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Race Day Feed Ironman

August 29, 2020 8:30am
by: Kellen Brauer
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Welcome to the Race Day Feed, coming to you from Ironman Raceway for the third round of the 2020 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. From practice reports to the blow-by-blow from today’s program, you’ll find it all right here on the Racer X Race Day Feed. Updates are posted in chronological order, so be sure to scroll down for the latest info. For even more updates be sure to follow us on Twitter, @Racerxonline.

MORNING REPORT

After two rounds of less than ideal conditions, it appears the weather may finally be somewhat on our side here for the third round. As the remaining tropical storm of what was Hurricane Laura circles through the mid-country, some rainfall greeted the paddock overnight, but the track was said to be able to take some water this week and remain fine. With sunnier skies expected today, Ironman might be the first true test for everyone in this Pro Motocross championship.

Dylan Ferrandis enters as the 250 class points leader for the second week in a row, though his points lead has shrunk just a bit. Jeremy Martin, on the heels of his first overall win in two years, sits just six points back of the Frenchman as the duo has now split overall victories. However, neither of them picked up a moto win at the second round of the series which instead went to RJ Hampshire and Alex Martin. Still early days in this championship yet, but it appears the title favorites may already be putting their best foot forwards heading towards the middle part of this shortened season.

On historical implications, Ferrandis won here last year in rather dominant form. The softer Indiana soil usually creates a great racetrack full of many different lines and passing opportunities which helps Ferrandis who often struggles with his starts. Aside from a crash to shake things up, look for today’s racing to provide a sense of normalcy in this smaller bore division.

Jeremy Martin's climb back to the winners circle was a long road, but he may just be getting started.
Jeremy Martin's climb back to the winners circle was a long road, but he may just be getting started. Align Media

The upside-down season in the 450 class so far has been a shock to the system for many expecting a walk in the park fourth consecutive title for Eli Tomac. Tomac suffered double DNF finishes at the second round and now sits 40 points down of Zach Osborne in the championship. Osborne on his own merit now has taken two wins on the trot and commands a 19-point lead in the championship over training partner Marvin Musquin.

Musquin and Osborne share some history at Ironman as the two collided early in the second moto here last year which left Musquin a damaged knee that would keep him on the sidelines from racing up until two weeks ago. Prior to the collision, Musquin had put together arguably his greatest ride ever having caught and passed Eli Tomac and then Ken Roczen to win the first moto. Both riders will be simply looking to maximize their points here today while Tomac is already in a must win situation.

With the championship drama already heating up in both classes, and now finally a dry race potentially on hand, Ironman could be looked at as the true start of this season.

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FIRST TIMED PRACTICES

As riders hit the dampened racetrack for the first time, lap times were dropping from the moment the 250B group hit the track all the way through until the last laps of the 250A group. Justin Cooper found himself on top of the sheets for the first time this year as the Monster Energy/Star Racing Yamaha rider is playing catch up early in this season. Rookie Jo Shimoda followed him through with Jeremy Martin putting down the third best time.

Similar to the mud races in the first two rounds, the lap time differential among the top 10 was bigger than usually seen with over three seconds separating Cooper out front to Hampshire down in P10.

Motocross

Ironman - 250 Group B Qualifying 1

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Ryder Floyd Ryder Floyd2:21.228 Paris, TX United States Honda CRF250R
2Kevin Moranz Kevin Moranz2:21.360 Topeka, KS United States KTM 250 SX-F
3Cody Williams Cody Williams2:23.466 Barneveld, WI United States Husqvarna TC125
4Dennis Gritzmacher Dennis Gritzmacher2:24.559 Sussex, WI KTM 250 SX-F
5Mathias Jorgensen Mathias Jorgensen2:24.925 Bjerge Denmark Kawasaki KX250
Full Results
Motocross

Ironman - 250 Group A Qualifying 1

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Justin Cooper Justin Cooper2:17.521 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States Yamaha YZ250F
2Jo Shimoda Jo Shimoda2:17.814 Suzuka Japan Honda CRF250R
3Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin2:19.277 Millville, MN United States Honda CRF250R
4Jett Lawrence Jett Lawrence2:19.435 Landsborough Australia Honda CRF250R
5Derek Drake
Derek Drake
2:19.539 San Luis Obispo, CA United States KTM 250 SX-F
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  • Justin Cooper
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  • Jo Shimoda
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  • Jeremy Martin
    Jeremy Martin Align Media

Adam Cianciarulo turned heads in the first 450A session as he put down an astonishing lap time of 2:14.341 that left him nearly two seconds clear of the field when the session ended. With the track still a bit sticky and muddy from the rainfall, riders looked to be searching for smooth lines more than anything as they work to get setup dialed for the drier conditions later.

