Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto and Honda’s Eli Tomac took the wins at the Washougal round of the United States Motocross Championships at the weekend.

In 250 qualifying, the quickest lap was turned in series points leader Ken Roczen on the Red Bull KTM – 2m 8s. Second was Tomac – 2m 9s. Then Marvin Musquin and Blake Baggett both at 2m 10s. Blake Baggett, Kyle Cunningham, Jason Anderson, Zach Osborne, Jeremy Martin, Adam Cianciarulo, Justin Bogle, Cole Seely, Justin Hill, and Martin Davalos (2:13) round out the top 14.

In 450 qualifying, the quickest lap is turned in by series points leader Ryan Villopoto – 2m 7s. Josh Grant next 2:08:12, James Stewart 2:08:64, Ryan Dungey 2:09:41, then Trey Canard, Malcolm Stewart, Justin Barcia, Mike Alessi, Chad Reed, Ryan Sipes, Broc Tickle, Weston Peick, Jake Weimer, Tyla Rattray, Andrew Short, and Ben LaMay 16th (2:12) out of 74 riders.

450 Moto 1, it was Ryan Dungey, on the No.1 KTM leading out of the first corner. At the end of lap one it’s Dungey, Justin Barcia, James Stewart, Andrew Short, and Ryan Villopoto.

At the end of five laps, it was Dungey leading James Stewart by about four seconds. Villopoto was now third behind Stewart. Barcia was fourth. Then Short, Grant, Alessi, Peick, R Sipes, and Chad Reed.

On lap ten, going up a big hill – HorsePower Hill, Stewart is holding off Villopoto. And as they emerge out of the trees from the backside of the track – Villopoto is second!

At the end of this 30 minute plus two lap moto (17 laps), Ryan Dungey has won! Ryan Villopoto took second and James Stewart third.

250 Moto 1 – it’s number 34 Justin Bogle on the GEICO Honda with the holeshot. And his team-mate Tomac is second. At the end of lap one – it’s Bogle, Tomac, Blake Baggett, Marvin Musquin, Martin Davalos, Justin Hill, Cooper Webb, Zach Osborne, Ken Roczen ninth, and Vince Friese tenth.

Meanwhile, Tomac has moved into first place, passing Bogle for the lead. Third place belongs to defending national champion Baggett. Marvin Musquin is fourth, Martin Davalos fifth and Roczen is up to sixth!

Lap eight – Tomac is leading. Team-mate Bogle second, about 10 seconds back. Baggett third. Ken Roczen has passed both Davalos and Musquin to move into fourth. Musquin fifth.

Lap ten – Baggett moves past Bogle and into second place. The running order – Tomac, Baggett, Bogle, Roczen, Musquin, Justin Hill, Davalos, C Webb, A Cianciarulo, and Cole Seely tenth.

If Tomac wins this race, and Roczen stays in fourth, those two will be tied in championship points! 330 each!

On lap 14 – tremendous racing luck for Ken Roczen. Blake Baggett – who was running second, is now parked on the side of the track. His bike has stopped running.

The finish – Eli Tomac wins this 16 lap race! Ken Roczen finishes second, albeit almost 25 seconds back. Marvin Musquin has closed up on teammate Ken Roczen, but finishes third. Justin Bogle fourth. Then Justin Hill, Adam Cianciarulo, Martin Davalos, Kyle Cunningham, Cole Seely, and Wil Hahn.

Tomac gains three points on Roczen. Coming into the second moto, Roczen leads Tomac by four points in the championship chase.

450 Moto 2 and the sun is coming out and the track is drying out a bit. Ryan Dungey and Ryan Villopoto lead the way.

At the end of lap one, it’s Dungey leading, Villopoto second, and James Stewart third.

On lap four, Villopoto squeezes past Dungey and into the lead.

As they complete lap five, here is the top 10: Villopoto, Dungey, Stewart, Josh Grant, Jake Weimer, Chad Reed, Broc Tickle, Phil Nicoletti, Andrew Short, and Mike Alessi.

If they finish this way – Villopoto first, Dungey second – they will tie on points – 47 each. However, Villopoto would take the overall victory, based on the tie-breaker, which is the better second moto performance.

After 12 laps into this race, Villopoto leads Dungey by eight seconds. James Stewart is third, almost 30 seconds behind Dungey. Then it’s Weimer, Tickle, Chad Reed with his best ride in a while, Alessi, Nicoletti, Grant, and Short.

Ryan Villopoto scores the moto win, and with it – the overall victory! Ryan Dungey takes second in this moto – and takes second overall on the day. James Stewart finishes third – he scores third overall on the day as well. The rest of the top ten in this moto – Jake Weimer, Broc Tickle, Mike Alessi, Chad Reed, Phil Nicoletti, Andrew Short, and Josh Grant.

