It was a banner day for two of the Red Bull KTM riders, as Ryan Dungey swept both motos in the 450 Class, and Marvin Musquin accomplished the same feat in the 250 Class at today’s Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship race at Washougal.
The one Red Bull KTM team member that will leave the Pacific Northwest feeling disappointed is current 450 Class points leader Ken Roczen. Despite finishing third in both motos, Roczen’s points lead over Dungey shrank from 24 to 14 points with three rounds to go.
The field was dominated throughout the day by Dungey, who kicked things off by setting the pace as the top qualifier in practice. His momentum carried over into the races, as a pair of strong starts put him near the front of the pack in both motos. He was able to move into the lead by the end of the first lap in both motos and went on to lead all 32 laps of racing.
The 1-1 sweep gave Dungey his third overall win of the season and his fourth 450 Class win at Washougal in the last five years.
Eli Tomac, who posted a sweep of his own last week at Spring Creek, finished second behind Dungey in both motos, giving him second overall for the day. Roczen’s 3-3 scores earned him the final spot on the overall podium.
While Roczen seemed to be on cruise control early in the season, he’s now hitting a mild slump and hasn’t captured an overall victory in his last three attempts. He’ll hold on to the red plate, which signifies his points lead, for another week but will need to return to form in order to fend off Dungey’s championship charge.
Watch the recap of 450 Moto 2:
In the 250 Class, Marvin Musquin became just the fifth rider to win a moto this season. Like Dungey, he was the fastest qualifier in his class and then went on to sweep both of his motos en route to his first overall victory in over a year.
Musquin caught and passed Jeremy Martin to take over the lead in the first moto, using his momentum off one of the jumps to propel himself past the current points leader. Musquin then had to contend with Justin Bogle in the second moto. Bogle led more than half of that moto before succumbing to Musquin on Lap 10.
While Musquin is not in title contention, the three riders who are – Martin, Cooper Webb and Blake Baggett – saw little change in their championship standings. Baggett finished second overall with 5-2 moto results but picked up just two points on both Martin (4-4) and Webb (3-5), who earned third and fourth overall, respectively.
Martin will retain his 43-point edge on Webb headed into the next round at Unadilla, which will come in two weeks.
Watch the recap of 250 Moto 2:
Washougal 450 Class Overall Results
1. Ryan Dungey (1-1)
2. Eli Tomac (2-2)
3. Ken Roczen (3-3)
4. Brett Metcalfe (5-4)
5. Andrew Short (6-5)
6. Weston Peick (7-6)
7. Trey Canard (4-11)
8. Fredrik Noren (9-7)
9. Justin Brayton (8-8)
10. Christian Craig (10-12)
*Moto 1 and Moto 2 results in parenthesis
Washougal 250 Class Overall Results
1. Marvin Musquin (1-1)
2. Blake Baggett (5-2)
3. Jeremy Martin (4-4)
4. Cooper Webb (3-5)
5. Justin Bogle (7-3)
6. Joey Savatgy (6-7)
7. Dean Wilson (8-6)
8. Christophe Pourcel (2-15)
9. Cole Seely (9-9)
10. Jessy Nelson (11-10)
*Moto 1 and Moto 2 results in parenthesis
