Wil’s brother Tommy is back as a full-time 450 motocross rider, racing for the same Motosport.com/GPI Honda team he raced 250s for in supercross. “We’ll see how it goes,” Tommy told us. “I’m in way better shape and more serious and structured with my training than when I was younger. But we’ll see what happens in the races. My main goal is to do some battling with Wil this year—the only other time we’ve raced each other was 2008, and he was a rookie.” Tommy got the better of Wil this time, going 13-16 for sixteenth overall.

Also a good ride for Tommy’s teammate Fredrik Noren, who is just back after tearing his meniscus while testing. The likeable Swedish rider went 10-10 for ninth overall in the 450 Class.

Discount Tire/TwoTwo Motorsports’ Josh Grant missed the race after taking a huge crash a few days earlier. He lacerated his tongue and was generally beat up and sore all over, but he does plan on returning for his home race this weekend at Glen Helen, where he won a moto last year. 

Cole Seely’s first 450 Class race outdoors lasted all of one turn before he would retire with a knee injury. According to a Honda HRC team release, Seely is expected back this weekend for the second round at Glen Helen. “Today started pretty good. I got sixth in qualifying and got off to a pretty decent start in the first moto,” he said in a team statement. “I think I was running about fourth or fifth coming around the first turn, but in the second turn I got pushed out a little wide and couldn’t really see where I was going, so I hit a bump and high-sided, hitting the ground pretty hard. I got a bad charley horse on my leg and hit my head pretty good, so the team and I decided it was better to sit the second race out and not risk it so I can come back strong at Glen Helen. Definitely not the way I wanted to start the series—only making it a couple hundred yards—but I’m confident because I had good practice times and the bike felt good. I’ll just bounce back next weekend.”

Let's take a look at the lap times, shall we?

450 Class Moto 1

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:05.197	2	2:08.654	Eli Tomac
2	2	2:06.667	2	2:09.896	Ryan Dungey
3	4	2:11.452	10	2:13.037	Blake Baggett
4	3	2:11.532	11	2:12.932	Jason Anderson
5	8	2:11.851	2	2:16.272	Weston Peick
6	5	2:12.149	2	2:14.831	Christophe Pourcel
7	19	2:12.265	2	2:22.593	Ken Roczen
8	7	2:12.882	4	2:15.726	Brett Metcalfe
9	6	2:13.468	7	2:14.848	Broc Tickle
10	35	2:13:503	7	2:14.500	Justin Barcia

Uh, do you see a gap between Tomac, Dungey, and the rest of the field? Wow. Also, check out how late Baggett and Anderson laid down their fast laps. Late in the moto, they were pushing each other in a race for third, so they both upped the tempo. Finally, have a look at Ken Roczen's time. He was hurting for sure, but he still had a speed burst in him.

450 Class Moto 2

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:05.571	3	2:09.621	Eli Tomac
2	2	2:10.921	4	2:15.380	Ryan Dungey
3	3	2:13.022	5	2:15.385	Weston Peick
4	5	2:13.360	5	2:16.680	Ken Roczen
5	4	2:13.468	4	2:16.017	Justin Barcia
6	6	2:13.578	9	2:16.353	Blake Baggett
7	7	2:13.782	3	2:17.252	Jason Anderson
8	8	2:15.075	10	2:17.147	Broc Tickle
9	9	2:15.312	5	2:17.963	Brett Metcalfe
10	14	2:15.589	15	2:19.278	Phil Nicoletti

Dungey wasn't as happy with his bike in the second moto and ended up way off of Tomac. The track was also much rougher and everyone seemed to lose a good two seconds compared to moto one—except Eli, who was only four-tenths off. Dude's on it!

250 Class Moto 1

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	9	2:09.260	2	2:13.466	Adam Cianciarulo
2	3	2:09.476	3	2:12.817	Cooper Webb
3	1	2:09.522	7	2:11.938	Marvin Musquin
4	2	2:09.632	4	2:11.722	Jeremy Martin
5	4	2:10.314	4	2:12.942	Joey Savatgy
6	8	2:10.564	4	2:14.938	Justin Bogle
7	5	2:11.062	4	2:13.111	Chris Alldredge
8	6	2:11.638	4	2:13.468	Alex Martin
9	14	2:12.191	3	2:12.638	Jessy Nelson
10	7	2:12.196	3	2:13.814	Anthony Rodriguez

Adam Cianciarulo definitely has his speed back, but a crash while leading knocked him way back. Most of these times reflect the final results, but note Jessy Nelson, who went down early, logging a flyer while buried in traffic.

