Zach Osborne, Dylan Ferrandis sweep 7th round of Pro Motocross

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Points leaders Zach Osborne and Dylan Ferrandis scored clean sweeps Saturday in the GEICO Motorcycle WW Ranch National, the seventh round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship.

Osborne finished first in both 450 motos at Jackonsville, Florida, building a 29-point lead with two races remaining in the season.

It was the fourth overall victory this season for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider.

“It’s an unreal feeling to get back on top,” said Osborne, who finished a season-worst 10th in the previous round. “A week ago we were faced with some adversity, but we responded with two moto wins today.

“This is what makes all of the hard work and tough times we face during the week worth it. I had to fight for that second moto win, Eli [Tomac] was on it, but we dug deep and managed to get the job done.”

Tomac, the three-time defending 450 motocross series champion, finished third overall after a runner-up in the second moto and sixth in the first. Marvin Musquin was second overall after two thirds.

After sweeping to a victory last week, Ferrandis made it four consecutive moto victories in the 250 class Saturday, beating Jett Lawrence and Justin Cooper.

Dylan Ferrandis won his fourth consecutive moto Saturday (Align Media).

“It’s a great feeling to get another win,” said Ferrandis, who extended his championship lead to 13 points over Jeremy Martin. “Every race and moto is really important. To go 1-1 today is huge and it’s great to show how strong I am when the conditions are tough. My starts were much better overall, so it’s quite a nice feeling to have it pay off with a good overall result.”

NEXT: The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will hold its eighth round Oct. 3 with the WPS/Fly Racing Thunder Valley National at Lakewood, Colorado.


RESULTS

GEICO Motorcycle WW Ranch National (WW Ranch Motocross Park, Jacksonville, Florida)

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

  1. Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna (1-1)
  2. Marvin Musquin, France, KTM (3-3)
  3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (6-2)
  4. Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki (2-7)
  5. Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda (4-5)
  6. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., KTM (7-6)
  7. Max Anstie, United Kingdom, Suzuki (13-4)
  8. Freddie Noren, Sweden, Suzuki (9-8)
  9. Joey Savatgy, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki (8-9)
  10. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Yamaha (5-13)

450 Class Championship Standings

  1. Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna – 285
  2. Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki – 256
  3. Marvin Musquin, France, KTM – 255
  4. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 233
  5. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., KTM – 219
  6. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Yamaha – 218
  7. Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda – 207
  8. Christian Craig, El Cajon, Calif., Honda – 163
  9. Joey Savatgy, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki – 147
  10. Max Anstie, United Kingdom, Suzuki – 139

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

  1. Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha (1-1)
  2. Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (4-2)
  3. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Honda (3-3)
  4. Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (2-5)
  5. Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., Yamaha (7-4)
  6. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Suzuki (7-5)
  7. Cameron McAdoo, Sioux City, Iowa, Kawasaki (9-8)
  8. Jo Shimoda, Japan, Honda (8-10)
  9. Carson Mumford, Simi Valley, Calif., Honda (10-11)
  10. Brandon Hartranft, Brick, N.J., KTM (13-9)

250 Class Championship Standings

  1. Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha – 307
  2. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Honda – 294
  3. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Suzuki – 224
  4. Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., Yamaha – 218
  5. RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna – 217
  6. Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha – 204
  7. Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda – 200
  8. Cameron McAdoo, Sioux City, Iowa, Kawasaki – 165
  9. Mitchell Harrison, Brighton, Mich., Kawasaki – 138
  10. Brandon Hartranft, Brick, N.J., KTM – 134
Supercross champion Eli Tomac finished third overall Saturday (Align Media).

Kyle Larson wins third consecutive High Limit Sprint race at Eagle Raceway, Rico Abreu second again

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It took four attempts for Kyle Larson to win his first High Limit Sprint Car Series race in the series he co-owns with brother-in-law Brad Sweet, but once he found victory lane, he has been undefeated with his win at Eagle (Nebraska) Raceway. For the second week, Abreu led early only to fall prey to Larson.