Championship leader Zach Osborne ended up down in P8 ahead of defending champion Eli Tomac who put his Monster Energy Kawasaki in P10. Dean Wilson suffered a fall early in the session but would get moving again and log the 27th fastest time.

Motocross

Ironman - 450 Group A Qualifying 1

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo2:14.341 Port Orange, FL United States Kawasaki KX450
2Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin2:16.042 La Reole France KTM 450 SX-F
3Christian Craig Christian Craig2:16.335 Hemet, CA United States Honda CRF450R
4Jason Anderson Jason Anderson2:16.402 Edgewood, NM United States Husqvarna FC 450
5Fredrik Noren Fredrik Noren2:16.598 Lidköping Sweden Suzuki RM-Z450
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Motocross

Ironman - 450 Group B Qualifying 1

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Bryce Backaus Bryce Backaus2:29.520 Neillsville, WI United States Yamaha YZ450F
2Justin Wolf Justin Wolf2:32.166 franklin, WI United States Kawasaki KX450
3Austin Wagner Austin Wagner2:33.282 Niles, MI United States Honda CRF450R
4Luke Neese Luke Neese2:33.479 Jamestown, NC United States Honda CRF450R
5Tylor Skodras Tylor Skodras2:33.723 Sussex, WI United States Husqvarna FC 450
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  • Adam Cianciarulo
    Adam Cianciarulo Align Media
  • Marvin Musquin
    Marvin Musquin Align Media
  • Christian Craig
    Christian Craig Align Media

SECOND TIMED PRACTICES

The final qualifying sessions of the day came down to a hot lap war between Monster Energy/Star Racing Yamaha teammates Shane McElrath and Dylan Ferrandis in the 250 class. Ferrandis has initially laid down a blistering time to be the first rider to get down in to the 2:13’s but McElrath would eclipse that time late in the session as he nearly dropped down into the 2:12’s.

“Honestly, it was a little surprising,” said McElrath. “On my fast lap, I almost quit just because I had so many bad segments and mistakes. You would hit a rut and one lap it’s good, the next lap it’s a big hole. I feel good today. God’s blessed us with some sunshine today. It’s still really sticky out there. It’s still really muddy. We thought we got that out of the way last weekend. It’s going to be a much better track today but it’s still pretty deep.”

Motocross

Ironman - 250 Combined Qualifying

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Shane McElrath
Shane McElrath
2:13.107 Canton, NC United States Yamaha YZ250F
2Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis2:13.273 Avignon France Yamaha YZ250F
3Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin2:15.016 Millville, MN United States Honda CRF250R
4Brandon Hartranft Brandon Hartranft2:15.342 Brick, NJ United States KTM 250 SX-F
5Alex Martin Alex Martin2:15.524 Millville, MN United States Suzuki RM-Z250
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  • Shane McElrath
    Shane McElrath Align Media
  • Dylan Ferrandis
    Dylan Ferrandis Align Media

Adam Cianciarulo backed up his top time from the first session by once again leading the field around in the second qualifying session. A much better time around though for Osborne who jumped up to second in times leapfrogging Musquin who seems to be back in his old groove.

Well off the pace was Tomac who dropped to 13th in the session and ended over four seconds down of his rookie teammate aboard the Monster Energy Kawasaki. It’s not uncommon to see Tomac a bit down the order in qualifying but the defending champion hasn’t looked particularly spicy in either session so far today.

“These conditions, when it’s soft, I’ve always seemed to excel on,” said Cianciarulo. “I’ve always enjoyed getting on this type of condition. Back home in Florida, I pretty much ride sand all the time and I don’t really like it to be honest. So, when I get to a track like this that has some ruts and mud and stuff, it’s a good time. Just trying to have a good attitude and approach it the best I can. So far, the team has really nailed the setup. The bike is working great and that’s half the battle.”