250 Class Moto 2

Lap Rank	Finish	Best Lap	In Lap	Avg Lap Time	Rider
1	1	2:10.575	2	2:13.661	Jeremy Martin
2	2	2:12.627	5	2:14.885	Marvin Musquin
3	3	2:12.655	3	2:15.249	Chris Alldredge
4	18	2:12.689	3	2:20.895	Jessy Nelson
5	11	2:13.397	5	2:18.879	Adam Cianciarulo
6	5	2:13.700	8	2:15.073	Zach Osborne
7	4	2:14.079	5	2:15.267	Alex Martin
8	8	2:14.196	3	2:17.009	Aaron Plessinger
9	6	2:14.218	8	2:16.454	Anthony Rodriguez
10	15	2:14.704	3	2:18.117	Joey Savatgy

More bad news for Nelson, who crashed while toward the front and barely scored any points. He was fast again though.

More News and Notes

Prior to Hangtown, we mentioned in 10 Things to Watch how strange it was mentioning Star Racing and best team in the same sentence. After years of futility, Star turned its fortunes around last year, and now it’s arguably the deepest team outdoors. Check out the results: Jeremy Martin won the overall with 2-1 scores, Anthony Rodriguez was consistent with 7-6 finishes for fifth overall, and rookie Aaron Plessinger was solid in his first career national, finishing sixth overall. Cooper Webb was on the podium in the first moto, before aggravating an ankle injury in the second and pulling off. Star could have filled four of the top seven spots in the 250 Class if not for Webb’s injury! 

So, what of Webb? We talked to team owner Bobby Reagan after the race, and he said Webb had indeed hurt the same ankle he injured at the Las Vegas Supercross two weeks ago. Webb had taken a week off and then got back to riding and everything seemed like it would be okay, but now he’s headed for MRIs this week to determine the damage. We’ll update his status when we know more. 

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Chris Alldredge definitely didn’t look comfortable this year in Monster Energy Supercross, but he found some comfort at Hangtown. The Oregon native told us he’s logged a lot of laps at the track due to annual appearances at the Dodge National amateur race there. He then delivered a podium with third overall. “It feels amazing,” said Alldredge in a team statement. “We have all worked so hard here at the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team, and to get on the podium is something really special. Hangtown is like a second home track for me, and I have been racing here for a long time. To get on the podium with a lot of my family here was great and emotional.”

The team also received a boost from the return of Adam Cianciarulo, who was in action for the first time since Toronto Supercross in 2014. Cianciarulo and Cooper Webb rekindled their amateur rivalry in the first moto, with Adam leading the way before he crashed. He fought back to ninth. An eleventh in the second moto gave him eighth overall. “For this being my first race after more than a year off, I feel pretty good,” said Cianciarulo in a team statement. “You can’t replicate racing conditions when you’re training, and I have only been back on my bike for six weeks so I feel pretty good with where I am. This is a long season and I want to improve every week, and if I can do that I think I can be there in the title hunt.” 

Joey Savatgy also provided hope of a future Pro Circuit win—which would be their first of 2015—following a hard-fought fourth in the first moto. A crash in moto two erased any chances of an overall podium, but the outlook is a positive one going forward. “I can take a lot of positives out of today, but this isn’t the finish I wanted,” said Savatgy in a statement. “I know I have the speed to race up front, and I just need to put everything together.” Cianciarulo and Savatgy went 1-2 in 250 qualifying, further proving that the team has some speed outdoors. 

While Star and Pro Circuit were enjoying banner days, GEICO Honda was limping home after a forgettable weekend. Justin Bogle holeshot moto one but slid back uncharacteristically to eighth. He was up front in the second moto when Jessy Nelson got sideways and slammed him, sending Bogle to the ground hard. Racer X’s Aaron Hansel reported on Saturday that Bogle was “spitting up some blood, and the team says he’ll get an MRI on his shoulder to determine whether he has a tear or deep tissue bruising.” Justin released an update on Twitter yesterday. Check it out here. We will have more on his status for Glen Helen later in the week. 

With Bogle sidelined, Matt Bisceglia was the only GEICO rider on the track with any experience at Hangtown. Bisceliga fell back to tenth in the second moto after getting the holeshot and hung on for ninth overall. "I got a good start in the second moto but fell back for awhile," Bisceglia said. "I just need to loosen up a little bit and find my groove quicker and I'll be able to capitalize on these good starts. I just need to work on learning from my mistakes and getting better for next weekend. Then we'll come out swinging."

Meanwhile, rookie Jordon Smith was having problems of his own. Smith, in his first pro race national, came unglued from his handlebars in the first moto and could only work back to nineteenth. He finished seventeenth overall. "We made a lot of bike improvements today, and I had a great start in the second moto, which it set me up for a good finish," Smith said. "Overall it felt like a good day. I wanted to do a lot better than 19-13, but it's good to build on." 

RJ Hampshire, who raced the last three nationals a season ago, finished just outside the top ten—eleventh—in his first visit to Hangtown. "It was a pretty decent way to start," Hampshire said. "It's a good start to the season, but we're learning a lot and my bike was great. I just need to make improvements each weekend."