THE CHAMP STAYS ON TOP

Clinching the championship a round early wasn’t enough for 3-time reigning champ Eli Tomac, as he came out at the Ironman national going 3-1 for the day’s overall. Ken Roczen led a lot of laps at the final round of the series, but ultimate succumbed to the pressures of Eli Tomac and Zach Osborne, still landing on the second step of the podium, though. Osborne bounced back from a fifth in moto one to a second in moto two to round out the overall podium. Here’s how the rest of the 450 class riders ended their seasons at the national in Crawfordsville, Indiana: (for extended coverage of the 2019 Ironman National MX, click here.)

450 Overall

1 Eli Tomac 3 – 1
2 Ken Roczen 2 – 3
3 Zach Osborne 5 – 2
4 Joey Savatgy 4 – 6
5 Justin Barcia 7 – 4
6 Jason Anderson 6 – 5
7 Dean Wilson 9 – 7
8 Benny Bloss 8 – 8
9 Marvin Musquin 1 – 40
10 Fredrik Noren 10 – 10
11 Kyle Cunningham 12 – 12
12 Henry Miller 14 – 13
13 Tyler Bowers 13 – 14
14 Justin Bogle 33 – 9
15 Marshal Weltin 20 – 11
16 John Short 11 – 36
17 Dustin Winter 19 – 15
18 Toshiki Tomita 18 – 16
19  Jeremy Hand 17 – 17
20 Josh Osby 15 – 20
21 James Weeks 16 – 21
22 Luke Neese 29 – 18
23 Caleb Tennant 22 – 19
24 Keylan Meston 26 – 23
25 Cade Clason 24 – 25
26 Isaac Teasdale 21 – 30
27 Matthew Hubert 32 – 24
28 Eric Grondahl 35 – 22
29 Dirco Van der Westhuizen 31 – 26
30 Vann Martin 30 – 27
31 Jacob Runkles 25 – 33
32 Carson Tickle 36 – 29
33 Jeremy Smith 34 – 32
34 Cory Carsten 28 – 38
35 Coty Schock 27 – 39
36 Kody Kamm 40 – 28
37 Thomas Coluzzi 38 – 34
38 Felix Lopez 39 – 35
39 Heath Harrison 37 – 37
40 Aaron Plessinger 23 – DNS
41 Jason McConnell DNS – 31

450 Moto One

Joey Savatgy put his Monster Energy/Kawasaki out front early in the first 450 class moto here at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana, but was quickly overtaken by Ken Roczen. Marvin Musquin and Eli Tomac made their ways by into second and third, and began an all out three-way battle for the lead, all swapping positions for the rest of the race. Roczen would bring home the moto win, almost losing it, though, to a move by Marvin Musquin in the final corner. Musquin finished second and Tomac rounded out the podium in third. Here’s how the rest of the 450 class finished up the first 450 class moto at round 12 of the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship:

1 Marvin Musquin
2 Ken Roczen
3 Eli Tomac
4 Joey Savatgy
5 Zach Osborne
6 Jason Anderson
7 Justin Barcia
8 Benny Bloss
9 Dean Wilson
10 Fredrik Noren
11 John Short
12 Kyle Cunningham
13 Tyler Bowers
14 Henry Miller
15 Josh Osby
16 James Weeks
17 Jeremy Hand
18 Toshiki Tomita
19 Dustin Winter
20 Marshal Weltin
21 Isaac Teasdale
22 Caleb Tennant
23 Aaron Plessinger
24 Cade Clason
25 Jacob Runkles
26 Keylan Meston
27 Coty Schock
28 Cory Carsten
29 Luke Neese
30 Vann Martin
31 Dirco Van der Westhuizen
32 Matthew Hubert
33 Justin Bogle
34 Jeremy Smith
35 Eric Grondahl
36 Carson Tickle
37 Heath Harrison
38 Thomas Coluzzi
39 Felix Lopez
40 Kody Kamm

450 Moto Two

Once again, Joey Savatgy put his KX450 out front early, grabbing the holeshot and leading the pack through the first few turns. Ken Roczen also slipped his way into the lead again, but carried with him Eli Tomac and later in the moto Zach Osborne as well. The three battled for awhile, but Eli and Zach both were able to make the pass on Roczen by the end of the moto. Unfortunately, a crash off the start left Marvin Musquin with a DNF and was unable to battle for a podium position. Here’s how the rest of the 450 class finished out the 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship:

1 Eli Tomac
2 Zach Osborne
3 Ken Roczen
4 Justin Barcia
5 Jason Anderson
6 Joey Savatgy
7 Dean Wilson
8 Benny Bloss
9 Justin Bogle
10 Fredrik Noren
11 Marshal Weltin
12 Kyle Cunningham
13 Henry Miller
14 Tyler Bowers
15 Dustin Winter
16 Toshiki Tomita
17 Jeremy Hand
18 Luke Neese
19 Caleb Tennant
20 Josh Osby
21 James Weeks
22 Eric Grondahl
23 Keylan Meston
24 Matthew Hubert
25 Cade Clason
26 Dirco Van der Westhuizen
27 Vann Martin
28 Kody Kamm
29 Carson Tickle
30 Isaac Teasdale
31 Jason McConnell
32 Jeremy Smith
33 Jacob Runkles
34 Thomas Coluzzi
35 Felix Lopez
36 John Short
37 Heath Harrison
38 Cory Carsten
39 Coty Schock
40 Marvin Musquin