Colorado’s Eli Tomac captured his second United States Supercross Championship race of the season at Ford Field in Detroit at the weekend, although Florida’s Ryan Dungey still managed to extend his championship lead by finishing the night runner-up at this 12th round of 18 in the series.

And, racing in from of more than 46,000 fans, fellow Honda rider Justin Bogle raced to his first Eastern Regional 250SX Class win of the season, leading all 15 laps of the 250 main event.

KTM’s Andrew Short started the 450SX class main event by grabbing the holeshot, while Kawasaki’s Davi Millsaps and KTM’s Ryan Dungey fought for the No.2 position. On the opening lap, Dungey would move into the lead before being challenged by Tomac.

On the opening lap, Tomac moved into second place and set his sights on Dungey. Honda’s Cole Seely made his way around Millsaps on lap three to take over third place.

Tomac took over the lead on lap four and by lap 12 established a 6.6 second lead. Tomac won by a margin of 11.89 seconds over Dungey, who finished second, and Seely, who finished third. Dungey now has 11 podium finishes on the season and Seely has three.

“I have had so many up-and-down races this year, but I was able to put it together tonight,” said Tomac.

Honda’s Trey Canard, who is second in season standings, suffered a crash in qualifying and did not race in the main event. Dungey now has a 67-point lead over Canard.

“I got a good start tonight,” said Dungey. “He [Tomac] made a pass to get by me, and it was a solid pass. He is a good, clean racer.”

Bogle jumped out to the early lead with holeshot and Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy pulled up on his rear wheel. Yamaha’s Anthony Rodriguez settled into the No.3 position.

Husqvarna’s Martin Davalos and Honda’s RJ Hampshire collided on lap two, sending Davalos off the track. Hampshire remounted near last place and Davalos withdrew from the race.

On lap three, French KTM rider and former MX2 world champion Marvin Musquin, who came into the night’s race with four wins, rebounded from a bad start to take over the No.3 spot from Rodriguez. Musquin made a move around Savatgy for second place on lap seven, but Savatgy answered back. Eventually Musquin took over the position and began to pull away.

“The bike is a rocket ship, and it got me off to a great start,” said Bogle. “We have to take every weekend with the same approach. It’s going to be tough with two races left on the Eastern Regional 250SX Class schedule, but I am going to keep my head down.”

Musquin finished second for the second time the season and Savatgy finished third for the second time this season.

“Once again, the start was key, and I didn’t get the start I needed,” said Musquin. “Second place isn’t bad and I have the points lead still.”

Both Musquin and Bogle have been on the podium at every race this season. With the win, Bogle cut into Musquin’s points lead and now trails by 13 points.

Racing continues next Saturday night at St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome.

450SX Class Results: Detroit

1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
3. Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda
4. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki
5. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
6. Josh Grant, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki
7. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki
8. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki
9. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM
10. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

450SX Class Season Standings

1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 271
2. Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda, 204
3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 194
4. Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda, 180
5. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki, 170
6. Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki, 156
7. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki, 154
8. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna, 145
9. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 136
10. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 134

Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results: Detroit

1. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda
2. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM
3. Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki
4. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha
5. Anthony Rodriquez, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha
6. Colt Nichols, Muskogee, Okla., Honda
7. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Honda
8. Mitchell Oldenburg, Alvord, Texas, Yamaha
9. James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda
10. Jace Owen, Mattoon, Ill., Honda

Eastern Regional 250SX Class Season Standings

1. Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM, 144
2. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda, 131
3. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 103
4. Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki, 93
5. RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda, 84
6. James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 69
7. Anthony Rodriguez, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha, 68
8. Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda, 65
9. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Husqvarna, 63
10. Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda, 58

Western Regional 250SX Class Season Standings

1. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha, 136
2. Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., KTM, 106
3. Tyler Bowers, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 104
4. Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Husqvarna, 102
5. Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM, 86
6. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha, 81
7. Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM, 79
8. Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki, 79
9. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 75
10. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda, 69

Photo courtesy Simon Cudby