250 Moto One
Red Bull KTM racer Marvin Musquin pulled a massive holeshot over GEICO Powersports Honda’s Justin Barcia, yet Barcia would make his way around to take control of the race by the end of the first lap. Blake Baggett inched his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki into third place and then began to work on Musquin for second place. While the points leader ran seemingly without issue, rival Eli Tomac was locked into a battle with his own teammate Wil Hahn. As the two diced for position, Barcia and Baggett started to pull away, dimming Tomac’s championship hopes.
Baggett jumped past Barcia to take the lead, which the Honda rider attempted to counter by squaring a turn. This move would not be enough, as Baggett upped the pace and motored away to take the win. Tomac would eventually take down Barcia for second place, but Baggett’s win would add another two points to the gap.
The first moto would claim numerous 250 riders, due to the scorching mid-day heat, bike difficulties, and crashes. In all, 15 riders would fail to finish the moto, most notably Star/Valli/Rockstar/Yamaha’s Kyle Cunningham, who’s bike would run dry of fuel on the final lap.
250 Moto One Results
1. Blake Baggett
2. Eli Tomac
3. Justin Barcia
4. Marvin Musquin
5. Wil Hahn
6. Ken Roczen
7. Malcolm Stewart
8. Blake Wharton
9. Jessy Nelson
10. Jeremy Martin
11. Travis Baker
12. Cole Thompson
13. Kyle Peters
14. Kyle Cunningham
15. Justin Bogle
16. Alex Martin
17. Dillan Epstein
18. Dakota Tedder
19. Tevin Tapia
20. Brandon Scharer
250 Moto Two
Eleven10 Mods privateer Alex Martin led the field as they funneled into the first turn, yet Barcia would snatch the lead yet again. When the pack would come around for the end of the first lap, Blake Baggett would be credited with 11th place, but this was much higher up the chart than Eli Tomac. In the turn before the finish line, Tomac had hit the ground and appeared to be in no hurry to mount his Honda. While many quickly assumed he would pull off with injury, Tomac rejoined the race in last place. By the final flag, he would climb back into the top-20 to take 14th place.
With Tomac out of contention, the focus turned to Barcia and Baggett at the front of the field. The Honda rider was a far distance ahead of the field, but Baggett’s faster times were shortening the gap. On their final lap around the circuit, Baggett upped the pace yet again and crossed the line 1.877 seconds behind Barcia. 1-2 finishes by Baggett would earn him the overall and his first professional title.
250 Moto Two Results
1. Justin Barcia
2. Blake Baggett
3. Marvin Musquin
4. Wil Hahn
5. Jason Anderson
6. Malcolm Stewart
7. Ken Roczen
8. Blake Wharton
9. Kyle Cunningham
10. Jeremy Martin
11. Justin Bogle
12. Dillan Epstein
13. Jessy Nelson
14. Eli Tomac
15. Travis Baker
16. Kyle Peters
17. Alex Martin
18. Kelli Rusk
19. Jackson Richardson
20. Gannon Audette
| Overall 1. Blake Baggett 2. Justin Barcia 3. Marvin Musquin 4. Wil Hahn 5. Malcolm Stewart 6. Ken Roczen 7. Eli Tomac 8. Blake Wharton 9. Jeremy Martin 10. Jessy Nelson 11. Kyle Cunningham 12. Jason Anderson 13. Justin Bogle 14. Travis Baker 15. Dillan Epstein 16. Kyle Peters 17. Alex Martin 18. Cole Thompson 19. Kelli Rusk 20. Dakota Tedder |
450 Class Championship Points Standings (After 12 of 12 rounds) 1. Blake Baggett (519) 2. Justin Barcia (499) 3. Eli Tomac (487) 4. Ken Roczen (456) 5. Marvin Musquin (406) 6. Wil Hahn (316) 7. Blake Wharton (265) 8. Jason Anderson (238) 9. Jessy Nelson (225) 10. Travis Baker (193) |
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