Motocross

Ironman - 450 Combined Qualifying

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo2:09.464 Port Orange, FL United States Kawasaki KX450
2Zach Osborne Zach Osborne2:10.264 Abingdon, VA United States Husqvarna FC 450
3Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin2:10.687 La Reole France KTM 450 SX-F
4Justin Barcia Justin Barcia2:10.864 Monroe, NY United States Yamaha YZ450F
5Chase Sexton Chase Sexton2:10.963 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
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  • Adam Cianciarulo
    Adam Cianciarulo Align Media
  • Zach Osborne
    Zach Osborne Align Media

250 MOTO 1

The first gate drop of the afternoon saw Dylan Ferrandis grab the holeshot early with Jeremy Martin and Mitchell Harrison in tow. Brandon Hartranft made the move up into fourth before the end of the first lap as he worked around Jett Lawrence.

Fastest qualifier Shane McElrath suffered a mid-pack start and would only sneak up inside of the top 10 by the end of the second lap. All the while, Ferrandis was laying down the hammer out front trying to get away from Martin behind him in second early.

Hartranft and then eventually Jett Lawrence started moving forward to make the move on Harrison, moving them to third and fourth, respectively. Behind them, RJ Hampshire was recovering from a start just inside of the top 10 to move around Justin Cooper for sixth and work on setting sail after the battle ahead of him.

Just as Hampshire started finding his groove and catching the group ahead of him, Hampshire fell from sixth and dropped back to 11th. McElrath was working his way forward and finally caught Harrison past the halfway mark of the moto but he was bringing Derek Drake with him.

Ferrandis’ lead stretched out to 15 seconds with 10 minutes remaining in the moto as he went into cruise control. Harrison and McElrath engaged in an epic battle for fifth as the race was winding down with Shane finally getting the best of the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider.

Hampshire was making amends for his fall late in the moto as he worked around Drake, Alex Martin, and then Justin Cooper to get back into seventh. The mission continued as he worked around Harrison and got back into sixth as he was trying to claw up to McElrath for a top five late in the moto. With time almost expired, Hampshire made the pass happen on McElrath to move into fifth.

Up front, Ferrandis coasted to the win out front leading home Jeremy Martin and Hartranft inside of the top three.

“Yeah honestly, it was a little bit like the first round,” said Ferrandis. “I didn’t push very hard. I had good flow, managed the gap, and yeah, I had fun. The fans today were really good for me and I threw some whips. It was a really fun moto. The track was awesome. This morning, it was a little muddy but during the moto, the track was so good.”

Motocross

Ironman - 250 Moto 1

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis17 Laps2:06.202 Avignon France Yamaha YZ250F
2Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin+26.0322:08.383 Millville, MN United States Honda CRF250R
3Brandon Hartranft Brandon Hartranft+31.3732:08.234 Brick, NJ United States KTM 250 SX-F
4Jett Lawrence Jett Lawrence+45.1502:09.548 Landsborough Australia Honda CRF250R
5R.J. Hampshire R.J. Hampshire+51.6932:08.789 Hudson, FL United States Husqvarna FC 250
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The 250 Moto 1 start.
The 250 Moto 1 start. Align Media

450 MOTO 1

On the start in the first 450 moto it was Marvin Musquin with the holeshot leading the way from Eli Tomac and Zach Osborne. Justin Bogle took a hard fall going into the second corner and would not finish the moto.

Cianciarulo was on the charge early in moto and was bringing Chase Sexton with him as they worked up to Osborne for third. Musquin and Tomac were pulling away a bit out at the front as Tomac found what was missing in the first moto to raise his game to the top pace.

The top six riders were closing up on each other as Cianciarulo and Sexton both started pushing Osborne up to Tomac and Musquin ahead of them. Blake Baggett in sixth was putting a strong ride in as well and was keeping a close eye on Sexton ahead of him.

Tomac started losing touch with Musquin ahead of him and Osborne was really closing up on the defending champion applying the pressure. The gaps slowly began to open up between everyone again as the moto moved deeper into the second half of the moto.

Justin Barcia made a late move on Jason Anderson for seventh as the Monster Energy Yamaha rider was recovering from a mid-pack start. By the time Barcia got into the position, he was already well behind Baggett for sixth though he started putting in lap times that could allow him to catch the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC KTM rider.

Back to the front with five minutes to go and Tomac began to remount a charge on Marvin Musquin for the race lead. The duo had gapped Osborne in third by over 10 second leaving just the two of them to dispute the moto win out front.

Osborne hit a lapper while running third with a few laps remaining and dropped down to fifth. Cianciarulo had to jump over the downed lapped rider’s bike to get past Osborne while Sexton split the two of them to move himself into fourth.

