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Musquin wins Seattle SX | Tomac, Dungey overall tied

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April 10, 2017
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Marvin Musquin wins Seattle SX – Tomac, Dungey overall tied
Chad Reed ninth in Seattle and 10th overall – Aaron Plessinger takes the Western Regional 250SX win

Aussies Hayden Mellross 7th for the round and Dan Reardon 7th overall in points tally for the 250SX class


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Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, returned to the Pacific Northwest on Saturday with its largest audience ever at CenturyLink Field for Round 14 of the 17-race season.

A raucous crowd of 56,063 was on hand for the series’ first visit since 2014, where Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin cruised to his second career win.

Marvin Musqin
Marvin Musqin

The battle for the hotly contested 450SX Class title intensified even further as Ryan Dungey and Eli Tomac now sit tied atop the championship standings following adventurous races for each rider.

In the return of the Western Regional 250SX Class Championship, Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Aaron Plessinger broke through for his first win of the season.

The drama in the 450SX Class Main Event started immediately off the start when Dungey and his Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing machine were collected in a first-turn crash with RCH/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing’s Justin Bogle and Autotrader/Monster Energy/Suzuki’s Justin Barcia. Dungey remounted at the tail end of the field in 22nd place.

Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac

Out front, RMATV/MC-WPS-KTM’s Davi Millsaps earned the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot, but was quickly passed by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson and Musquin. Anderson took control of the race briefly, but then gave way to Musquin and settled into second ahead of Millsaps.

Tomac endured through a tough start of his own and completed the opening lap aboard his Monster Energy Kawasaki in 10th, while Dungey moved up a couple spots to officially start 19th.

Marvin Musqin
Marvin Musqin

A deteriorating track surface allowed Musquin to move out to a comfortable lead in the opening laps while Anderson asserted himself into second and Monster Energy/Yamalube/Chaparral/Yamaha Financial Services/Yamaha Factory Racing rookie Cooper Webb moved past Millsaps into third.

While the leaders settled in all eyes were on both Dungey and Tomac, with each fighting their way through the field quickly despite the conditions.

Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac

Tomac put himself into podium contention on Lap 4 when he gained three positions to move from seventh to fourth, just behind Webb. The pace of the Kawasaki rider ultimately forced Webb to increase his pace, which allowed both riders to close in on Anderson.

Tomac was able to pass Webb for third briefly, but the rookie responded and ultimately took second away from Anderson a short time later on Lap 9.

Tomac followed into third but crashed out of the spot the following lap, dropping to fourth just ahead of Millsaps in fifth. As this unfolded Dungey broke into the top 10 in his continued move through the field.

Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac

Webb held onto second firmly for a handful of laps but started to lose ground to Anderson. Behind them Tomac was overcoming a deficit of more than six seconds to get both riders back within reach.

On Lap 16 Anderson dove to the inside of Webb coming out of a corner, forcing the rookie to alter his line slightly and make a mistake that would take him to the ground and out of contention. Tomac slipped by unscathed to get back into a podium spot in third. Webb’s misfortune also benefitted Dungey, who moved into fifth.

Jason Anderson

Jason Anderson

“I got a great start tonight, I’m really happy with another podium finish. I’m going to work hard this week and try to keep the momentum going for next week’s race in Salt Lake City.”

Tomac’s forward progression culminated on Lap 18 when he passed Anderson for second, which also put him into the points lead as time ran out on the Main Event clock, leading to the final lap of competition.

Marvin Musqin
Marvin Musqin

Musquin handily controlled the Main Event to lead every lap and cross the line 4.7 seconds ahead of the field, which mirrored the effort of his debut victory earlier this season at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Marvin Musquin

“It means a lot to get this win. We’ve been working hard and today was a good day. The track was really tough and technical, and you could easily make mistakes. I didn’t have the greatest start so I don’t know how I pulled it off, but I got into the lead pretty quick and just tried to ride consistent.” 

Tomac enjoyed an unlikely runner-up effort despite seeing his five-win streak come to an end, while Anderson completed the podium in third. Dungey’s resiliency carried him to a last-lap pass for fourth, and earned him a pair of invaluable championship points.

Marvin Musquin and Eli Tomac
Marvin Musquin and Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac

“That was some chaos. I didn’t get the greatest start, but I ended up finding some rhythm combinations early on that were huge in getting me to the front. Once I got up to about Cooper [Webb] I hit a wall [in my performance speed]. Then I ended up making a mistake and went down. Luckily the bike was ok and I ultimately was able to get by Jason [Anderson]. It’s not something I expected after everything that happened.”

With their respective finishes Dungey and Tomac now sit tied atop the 450SX Class standings, with Tomac successfully erasing a 29-point deficit that dated back to the sixth round of the season.

Eli Tomac
Eli Tomac

Since then the Kawasaki rider has won six of eight races, earning 194 of a possible 200 points over that span. Dungey, on the other hand, has earned just one win and 165 points over that same stretch. Musquin’s victory solidified his hold on third, 42 points behind the leaders.

Aussie Chad Reed finished ninth in Seattle and holds 10th position in the overall standings. 

