MCELRATH SHOCKS AT BUDDS CREEK

In an incredible turn of events, Shane McElrath dominated the motos today in the 250 class at round 11 of the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. After not finishing on the podium in any other moto so far this summer and not winning a moto since Washougal last year, McElrath pulled off an extraordinary 1-1 performance at Budds Creek. Two great starts put him at the front of the pack in both motos and from there he was able to put together his perfect moto scores. Adam Cianciarulo salvaged a second overall for the day going 2-5 and Justin Cooper rounded out the overall podium with his 6-2 moto scores. Here’s how the rest of the 250 class overall ended up for the day:  (for extended coverage of the 2019 Budds Creek National MX, click here)

250 Overall

1 Shane McElrath 1 – 1
2 Adam Cianciarulo 2 – 5
3 Justin Cooper 6 – 2
4 Dylan Ferrandis 4 – 4
5 R.J. Hampshire 3 – 8
6 Cameron McAdoo 8 – 9
7 Chase Sexton 12 – 6
8 Ty Masterpool 7 – 11
9 Alex Martin 18 – 3
10 Michael Mosiman 5 – 14
11 Brandon Hartranft 15 – 7
12 Hunter Lawrence 10 – 13
13 Jo Shimoda 13 – 12
14 Mitchell Oldenburg 16 – 10
15 Jordan Bailey 11 – 15
16 Martin Davalos 9 – 38
17 Kyle Peters 14 – 19
18 Enzo Lopes 17 – 18
19 Mitchell Falk 21 – 16
20 Nick Gaines 20 – 17
21 Jerry Robin 19 – 20
22 Justin Thompson 23 – 21
23 Kevin Moranz 22 – 22
24 Ramyller Alves 25 – 24
25 Vincent Luhovey 28 – 23
26 Jett Lawrence 24 – 30
27 Zane Merrett 32 – 25
28 Marcus Phelps 30 – 28
29 Thomas Covington 26 – 34
30 Curren Thurman 29 – 32
31 Jake Pinhancos 35 – 27
32 Zack Williams 38 – 26
33 Killian Auberson 33 – 31
34 Sean Cantrell 27 – 39
35 Scott Meshey 34 – 37
36 Carson Mumford 31 – 40
37 Austin Root 37 – 36
38 Blake Taylor DNS – 29
39 Benjamin Nelko DNS – 33
40 Adrian Galamba DNS – 35
41 Colt Nichols 36 – DNS
42 Derek Drake 39 – DNS
43 Garrett Marchbanks 40 – DNS

250 Moto One

Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha rider Ty Masterpool kicked the motos off today by grabbing the holeshot in 250 moto one and even stayed in the lead for a few laps. Shane McElrath found himself up front with a good start, battling Masterpool for the lead and eventually overtaking the number one spot. Adam Cianciarulo had a good start, also, but made a mistake while fighting for the top few positions and fell back a ways where he would battle with Michael Mosiman for a bit. Shane McElrath held on for his first moto win in over a year with an almost nine second lead over Adam Cianciarulo in second and RJ Hampshire in third. Here’s how the rest of the 250 class riders ended up in moto one:

1 Shane McElrath
2 Adam Cianciarulo
3 R.J. Hampshire
4 Dylan Ferrandis
5 Michael Mosiman
6 Justin Cooper
7 Ty Masterpool
8 Cameron McAdoo
9 Martin Davalos
10 Hunter Lawrence
11 Jordan Bailey
12 Chase Sexton
13 Jo Shimoda
14 Kyle Peters
15 Brandon Hartranft
16 Mitchell Oldenburg
17 Enzo Lopes
18 Alex Martin
19 Jerry Robin
20 Nick Gaines
21 Mitchell Falk
22 Kevin Moranz
23 Justin Thompson
24 Jett Lawrence
25 Ramyller Alves
26 Thomas Covington
27 Sean Cantrell
28 Vincent Luhovey
29 Curren Thurman
30 Marcus Phelps
31 Carson Mumford
32 Zane Merrett
33 Killian Auberson
34 Scott Meshey
35 Jake Pinhancos
36 Colt Nichols
37 Austin Root
38 Zack Williams
39 Derek Drake
40 Garrett Marchbanks

250 Moto Two

Shane McElrath carried his momentum form moto one into moto two with him as he took the second moto holeshot, but was quickly passed by Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha’s Mitchell Oldenburg. Oldenburg carried the lead for the first couple of laps, but McElrath made his way back by and began building a gap over the rest of the field. The rest of the order seemed flipped from the first moto, with Adam Cianciarulo and Dylan Ferrandis both starting a ways back and guys like Alex Martin, Justin Cooper, Jett Lawrence and Jo Shimoda filled the top ten early on. McElrath continued on to his second moto win of the day, followed by Justin Cooper in second and Alex Martin in third. Here’s how the rest of the 250 field finished the second moto at Budds Creek:

1 Shane McElrath
2 Justin Cooper
3 Alex Martin
4 Dylan Ferrandis
5 Adam Cianciarulo
6 Chase Sexton
7 Brandon Hartranft
8 R.J. Hampshire
9 Cameron McAdoo
10 Mitchell Oldenburg
11 Ty Masterpool
12 Jo Shimoda
13 Hunter Lawrence
14 Michael Mosiman
15 Jordan Bailey
16 Mitchell Falk
17 Nick Gaines
18 Enzo Lopes
19 Kyle Peters
20 Jerry Robin
21 Justin Thompson
22 Kevin Moranz
23 Vincent Luhovey
24 Ramyller Alves
25 Zane Merrett
26 Zack Williams
27 Jake Pinhancos
28 Marcus Phelps
29 Blake Taylor
30 Jett Lawrence
31 Killian Auberson
32 Curren Thurman
33 Benjamin Nelko
34 Thomas Covington
35 Adrian Galamba
36 Austin Root
37 Scott Meshey
38 Martin Davalos
39 Sean Cantrell
40 Carson Mumford