Once Osborne got going again, he couldn’t keep Baggett behind him either as the #4 machine moved around into the top five. Behind them, Jason Anderson crashed out of the moto from eighth and would not score any points. Up ahead, Cianciarulo and Sexton continued to battle each other as they disputed the final spot on the podium for the moto.

Marvin Musquin held on out front to claim his first win in over a year after suffering an injury at this track a year ago. Tomac followed him home in second and Cianciarulo came home in third.

“I feel amazing,” said Musquin. “I put in a lot of work and like you said, a year without racing is not normal for me. I’ve been racing every year and haven’t missed a lot of time. To miss a whole year was tough. …I got a great start and felt the pressure from behind. Physically, I feel like I can push.”

Motocross

Ironman - 450 Moto 1

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin17 Laps2:03.681 La Reole France KTM 450 SX-F
2Eli Tomac Eli Tomac+02.2752:04.164 Cortez, CO United States Kawasaki KX450
3Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo+20.9342:04.838 Port Orange, FL United States Kawasaki KX450
4Chase Sexton Chase Sexton+22.5762:04.533 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
5Blake Baggett Blake Baggett+35.8332:04.367 Grand Terrace, CA United States KTM 450 SX-F
Full Results
Marvin Musquin takes the 450 Moto 1 win at Ironman.
Marvin Musquin takes the 450 Moto 1 win at Ironman. Align Media

250 MOTO 2

In the final 250 moto on the day, it was Jeremy Martin grabbing the holeshot away from Justin Cooper. Ferrandis fell in the first corner with his teammate Shane McElrath and both of them were well off the back of the field.

All eyes went to the points leader as Ferrandis caught up to the field and started slicing his way forward. The Frenchman had already made his way into the top 20 by the third lap of the race as he was on a mission to get to the front and salvage as many points as possible.

RJ Hampshire, who was up in 11th early on fell and dropped back behind Ferrandis who was in 17th at the time. Ferrandis had already charged up to 13th before the first 10 minutes of the moto were even complete.

Meanwhile, Jeremy Martin was slowly opening up a small gap out front over Justin Cooper and Brandon Hartranft. Mitchell Harrison ran in fourth and was feeling the pressure from Jett Lawrence behind. Jo Shimoda found his groove around the halfway point of the race and started putting some pressure on his teammate Lawrence for fifth.

The push got Lawrence to move up on Harrison ahead of him and start setting up a pass. At one point, he did make the pass, but Harrison immediately made the pass back to hold him behind. Finally, Lawrence got around Harrison and it wasn’t long before Shimoda was also able to make the move.

Ferrandis caught this group with seven minutes to go and was quick to pass Harrison for sixth. Then Ferrandis quickly got around Shimoda as well to get into fifth in the moto with six minutes still left on the clock.

Next up, Lawrence caught Hartranft for third ahead of him at the exact same time that Ferrandis caught up to the back of Lawrence initiating a three-way battle for third. Ferrandis quickly passed Lawrence and wasted no time to get up to Hartranft ahead of him for third and make that pass as well.

In the end, it was Jeremy Martin taking the win and the overall out front with a 2-1 finish on the day. Justin Cooper followed him home in second and Dylan Ferrandis grabbed third which was good enough for second overall on the day.

“Last week was a special moment, but let’s be honest, I didn’t win a moto,” said Martin of his second consecutive overall win. “That made it a bit more special obviously just get a good start and ride my own race to get the moto win. Dylan was going really fast in that first moto and all I could think about was, ‘Dude, you gotta pick it up. You gotta think of something you can do to be better.’ The best thing for me was to just get a good start and ride my own race.”

“It was not that hard,” said Ferrandis. “I just ride as fast as I can, pass the most riders that I can, and I think I was dead last at the start. Nothing to lose, just wanted to come back the best I can. I wish I could have more laps. It’s the way it is. It’s a big disappointment to not win this second moto because I felt like I was on it today. The crash on the start was really stupid. It’s racing, we can’t win everything.”

