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Ryan Dungey does it again | St. Louis SX

Trev by Trev
April 17, 2016
in Motorcycle News, Motorcycle Racing, Supercross
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Ryan Dungey does it again as Ken Roczen nets second at St. Louis

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Monster Energy AMA Supercross hosted 57,274 fans at The Dome at America’s Center.

For the third straight race the battle for the 450SX Class win came down to Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey and Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ken Roczen, with Dungey leading every lap en route to his third consecutive victory.

450 SX
AMA SX 2016 - Round 14 -St. Louis - 450 Start
AMA SX 2016 – Round 14 -St. Louis – 450 Start

Dungey and Roczen entered the first turn of the 450SX Class Main Event side by side, with Roczen narrowly edging out his rival for the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot Award, but it was Dungey who had the inside position in the next corner to secure the lead. The two riders surged ahead, bringing BTO Sports/WPS/KTM’s Justin Brayton with them in third.

Ryan Dungey
Ryan Dungey

The recent trend out front continued for the lead duo, with Roczen hounding Dungey during the early laps. A few bike lengths separated the top two for a while until Roczen attempted to mount a challenge on Lap 5. He closed in on Dungey and attempted to put a wheel inside in several corners, but didn’t have the momentum to gain ground. As that was taking place, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson passed Brayton for third after making contact with the KTM rider, which ultimately caused Brayton to drop to the bottom of the top 10.

Justin Brayton
Justin Brayton

As Dungey and Roczen approached lappers on Lap 9 the lead tightened up again, this time allowing Roczen to get alongside Dungey and make a pass for the lead. It didn’t last long, however, as Dungey slipped underneath Roczen as he attempted to defend his line in the following corner. Dungey took away the preferred line in the whoops and took control of the race again. Just three laps later Roczen’s front tire washed out and sent him to the ground, giving Dungey the breathing room he needed to carry on to victory. Roczen remounted quickly, but not before losing second place to Anderson.

Ken Roczen
Ken Roczen

Dungey cruised to his eighth win of the season, tying the career-high mark he set en route to the championship a year ago. It was also his 30th career victory and 30th consecutive podium finish.

“[Roczen and I] were really pushing for the third week in a row. I needed to eliminate the mistakes and put the hammer down,” said Dungey. “[Roczen] came up on the inside and got by me, but then made a little mistake in the next corner that allowed me to slip under and get back by. After that I found some new lines and that helped a lot.”

Anderson and Roczen stayed close throughout the closing laps in their battle for second, and Roczen was able to reclaim the position with just two turns remaining on the final lap as they encountered lapped riders. It marked the third straight race that Roczen, Dungey and Anderson finished 1-2-3.

“[Dungey and I] are both riding really good. That’s the fun part,” said Roczen. “I really wanted the win, but I tucked the front end. Hats off to Ryan. He’s riding great right now and got the win today.”

Dungey added to his points lead over Roczen, which now sits at 48 points, and has put himself in a position to clinch back-to-back 450SX Class titles at the next race. Anderson is third, 68 points behind Dungey.

AMA SX 2016 - Round 14 -St. Louis - Podium 450
AMA SX 2016 – Round 14 -St. Louis – Podium 450

Chad Reed finished sixth in what his 200th career race start in the 450 SX category and strengthened his fifth place in the championship poinsts standings, the Australian now has a 20-point buffer over Marvin Musquin, 18-points behind Eli Tomac who currently hold down fourth in the points.

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450SX Class Results
  1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
  2. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki
  3. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.M., Husqvarna
  4. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda
  5. Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda
  6. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha
  7. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki
  8. Josh Grant, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki
  9. Justin Brayton, Mint Hill, N.C., KTM
  10. Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Honda
Ryan Dungey
Ryan Dungey
450SX Class Championship Standings
  1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 328
  2. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki – 280
  3. Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.M., Husqvarna – 260
  4. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 226
  5. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha – 208
  6. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM – 188
  7. Cole Seely, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Honda – 173
  8. Justin Brayton, Mint Hill, N.C., KTM – 161
  9. Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda – 154
  10. Jake Weimer, Wildomar, Calif., Suzuki – 114
250 SX

In the sixth race of the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship, a wild Main Event resulted in a shakeup of the championship standings as Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Jeremy Martin emerged with his second win of the season, becoming the first repeat winner in the Eastern Region this season.

