KTM’s Ryan Dungey won his fourth Monster Energy AMA Supercross race of the season on Saturday night, delighting a sold-out Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, the 17th and final round of the championship.

Although now sidelined with injury, Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto had already wrapped up his second consecutive US Supercreoss crown earlier in the series.

And, in the Lites category, Honda’s Justin Barcia won the final stop of the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Championship on Saturday night.

Barcia’s team-mate Eli Tomac also led all 15 laps of the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class main event, winning his fifth race of the season.

Suzuki’s Mike Alessi captured the holeshot to start the Supercross Class main event. Dungey didn’t wait long to make his move on Alessi to take the lead on lap one.

Australian Suzuki rider Brett Metcalfe moved into second place on lap two, passing Alessi, and on the following lap, Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer found his way into third place.

Weimer advanced into second place on lap six, while Yamaha’s Davi Millsaps secured third place and set his sights on Weimer. Weimer and Millsaps mixed it up on lap seven, trading places for second place with Weimer holding the position.

Millsaps finally made the pass on Weimer on lap 10 and rode to a second place finish. Dungey won with an eight-second margin of victory and Honda’s Justin Brayton finished third.

Millsaps finished second in the season point standings and Dungey finished third.

“After the heat race, we made a change to the bike that really helped out in the Main Event,” said Dungey. “The track was hard-packed tonight and a little tough. I am really happy that I could get this win for the KTM team.”

Barcia capped off his championship-winning Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class season by winning the holeshot award before leading all 15 laps of the main event en route to his sixth victory of the season. Barcia clinched the championship earlier this year at the New Orleans stop.

Behind Barcia, KTM’s Ken Roczen assumed the second-place position with Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett in tow, where they would finish.

Following Barcia’s win, he made the announcement that he will ride for the Team Honda Muscle Milk squad next year, and the first time he will race for the new team will be at the Monster Energy Cup at Sam Boyd Stadium on October 20.

“This is a dream come true, and I am looking forward to racing for Team Honda Muscle Milk,” said Barcia. “I am happy to close out the season with a win; the track was difficult for me out there, but I was able to keep it together.”

Tomac opened the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Main Event by placing his Honda across the holeshot line with Suzuki’s Martin Davalos and his team-mate Jason Anderson following in second and third, respectively.

On lap three, Anderson moved into third place, passing Davalos, but moments later made a mistake that allowed Davalos to take back second place and Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson to move into third. Wilson passed Davalos on lap five to take over the number-two position. Honda’s Wil Hahn moved around Davalos on lap 11. Wilson finished second and Hahn finished third.

“This shows that GEICO Honda has done a great job this year with us winning both Supercross Lites Class titles and Wil [Hahn] finishing third tonight,” said Tomac.

The dominant performance by the GEICO Honda team set the stage for the 10 lap Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout. Once again, Barcia grabbed the holeshot, and he was trailed by Davalos and Tomac.

On lap three Davalos took advantage of a mistake by Barcia to move into the lead. Two laps later, both Barcia and Tomac moved around Davalos. Barcia was able to hold off the hard charging Tomac for the win. Tomac finished second and Davalos was third.

 

Supercross Class Results: Las Vegas

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda

Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki

Joshua Grant, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki

Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha

Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Suzuki

Weston Peick, Wildomar, Calif., Yamaha

Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda

Nick Wey, DeWitt, Mich., Kawasaki

 

Supercross Class Season Standings

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 323

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 266

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 257

Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda, 257

Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 229

Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Suzuki, 206

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha, 178

Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki, 177

Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki, 171

Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 166

 

Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: Las Vegas

Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda

Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki

Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda

Martin Davalos, Cairo, Georgia, Suzuki

Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki

Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

Matt Moss, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Ky., Yamaha

Scott Champion, Sun City, Calif., Honda

Landen Powell, South Jordan, UT, Honda

 

Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 184

Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki, 154

Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 142

Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 119

Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki, 111

Matt Moss, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 106

Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Ky., Yamaha, 96

Martin Davalos, Cairo, Georgia, Suzuki, 89

Billy Laninovich, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 85

Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 78

 

Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: Las Vegas

Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda

Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki

Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., KTM

Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki

Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha

Hunter Hewitt, Corona, Calif., Suzuki

Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda

Matthew Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Kawasaki

Kyle Peters, Greensboro, NC, Yamaha

 

Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 210

Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 165

Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki – 158

Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki – 148

Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa., Kawasaki – 143

Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda – 131

Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda – 117

Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha – 85

Matthew Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Kawasaki – 78

Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Honda – 77

 

Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout

1. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda

2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda

3. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Georgia, Suzuki

4. Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

5. Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

6. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda

7. Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Ky., Yamaha

8. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., KTM

9. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki

10. Matt Moss, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

Photo courtesy Joe Bonnello