The win was Larson’s third straight victory and the fifth consecutive top-five, giving him a perfect sweep of the season after finishing 10th in last year’s inaugural race at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Indiana.

Larson started third behind Abreu and Brent Marks but was embroiled in a fierce battle with Anthony Macri for third during the first dozen laps. Larson slipped by Macri in traffic until a red flag waved for a flip by Lachlan McHugh.

Meanwhile at the front of the pack, Marks retook the lead from Abreu on Lap 18. Larson followed one lap later and then caution waved again. Tyler Courtney lost power and fell to 24th after starting eighth.

Marks scooted away on the restart but tragedy struck in Lap 26. Leading the race, Marks hit a pothole in Turn 1, bicycled and then flipped, handing the lead to Larson.

Abreu caught Larson again during the final laps and in a reprise of their battle at Tri-City Speedway, the two threw sliders at one another for several laps until Larson built some separation and ran away to the checkers.

“I didn’t feel like my pace in [Turns] 1 & 2 slowed down a ton,” Larson said from victory lane. “I missed it once there and then I saw his nose in 3 & 4. I didn’t know if he nailed the bottom that well behind me and I think he might have slid me in the next corner, so he was definitely on the top.

“I was nervous to move up there because my car was really pogoing up in the entry of 1. I got up just in time, made a few mistakes and he threw a couple more sliders at me but he was just a little too far back and I was able to squirt around him. Then I really had to commit to hitting my marks – back my effort down a bit to avoid mistakes.”

After leading early, Abreu fell back as far as sixth, but faith in his car kept hope alive.

“I just needed to do a few things a few laps before I did and fix some angles, then my car got a whole lot better,” Abreu said. “I’m thankful for this team; they do an amazing job. They don’t give up on me. I know my car is going to be there right at the end of these races, so it’s just the discipline of being patient.”

For Abreu, it was his third near-miss this season. He was leading at Lakeside in the 2023 opener until a tire went flat in the closing laps and he lost the lead to Larson late in the Tri-City Speedway race. Abreu has finished sixth or better in his last three High Limit races with each result being progressively better until his pair of runner-up results.

Third-place finisher Scelzi was the hard charger, advancing from 17th.

“I had a very specific plan; don’t go near [the hole in Turn 1],” Scelzi said. “It worked out. No one wanted to start on the top. I think I gained a couple of rows there on the choose cone and ran the middle, which seemed to be better than right around the bottom.”

Michael “Buddy” Kofoid in fourth and Macri rounded out the top five.

World of Outlaws star and former NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne was one of 41 entrants, but he was not among the 26 starters. He failed to advance to the Main after finishing eighth in the B Main and seventh in his heat.

Feature Results

A Feature (40 Laps): 1. 57-Kyle Larson[4]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[1]; 3. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[17]; 4. 71-Michael Kofoid[5]; 5. 39M-Anthony Macri[3]; 6. 9-Chase Randall[9]; 7. 26-Zeb Wise[14]; 8. 1X-Jake Bubak[15]; 9. 8-Aaron Reutzel[10]; 10. 14D-Corey Day[18]; 11. 11-Cory Eliason[12]; 12. 5T-Ryan Timms[11]; 13. 88-Austin McCarl[13]; 14. 21H-Brady Bacon[22]; 15. 48-Danny Dietrich[16]; 16. 7S-Robbie Price[19]; 17. 21-Brian Brown[23]; 18. 22-Riley Goodno[26]; 19. 52-Blake Hahn[25]; 20. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[21]; 21. 3J-Dusty Zomer[6]; 22. 14-Cole Macedo[7]; 23. 19-Brent Marks[2]; 24. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[8]; 25. 25-Lachlan McHugh[20]; 26. 53-Jack Dover[24]

2023 High Limit Sprint Car Series

Race 1: Giovanni Scelzi wins at Lakeside Speedway
Race2: Anthony Macri wins at 34 Raceway
Race 3: Kyle Larson wins at Wayne County Speedway
Race 4: Kyle Larson wins at Tri-City Speedway