Motocross at Washougal Round 7 TV times, schedule, info

As the The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship heads into the back half of their season, they take on Washougal MX Park for Round 7 of the 2021 schedule and NBC Sports will have all the action from Washougal, Washington this Saturday, July 24.

Round 7 will see an end to Adam Cianciarulo’s championship hopes as he prepares for surgery to fix his ulnar nerve. Last week he crashed in Moto 1 at Spring Creek and did not mount his Kawasaki for Race 2.

“I lose what feels like most of the strength in my right hand gradually as I’m riding,” Cianciarulo said on Instagram. “I’ve tried to be smart and do my best—but at this point the only logical decision is to get it fixed. It’s a relatively simple procedure, but it will put me out for the rest of this season. This has been difficult, mentally and physically.”

Washougal was not run in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the last time the series was there Dylan Ferrandis swept both Motos and scored the overall win in the 250 class. Current points’ leader Justin Cooper finished third overall.

In the 450 class, Eli Tomac was perfect with an overall win after sweeping the motos. Ken Roczen (2-3) in second and Marvin Musquin (5-2) rounded out the podium.

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— Pro Motocross (@ProMotocross) July 22, 2021

Here are the pertinent details for watching Round 7 of the 2021 Pro Motocross season Saturday in the Washougal Nationals:

(All times are ET)

BROADCAST/STREAMING SCHEDULE: TV coverage of the second motos from Round 7 will be shown Sunday, August 8 at 12 p.m. ET on NBCSN on delay. The MAVTV Motorsports Network will have the live broadcast of Moto 1 and 2 for 250s and 450s beginning at 4 p.m. ET.

All the coverage, including exclusive qualifying, will be streamed live on Peacock Premium (the exclusive streaming coverage formerly on NBC Sports Gold’s Supercross and Pro Motocross Pass moved in 2021 to Peacock Premium, which is available for $4.99 per month).

Here’s this weekend’s Peacock Premium live schedule for Pro Motocross Round 7 at Washougal:

— Qualifying: 12 p.m. ET
— Moto 1 (250/450): 4 p.m. ET
— Moto 2 (250/450): 6 p.m. ET

Jason Weigandt will serve as the play-by-play announcer for all race telecasts alongside analyst and two-time AMA Pro Motocross Champion Grant Langston. Ashley Reynard will serve as pit reporter during the 2021 season.

SEASON SO FAR: Recaps of the 2021 season:

Round 1: Dylan Ferrandis (450) and Jett Lawrence (250) took overall wins at Fox Raceway

Round 2: A “perfect day” for Ken Roczen at Thunder Valley

Round 3: Dylan Ferrandis retakes the lead with High Point win

Round 4: With third win, Dylan Ferrandis stretches lead over Ken Roczen

Round 5: In 450s, Dylan Ferrandis gets his fourth win; Hunter Lawrence earns his first in 250s

Round 6: Justin Barcia gives GasGas first 450 MX win

POINTS STANDINGS:

450 class

Dylan Ferrandis, France, Yamaha – 262
Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda – 230
Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., GasGas – 207
Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 205
Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda – 193
Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha – 191
Christian Craig, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha – 156
Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., KTM – 148
Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki – 147
Marvin Musquin, France, KTM – 141

250 class

Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha – 243
Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda – 237
Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda – 210
Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha – 175
RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna – 163
Jo Shimoda, Japan, Kawasaki – 162
Colt Nichols, Muskogee, Okla., Yamaha – 159
Jalek Swoll, Belleview, Fla., Husqvarna – 148
Garrett Marchbanks, Coalville, Utah, Yamaha – 124
Michael Mosiman, Sebastopol, Calif., GasGas – 122

Media and fan attention focused on a controversial run-in between Haiden Deegan and his Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing teammate Jordon Smith during Round 10 of the Monster Energy Supercross race at Detroit, after which the 250 East points’ Hunter Lawrence defends the young rider in the postrace news conference.

Deegan took the early lead in Heat 1 of the round, but the mood swiftly changed when he became embroiled in a spirited battle with teammate Smith.

On Lap 3, Smith caught Deegan with a fast pass through the whoops. Smith briefly held the lead heading into a bowl turn but Deegan had the inside line and threw a block pass. In the next few turns, the action heated up until Smith eventually ran into the back of Deegan’s Yamaha and crashed.

One of the highlights of the battle seemed to include a moment when Deegan waited on Smith in order to throw a second block pass, adding fuel to the controversy.

After his initial crash, Smith fell to seventh on the next lap. He would crash twice more during the event, ultimately finishing four laps off the pace in 20th.

The topic was inevitably part of the postrace news conference.

“It was good racing; it was fun,” Deegan said at about the 27-minute mark in the video above. “I just had some fun doing it.”

Smith had more trouble in the Last Chance Qualifier. He stalled his bike in heavy traffic, worked his way into a battle for fourth with the checkers in sight, but crashed a few yards shy of the finish line and was credited with seventh. Smith earned zero points and fell to sixth in the standings.

Lawrence defends Deegan — *Jordon Smith failed to make the Detroit Supercross Main and fell to sixth in the points. – Feld Motor Sports*

“I think he’s like fifth in points,” Deegan said. “He’s a little out of it. Beside that it was good, I don’t know. I wasn’t really paying attention.”

Deegan jokingly deflected an earlier question with the response that he wasn’t paying attention during the incident.

“He’s my teammate, but he’s a veteran, he’s been in this sport for a while,” Deegan said. “I was up there just battling. I want to win as much as everybody else. It doesn’t matter if it’s a heat race or a main; I just want to win. I was just trying to push that.”

As Deegan and Smith battled, Jeremy Martin took the lead. Deegan finished second in the heat and backed up his performance with a solid third-place showing in the main, which was his second podium finish in a short six-race career. Deegan’s first podium was earned at Daytona, just two rounds ago.

But as Deegan struggled to find something meaningful to say, unsurprisingly for a 17-year-old rider who was not scheduled to run the full 250 schedule this year, it was the championship leader Lawrence who came to his defense.

“I just want to point something out, which kind of amazes me,” Lawrence said during the conference. “So many of the people on social media, where everyone puts their expertise in, are saying the racing back in the ’80s, the early 90s, when me were men. They’re always talking about how gnarly it was and then anytime a block pass or something happens now, everyone cries about it.

“That’s just a little bit interesting. Pick one. You want the gnarly block passes from 10 years ago and then you get it, everyone makes a big song and dance about it.”

Pressed further, Lawrence defended not only the pass but the decision-making process that gets employed lap after lap in a Supercross race.

“It’s easy to point the finger,” Lawrence said. “We’re out there making decisions in a split millisecond. People have all month to pay their phone bill and they still can’t do that on time.

“We’re making decisions at such a fast reaction [time with] adrenaline. … I’m not just saying it for me or Haiden. I speak for all the guys. No one is perfect and we’re under a microscope out there. The media is really quick to point a finger when someone makes a mistake.”

The media is required to hold athletes accountable for their actions. They are also required to tell the complete story.

Pro Motocross Round 7 at Washougal: How to watch, start times, schedule, TV info

Hunter Lawrence defends Haiden Deegan after controversial block pass at Detroit

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