250 Moto 2 – Tomac didn’t have the lead coming out of the first corner, but part-way through the first lap he’s comfortably in first. At the end of the first lap, it’s Tomac, Justin Bogle, Ken Roczen, Zach Osborne, Martin Davalos, Marvin Musquin, C Webb, Blake Baggett, Cole Seely, and Jason Anderson tenth.

And Roczen has gone past Bogle and moved into second. It’s Tomac first, Roczen second.

As they start lap four, Tomac leads Roczen by just under three seconds …

As they start lap ten, it looks like Eli Tomac has put his stamp on this race, and the overall. He leads Ken Roczen by almost 14 seconds. If they stay in this position, Tomac will gain another three points on Roczen. Roczen will leave Washougal with a one point advantage over Tomac in the points chase as they head to Millville Minnesota, next weekend. Justin Bogle is third – his best ride of the season, followed by Zach Osborne and Marvin Musquin. Then Jason Anderson, Blake Baggett, Justin Hill, Martin Davalos, Cole Seely, Kyle Cunningham, Cooper Webb, Jeremy Martin, Jeremy Martin, Wil Hahn, Darryn Durham, and Adam Ciaciarulo 16th out of 35 riders that started.

Tomac does it – wins this race, and sweeps on the day. He’s gained six points on Roczen. Roczen takes second in this race, and second overall. As they go to the next round at Spring Creek MX in Millville, Roczen leads Tomac by a single point for the 250 championship. The rest of the top ten in this moto – Zach Osborne, Marvin Musquin, Jason Anderson, Justin Bogle, Justin Hill, Blake Baggett, Martin Davalos, and Cole Seely.

 

450 Results:

1.      Ryan Villopoto – KAW – 2/1

2.      Ryan Dungey – KTM – 1/2

3.      James Stewart – SUZ – 3/3

4.      Jake Weimer – KAW – 10/4

5.      Mike Alessi – SUZ – 7/6

6.      Josh Grant – YAM – 5/10

7.      Andrew Short – KTM – 6/9

8.      Chad Reed – HON – 9/7

9.      Broc Tickle – SUZ – 13/5

10.    Justin Barcia – HON – 4/17

11.    Weston Peick – SUZ – 8/14

12.    Trey Canard – HON – 12/11

13.    Malcolm Stewart – HON – 11/12

14.    Phil Nicoletti – YAM – 18/8

15.    Justin Brayton – YAM – 15/13

16.    Ben LaMay – YAM – 17/15

17.    Ryan Sipes – SUZ – 14/33

18.    Michael Byrne – 23/16

19.    Tyla Rattray – KAW – 16/21

20.    Mike Brown – KTM – 25/18

 

250 Results:

1.      Eli Tomac – HON – 1/1

2.      Ken Roczen – KTM – 2/2

3.      Marvin Musquin – KTM – 3/4

4.      Justin Bogle – HON – 4/6

5.      Justin Hill – KAW – 5/7

6.      Zach Osborne – HON – 14/3

7.      Jason Anderson – SUZ – 11/5

8.      Martin Davalos – KAW – 7/9

9.      Cole Seely – HON – 9/10

10.    Adam Cianciarulo – KAW – 6/16

11.    Cooper Webb – YAM – 12/11

12.    Wil Hahn – HON – 10/13

13.    Kyle Cunningham – YAM – 8/15

14.    Darryn Durham – KAW – 13/14

15.    Blake Baggett – KAW – 35/8

16.    Jeremy Martin – YAM – 24/12

17.    Kyle Peters – HON – 16/17

 

450 Points Standings:

1.      Ryan Villopoto – 380

2.      Ryan Dungey – 338

3.      Justin Barcia – 271

4.      James Stewart – 224

5.      Trey Canard – 219

6.      Mike Alessi – 199

7.      Andrew Short – 164

8.      Jake Weimer – 160

9.      Broc Tickle – 159

10.    Josh Grant – 158

11.    Malcolm Stewart – 146

12.    Phil Nicoletti – 132

13.    Tyla Rattray – 124

14.    Justin Brayton – 121

15.    Chad Reed – 119

16.    Ryan Sipes – 118

17.    Clement Desalle – 58

 

250 Points Standings:

1.      Ken Roczen – 356

2.      Eli Tomac – 355

3.      Marvin Musquin – 298

4.      Blake Baggett – 260

5.      Zach Osborne – 239

6.      Jason Anderson – 202

7.      Justin Bogle – 178

8.      Kyle Cunningham – 177

9.      Jeremy Martin – 171

10.    Cooper Webb – 159

11.    Cole Seely – 153

12.    Justin Hill – 146

13.    Darryn Durham – 110

14.    Martin Davalos – 99

15.    Joey Savatgy – 89