Photography by Simon Cudby
Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin dominated the 250 East Supercross final in Indianapolis. It marked the fourth victory of the season and third in a row for the talented Frenchman and pushed his lead in the series to 16 points.
GEICO Honda’s Justin Bogle, the defending class champion, started the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Main Event with the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot Award. Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Martin Davalos quickly moved around Bogle to take over the lead. Musquin followed closely in second place on the opening lap and passed Davalos on the next lap.
While riding in second place on Lap 1, Davalos crashed and dropped several positions. On Lap 2, Davalos would crash again, and at the halfway point of the race, he was running in 19th place.
On Lap 9, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy, who was running in third place, suffered mechanical failure and was forced to withdraw from the race. Savatgy came into tonight in fourth place in season standings.
Bogle held on for second place and is second overall in season standings. This year he has been on the podium at every race with two second place finishes and three third place finishes.
Rookie RJ Hampshire earned the first podium of his career with a third-place finish. Hampshire advanced into fourth place from sixth place in the season standings.
“I came into the season with the goal of making every Main Event, so to be on the podium is a great accomplishment,” said Hampshire.
Musquin now has four wins on the season and eight career 250SX Class wins.
HRT Racing’s Vicki Golden, who is attempting to become the first female in history to qualify for a Monster Energy Supercross race, came within seven-hundredths of a second of qualifying for the Fast 40, which would have transferred her to the night’s racing program.
Racing action takes place next Saturday night, March 21, at Detroit’s Ford Field.
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results: Indianapolis
- Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM
- Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda
- RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda
- Jordon Smith, Belmont, N.C., Honda
- Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Honda
- James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda
- Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda
- Colt Nichols, Muskogee, Okla., Honda
- Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda
- Jace Owen, Mattoon, Ill., Honda
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Season Standings
- Marvin Musquin, Corona, Calif., KTM, 122
- Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda, 106
- Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 85
- RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda, 74
- Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki, 73
- Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Husqvarna, 62
- Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda, 58
- James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 57
- Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda, 57
- Anthony Rodriguez, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha, 52