Martin became the first repeat winner in the Eastern Regional Championship this season
Jeremy Martin
Jeremy Martin

Martin kicked off the 15-lap Eastern Regional 250SX Class Main Event with his first SupercrossLive.com Holeshot Award of the season, leading Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Gannon Audette through the first corner as GEICO Honda’s Malcolm Stewart, the championship leader, surged into third. Stewart’s opening-lap charge continued as he passed Audette for second and set his sights on Martin out front. However, Stewart went down in the track’s sand section before the completion of the lap, collecting Audette and MAD Racing/Dirt Candy Graphics/Suzuki’s Matt Bisceglia. It was the start of what would be a frustrating race for the points leader, who remounted in 12th.

Jeremy Martin
Jeremy Martin

The early incident allowed Martin to open a healthy lead almost immediately, while Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM’s Shane McElrath moved into second and Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Aaron Plessinger, last week’s winner, slotting into third. After fighting back up to seventh following his crash, Stewart went down again and fell to 13th on Lap 4. The very next lap Plessinger passed McElrath for second.

AMA SX 2016 - Round 14 -St. Louis - Podium 250 - Jeremy Martin and Aaron Plessinger
AMA SX 2016 – Round 14 -St. Louis – Podium 250 – Jeremy Martin and Aaron Plessinger

The top three settled in at the halfway point of the race, but Stewart was mounting yet another charge through the field. He valiantly fought his way up to sixth and had a top five in his sights until a third crash on Lap 14 dropped him to ninth. A crash by Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers on the final lap moved him up one spot to eighth at the finish.

Martin enjoyed a wire-to-wire effort to secure his fourth career win, just one week after he recorded a DNF at the previous race. It ends a historic stretch in which five different riders won the first five races of the championship.

“It was nice to get the holeshot since I’ve been on ground two of last three weekends,” said Martin. “I was able to get a good start and ride my own race, and not worry about anything but hitting my lines. We’ve had a lot of different winners [in the Eastern Regional Championship] this season, but it feels good to get that second win first.”

AMA SX 2016 - Round 14 -St. Louis - Podium 250
AMA SX 2016 – Round 14 -St. Louis – Podium 250

Plessinger followed up his first career win last weekend with a runner-up finish, giving Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha its first ever 1-2 finish. McElrath earned his second podium result of the season in third.

“I got off to an [okay] start. I just put my head down and charged past people. I got by Shane [McElrath] and sat in second. It was all I could do,” said Plessinger. “Jeremy [Martin] was just riding really well. I’m just going to take [the championship battle] race by race. Obviously it’s close, but I can’t think about it too much otherwise I [might] lose it.”

Aaron Plessinger
Aaron Plessinger

Stewart’s late improvement to eighth allowed him to maintain the points lead, which now sits at a single point over Plessinger with three races remaining. Martin moved up one position to third, 16 points out of the lead.

Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results
  1. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha
  2. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha
  3. Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM
  4. RJ Hampshire, Brooksville, Fla., Honda
  5. Gannon Audette, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki
  6. Anthony Rodriguez, Cairo, Ga., Kawasaki
  7. Alexander Frye, Huntingtown, Md., KTM
  8. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda
  9. Tyler Bowers, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki
  10. Paul Coates, Zephyrhills, Fla., Honda
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship Standings
  1. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda – 115
  2. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha – 114
  3. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha – 99
  4. Martin Davalos, Clermont, Fla., Husqvarna – 83
  5. Tyler Bowers, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki – 78
  6. Gannon Audette, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki – 77
  7. RJ Hampshire, Brooksville, Fla., Honda – 77
  8. Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM – 73
  9. Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM – 63
  10. Matt Bisceglia, Weatherford, Texas, Suzuki – 58

Monster Energy Supercross continues next Saturday, April 23, with its debut from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, for the 15th race of the season.

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Trev

Motojourno - Founder of MCNews.com.au - Australia's leading resource for motorcycle news, reviews and race coverage for over 20 years.

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