450SX Class

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	1:18.964	5	1:21.565	Ryan Villopoto
2	3	1:19.471	5	1:22.208	Justin Barcia
3	8	1:19.795	3	1:24.066	James Stewart
4	2	1:19.908	5	1:21.801	Ryan Dungey
5	7	1:19.930	3	1:23.721	Ken Roczen
6	5	1:20.547	3	1:22.705	Chad Reed
7	4	1:20.613	13	1:22.313	Eli Tomac
8	6	1:20.684	3	1:23.234	Trey Canard
9	9	1:21.268	3	1:23.928	Broc Tickle
10	11	1:21.379	3	1:24.462	Matt Goerke
11	16	1:21.852	6	1:25.807	Mike Alessi
12	10	1:21.993	3	1:24.823	Davi Millsaps
13	12	1:22.137	3	1:25.635	Andrew Short
14	20	1:22.813	4	1:23.251	Justin Brayton
15	14	1:23.126	4	1:26.353	Les Smith
16	18	1:23.801	5	1:26.985	Weston Peick
17	13	1:23.912	6	1:25.637	Jake Weimer
18	17	1:24.178	5	1:28.798	Ben LaMay
19	15	1:24.228	5	1:26.444	Josh Hill
20	19	1:24.283	3	1:27.645	Phil Nicoletti

450SX

- For the second consecutive week Ryan Villopoto would set the fastest time of the night with a 1:18.964. Villopoto was the only rider to have a lap under 1:19.

- RV laid down some heaters early in the race, setting his first nine laps under the 1:21 mark.

- Ryan Dungey also had a good stretch early (laps 3-9), with seven straight laps under 1:21. This stretch would mark the second longest behind Villopoto’s nine straight to begin the race.

- The latest fastest lap of the night belonged to Eli Tomac, who set a 1:20.613 on lap 13. Tomac was on fire late, gaining nearly a second a lap on Justin Barcia for third, before a late mistake cost him a chance at a podium position.

- Here’s an idea of how far Tomac stepped up with that 1:20 lap time. On laps 3-13, Tomac kept his laps under the 1:23 mark. That’s solid, but it gives you an idea how much faster he got to set that 1:20.

- Chad Reed was fast all day, but mistakes plagued the veteran. Still, Reed showed the speed was there with eight straight laps under 1:22 to begin the race.

- The long, tough Daytona track definitely tested the mental and physical fortitude of the field. Laps times dropped off significantly late in the race, with most riders’ average lap times nearly three seconds slower than early in the race.

Comparison

Justin Barcia, Davi Millsaps

Even race winner Ryan Villopoto said it was almost impossible to avoid mistakes on the rough Daytona track. And as the laps went on the riders got tired, and the track got rougher, mistakes were magnified. Check out the chart below to see the difference for Justin Barcia and Davi Millsaps.

Lap	Justin Barcia	Davi Millsaps
2	1.21.719	1.27.046
3	1.19.933	1.21.993
4	1.20.178	1.23.380
5	1.19.471	1.22.638
6	1.19.843	1.23.300
7	1.21.442	1.23.158
8	1.21.671	1.22.583
9	1.23.069	1.23.521
10	1.22.238	1.23.790
11	1.22.486	1.23.537
12	1.22.585	1.22.968
13	1.21.515	1.23.935
14	1.21.765	1.23.964
15	1.23.707	1.25.529
16	1.23.723	1.24.937
17	1.23.592	1.26.230
18	1.23.523	1.26.594
19	1.23.002	1.27.480
20	1.26.505	1.34.357

As you can see, Barcia stayed relatively close to his opening round laps, falling off the pace a couple seconds during laps 15-19. But he was consistent—staying in the 1:21s and then the 1:23s lap after lap. Meanwhile, Millsaps, who looked to be laboring most of the day, started going all over the map during laps 15-19. Millsaps crashed earlier in the week testing, and it seemed to have affected him late in the race on a tough, tough track.

Comparison #2

James Stewart vs. Davi Millsaps vs. Broc Tickle  - Laps 16-20

Dodge/Sycuan RCH team owner Ricky Carmichael didn’t seem pleased with his star rider Broc Tickle’s performance in Daytona, expressing as much on the Speed broadcast. But looking at the raw numbers, late in the race, Tickle actually held Millsaps (who was desperate for points) at bay and picked up ground on Stewart. Check out the chart below to see how Tickle fared against Stewart and Millsaps through the final laps.

Lap	James Stewart	Davi Millsaps	Broc Tickle
16	1.24.869	1.24.937	1.26.685
17	1.25.825	1.26.230	1.24.530
18	1.25.468	1.26.594	1.25.226
19	1.26.257	1.27.480	1.25.858
20	1.29.823	1.34.357	1.26.464