Motocross

Ironman - 250 Moto 2

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin17 Laps2:00.981 Millville, MN United States Honda CRF250R
2Justin Cooper Justin Cooper+05.7922:04.634 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States Yamaha YZ250F
3Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis+10.5012:03.129 Avignon France Yamaha YZ250F
4Brandon Hartranft Brandon Hartranft+15.0052:04.878 Brick, NJ United States KTM 250 SX-F
5Jett Lawrence Jett Lawrence+16.0332:05.186 Landsborough Australia Honda CRF250R
Full Results
Motocross

Ironman - 250

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
Rider Hometown Motos Bike
1Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin Millville, MN United States2 - 1 Honda CRF250R
2Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis Avignon France1 - 3 Yamaha YZ250F
3Brandon Hartranft Brandon Hartranft Brick, NJ United States3 - 4 KTM 250 SX-F
4Justin Cooper Justin Cooper Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States8 - 2 Yamaha YZ250F
5Jett Lawrence Jett Lawrence Landsborough Australia4 - 5 Honda CRF250R
Full Results
Jeremy Martin claims the overall win at the Ironman National.
Jeremy Martin claims the overall win at the Ironman National. Align Media

450 MOTO 2

As the gate hit the dirt in the final moto of the day, it was Zach Osborne getting the holeshot away from Cianciarulo and Musquin early. Eli Tomac started in fourth early but made a quick pass attempt on Musquin to get around into third.

The front three quickly started opening up a gap on the field as Cianciarulo went to work on Osborne for the race lead. Tomac caught them both as he dropped Musquin and was much more urgent this time around than he was in the first moto.

Cianciarulo made the move on Osborne for the lead and quickly opened up a lead. Tomac then went to work on Osborne while Justin Barcia slotted into fourth and was trying to catch the battle ahead of him before Tomac could make the pass on Osborne.

Chase Sexton made the move to get around Blake Baggett as he was eager to keep pace with Musquin ahead of him in fifth. Attention shifted to the front again as Barcia slowly reeled in Tomac ahead of him for third while Osborne dropped Tomac a bit to go after Cianciarulo out front.

Max Anstie went down hard while he was battling forward in the second half of the moto and that would end his day early. The battle up front really heated up as the top four were just three seconds apart. Adam Enticknap blocked Osborne allowing Tomac and Barcia by as they continued to reel in Cianciarulo out front.

Tomac then took the lead and Barcia was quick to follow as Cianciarulo began faltering late in the race. Osborne then passed Cianciarulo and pushed the rookie back to fourth from his race lead in one single lap.

The two then pulled out a massive lead on everyone else and engaged in an epic duel to the end of the moto. Barcia kept closing in on Tomac and trying to find new lines to make the pass happened but just couldn’t pull the trigger at any one location.

In the end, Tomac held on for the moto and overall win going 2-1 on the day to clinch his first win of 2020. Barcia’s second place finish in the moto was enough to move him to fourth overall on the day while Osborne salvaged his rough ride in the first moto with a third in the second moto.

“Just much better feel there. The track came to us all day. We had much better starts,” said Tomac. “We were top three pretty much every start. That pace the second moto was pretty unbelievable. I had relentless pressure from Justin there. Both of us made a huge push after halfway there, that’s what it seemed like. We got the front two, and after that you had to be mistake free. Justin was really, really on me there. This track is always super deep, so you’ve got to be mistake free.”

“All we can do is try to do what we did today,” continued Tomac. “Got to try to be the guy at the top at the end of the day with the most points. I’m feeling good about the future tracks. Most of the time, they’ve been pretty good to us, and they’re tracks I like.”

Motocross

Ironman - 450 Moto 2

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
RiderTimeIntervalBest Lap Hometown Bike
1Eli Tomac Eli Tomac17 Laps2:00.661 Cortez, CO United States Kawasaki KX450
2Justin Barcia Justin Barcia+01.1032:00.289 Monroe, NY United States Yamaha YZ450F
3Zach Osborne Zach Osborne+21.5662:00.618 Abingdon, VA United States Husqvarna FC 450
4Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo+26.4531:59.809 Port Orange, FL United States Kawasaki KX450
5Chase Sexton Chase Sexton+27.5982:00.399 La Moille, IL United States Honda CRF450R
Full Results
Motocross

Ironman - 450

August 29, 2020
Ironman Raceway
Crawfordsville, IN United States
Rider Hometown Motos Bike
1Eli Tomac Eli Tomac Cortez, CO United States2 - 1 Kawasaki KX450
2Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin La Reole France1 - 6 KTM 450 SX-F
3Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo Port Orange, FL United States3 - 4 Kawasaki KX450
4Justin Barcia Justin Barcia Monroe, NY United States6 - 2 Yamaha YZ450F
5Zach Osborne Zach Osborne Abingdon, VA United States7 - 3 Husqvarna FC 450
Full Results
Eli Tomac takes the 2020 Ironman National.
Eli Tomac takes the 2020 Ironman National. Align Media
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