Results 450SX Class Seattle 2017
  1. Marvin Musquin – KTM
  2. Eli Tomac – Kawasaki
  3. Jason Anderson – Husqvarna
  4. Ryan Dungey – KTM
  5. Davi Millsaps – KTM
  6. Broc Tickle – Suzuki
  7. Blake Baggett – KTM
  8. Cooper Webb – Yamaha
  9. Chad Reed – Yamaha
  10. Dean Wilson – Husqvarna
Standings 450SX Class 2017 after 14 of 18 rounds
  1. Eli Tomac – Kawasaki – 294
  2. Ryan Dungey – KTM – 294
  3. Marvin Musquin – KTM – 252
  4. Cole Seely – Honda – 211
  5. Jason Anderson – Husqvarna – 208
  6. Blake Baggett – KTM – 177
  7. Davi Millsaps – KTM – 176
  8. Broc Tickle – Suzuki – 158
  9. Dean Wilson – Husqvarna – 147
  10. Chad Reed – Yamaha – 143

Western Regional 250SX Class

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The first Western Regional 250SX Class Main Event since early February initially saw an impressive run to the front by Plessinger, who raced his way from fourth to first over the opening laps. However, a red flag brought the Main Event to a halt and forced a restart. 

Martin Davalos
Martin Davalos

When the field roared out of the gate for the second time it was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Martin Davalos who claimed the holeshot ahead of GEICO Honda’s Jimmy Decotis and Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM’s Shane McElrath.

Championship leader Justin Hill started fourth aboard his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki, while Plessinger slotted into fifth.

Justin Hill
Justin Hill

Davalos sprinted out to an early lead as Decotis and McElrath battled for second, which allowed Hill to join the fight from fourth. Hill eventually found his way into third on Lap 1 and wasted little time attacking Decotis for second, taking control of the position on the same lap. As Hill made his march forward so did Plessinger. 

Justin Hill
Justin Hill

After making a pass for fourth, he moved into podium position by passing Decotis on Lap 1 and quickly reached Hill’s rear fender for second. Plessinger fought his way past his championship rival on Lap 2 and then blew past Davalos for the lead on Lap 3. Hill would also pass Davalos a take over second just after the start of Lap 4.

Once he put himself out front for the first time in 2017 Plessinger never looked back, while Hill continued unchallenged in second. Davalos lost even more ground and gave up third to Decotis on Lap 6 and fourth to Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM’s Mitchell Oldenburg on Lap 8.

Oldenburg and Decotis then engaged in a battle for third, with the KTM rider prevailing on Lap 11.

Martin Davalos

“It feels good to be back on the track. I got the holeshot in the main after the restart and I’m happy with a fourth-place finish. I’ll come back swinging next week.”

Plessinger maintained a multi-second lead over Hill and easily took his second career win by 6.3 seconds. 

Aaron Plessinger

“I got out front the first time and then they red flagged it. I thought to myself ‘I can’t catch a break. But I did it again and put my Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha out front, and it was amazing. I haven’t won a race this year and it feels great to finally get back on top of the box.”

Justin Hill
Justin Hill

Hill’s runner-up finish ended a four-race winning streak for the championship leader, who has finished off the podium just once in seven Western Regional races. Oldenburg
enjoyed his first trip to the podium in third after starting seventh. 

Justin Hill

“I could have been better. But we had seven weeks off and I have a little rust on me. All things considered, I can’t really complain. Early on I fell into my groove and did what I needed to do to stay safe. I was a bit more conservative than I probably had to be, but I doubt that increasing the risk would have benefitted me. I have an 18-point lead in the championship now with two races to go, so I’m happy with where we are.”

Plessinger was able to take three points out of his deficit to Hill in the Western Regional standings, but 18 points separate the pair with two races remaining. 

The 2017 Monster Energy Supercross season will observe its lone off weekend before returning to action on Saturday, April 22, for the 15th round of the championship and an anticipated return to Salt Lake City’s Rice Eccles Stadium for the first time since 2013. 

Aussie Hayden Mellross took seventh for the round, while Dan Reardon sits seventh overall in the 250SX classification. 

Results 250SX West Class Seattle 2017
  1. Aaron Plessinger – Yamaha
  2. Justin Hill – Kawasaki
  3. Mitchell Oldenburg – KTM
  4. Martin Davalos – Husqvarna
  5. Shane McElrath – KTM
  6. Jimmy Decotis – Honda
  7. Hayden Mellross – Yamaha
  8. Kyle Chisholm – Honda
  9. Cole Martinez – Yamaha
  10. Justin Hoeft – Yamaha
Standings 250SX West Class 2017 after 7 of 9 rounds
  1. Justin Hill – Kawasaki – 160
  2. Aaron Plessinger – Yamaha – 142
  3. Shane McElrath – KTM – 129
  4. Martin Davalos – Husqvarna – 124
  5. Jimmy Decotis – Honda – 106
  6. Austin Forkner – Kawasaki – 90
  7. Dan Reardon – Yamaha – 82
  8. Kyle Chisholm – Honda – 73
  9. Cole Martinez – Yamaha – 64
  10. Jeremy Martin – Honda – 55
Tags: 2017 AMA SupercrossAaron PlessingerCooper WebbDan ReardonEli TomacHayden MellrossJason AndersonJustin BarciaJustin HillMarvin MusquinRyan DungeyShane McElrath
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