TOMAC DOMINATES BUDDS CREEK; CLINCHES THIRD TITLE

Eli Tomac couldn’t have asked for a better way to cap off his 2019 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship run, by winning the final two motos that he needed to clinch the title before the final round in Indiana next weekend. The day started off a bit slow for the now three time champ, unable to match the speed of Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin in the morning qualifying sessions. He found the speed come time for the motos, though, and was able to finish out the day strong. Jason Anderson also had an excellent ride, going 4-2 for second overall and Marvin Musquin, who may have come up short on this year’s championship, still finished third overall today with his 3-3 moto scores. Here’s how the remainder of the 450 class riders finished in the day’s overall: (for extended coverage of the 2019 Budds Creek National MX, click here)

450 Overall

1 Eli Tomac 1 – 1
2 Jason Anderson 4 – 2
3 Marvin Musquin 3 – 3
4 Ken Roczen 2 – 7
5 Zach Osborne 5 – 4
6 Justin Barcia 6 – 5
7 Dean Wilson 8 – 6
8 Aaron Plessinger 9 – 9
9 Benny Bloss 7 – 11
10 Kyle Cunningham 11 – 8
11 John Short 10 – 10
12 James Weeks 14 – 12
13 Fredrik Noren 15 – 13
14 Tyler Bowers 16 – 14
15 Coty Schock 13 – 17
16 Toshiki Tomita 18 – 15
17 Isaac Teasdale 17 – 16
18 Lorenzo Locurcio 12 – 37
19 Jeremy Hand 20 – 18
20 Jacob Runkles 21 – 19
21 Justin Bogle 19 – DNS
22 Jeremy Smith 26 – 20
23 Heath Harrison 25 – 21
24 Felix Lopez 23 – 24
25 Tyler Stepek 22 – 30
26 Robert Piazza 31 – 23
27 Matthew Hubert 33 – 22
28 Ricci Randanella 30 – 26
29 Klay Prager 29 – 29
30 Eric Grondahl 32 – 27
31 Cory Carsten 35 – 25
32 Nick Fratz-Orr 28 – 33
33 Carson Tickle 27 – 34
34 Bradley Lionnet 34 – 28
35 Caleb Tennant 24 – 39
36 Dustin Winter 39 – 32
37 Luke Neese 36 – 35
38 Deven Raper 38 – 36
39 Henry Miller 37 – 38
40 Ben LaMay 40 – 40
41 Ryan Diezic DNS – 31

450 Moto One

Once again, Justin Bogle led the field of 450 class riders through the first turn of moto one with Eli Tomac right there ready to make a move. It wasn’t long before Tomac was able to get around Bogle for the lead, but Ken Roczen moved up there right with him to challenge for the moto win. Eli would hold off Kenny for the lead and the moto win, Roczen had a solid ride to finish second and Marvin Musquin rounded out the podium in third. Here’s how the rest of the 450 class riders finished 450 moto one:

1 Eli Tomac
2 Ken Roczen
3 Marvin Musquin
4 Jason Anderson
5 Zach Osborne
6 Justin Barcia
7 Benny Bloss
8 Dean Wilson
9 Aaron Plessinger
10 John Short
11 Kyle Cunningham
12 Lorenzo Locurcio
13 Coty Schock
14 James Weeks
15 Fredrik Noren
16 Tyler Bowers
17 Isaac Teasdale
18 Toshiki Tomita
19 Justin Bogle
20 Jeremy Hand
21 Jacob Runkles
22 Tyler Stepek
23 Felix Lopez
24 Caleb Tennant
25 Heath Harrison
26 Jeremy Smith
27 Carson Tickle
28 Nick Fratz-Orr
29 Klay Prager
30 Ricci Randanella
31 Robert Piazza
32 Eric Grondahl
33 Matthew Hubert
34 Bradley Lionnet
35 Cory Carsten
36 Luke Neese
37 Henry Miller
38 Deven Raper
39 Dustin Winter
40 Ben LaMay

450 Moto Two

The start of moto two saw Marvin Musquin and Zach Osborne both get great jumps off the gate and through the first corner. Eli Tomac squeezed his way through the mass in the first turn to end up right next to Osborne over the holeshot line, passing for the lead shortly after. From there, Tomac was able to pull away and win the moto. Jason Anderson and Zach Osborne had a nice battle between the two, with Anderson getting the better end of the stick. Marvin Musquin made his way up into third by the end of the moto, but it was too little too late as Tomac was not only able to win the day’s overall but Musquin and Roczen’s second moto finishes sealed the deal on Eli’s third consecutive Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in the 450 class. Here’s how the rest of the 450 field finished in the second moto at the 2019 Budds Creek National MX:

1 Eli Tomac
2 Jason Anderson
3 Marvin Musquin
4 Zach Osborne
5 Justin Barcia
6 Dean Wilson
7 Ken Roczen
8 Kyle Cunningham
9 Aaron Plessinger
10 John Short
11 Benny Bloss
12 James Weeks
13 Fredrik Noren
14 Tyler Bowers
15 Toshiki Tomita
16 Isaac Teasdale
17 Coty Schock
18 Jeremy Hand
19 Jacob Runkles
20 Jeremy Smith
21 Heath Harrison
22 Matthew Hubert
23 Robert Piazza
24 Felix Lopez
25 Cory Carsten
26 Ricci Randanella
27 Eric Grondahl
28 Bradley Lionnet
29 Klay Prager
30 Tyler Stepek
31 Ryan Diezic
32 Dustin Winter
33 Nick Fratz-Orr
34 Carson Tickle
35 Luke Neese
36 Deven Raper
37 Lorenzo Locurcio
38 Henry Miller
39 Caleb Tennant
40 Ben LaMay