Cachia |
17 | 15 | 56.478 | 3 | 57.624 | Scott Champion |
18 | 18 | 56.949 | 5 | 58.363 | Dakota Tedder |
19 | 19 | 57.630 | 3 | 1:01.477 | Tyler Bereman |
20 | 20 | 58.078 | 4 | 59.971 | Derek Anderson |
250SX
- Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Martin Davalos set the fastest lap of the night (450/250 combined) with a 53.117 on lap 3. Davalos joins Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen and GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac as the only riders in 250SX to set the fastest lap in the class this year.
- Lucas Oil/Troy Lee Designs Honda’s Jessy Nelson set the latest fastest lap with a 55.075 on lap 12.
- Eli Tomac and Ken Roczen were the only riders in the 250 class to set all of their laps under 56-seconds.
- Martin Davalos was on fire early at Anaheim 3—beginning the race with seven consecutive laps under 54-seconds.
- But Roczen did one better, netting 12 laps under 54-seconds to top the 250 class. Rockstar Energy Racing’s Jason Anderson, Eli Tomac and Martin Davalos tied for second with 11 laps under 54-seconds.
- Star Racing Yamaha’s Kyle Cunningham scored a season-high fourth at Anaheim 3. Cunningham was one of the most consistent riders at round five—beginning the race with 13 straight laps under 55-seconds.
Comparison:
- During the first half of the 250 main event, second-place Martin Davalos was applying pressure to Ken Roczen. Roczen held a small lead based on his blistering speed on lap two, which was his fastest lap of the night. But on five of the first seven laps, Davalos went faster than Roczen.
- The race changed quite a bit in the second half. Davalos was faster on five of the first seven laps, but Roczen was faster on six of the last seven. Check their average times from the first half of the race and the second half: Roczen average lap time rose by one second in the second half, while Davalos’ increased his time by a second and a half. Total that extra half second over seven laps, and Roczen has a solid win.
Lap | Ken Roczen | Martin Davalos |
2 | 53.459 | 53.823 |
3 | 53.576 | 53.177 |
4 | 53.463 | 53.38 |
5 | 53.544 | 53.515 |
6 | 53.728 | 53.711 |
7 | 53.992 | 53.954 |
8 | 53.718 | 53.578 |
Avg | 53.64 | 53.591 |
9 | 53.649 | 54.044 |
10 | 54.025 | 54.154 |
11 | 54.268 | 54.608 |
12 | 54.763 | 55.267 |
13 | 54.58 | 54.91 |
14 | 55.615 | 55.361 |
15 | 55.893 | 57.177 |
Avg | 54.684 | 55.074 |
Martin Davalos set the fastest lap on the entire night at A3.
Simon Cudby photo