Photography by Simon Cudby
Ryan Dungey was flawless at on very technical track in front of a massive crowd of 60,491 fans at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Dungey scored the commanding victory in the Indy Supercross over factory Honda riders Cole Seely and Trey Canard. Dungey took the lead on the first lap and pulled away to a comfortable 3.915-second victory. Seely hung tough for several laps, but Dungey’s relentless perfection earned him the gap by the checkered flag.
Trey Canard turned took what should have been a miserable night and managed to pull through to salvage a podium finish, this after being nearly last off the start.
Andrew Short put his BTO Sports.com/KTM across the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot Award line before Dungey and Team Honda HRC’s Cole Seely to start the 450SX Class Main Event. Discount Tire/TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed, who captured his first win of the season at the first race in Atlanta, crashed in Turn 2 and remounted in last place.
Dungey moved into the lead on Lap 1 as Seely took over second place. Tomac, who came into tonight in third place, crashed on Lap 1 and lost several valuable positions. On Lap 2, Autotrader.com/Toyota/Yamaha’s Weston Peick passed Short for third place.
Team HRC’s Trey Canard charged through the field, eventually passing Peick for third place on Lap 10. Canard held on for third place, his seventh podium finish of the season.
Seely earned a season-best second place finish and moved into fourth place in the season standings, up from seventh place.
“I thought I would have something for Ryan [Dungey] tonight, but I dropped back a bit, but I will take a second place,” said Seely.
With a 45-point lead in the season standings, Dungey has five wins on the year and is the fifth rider in history to win back-to-back races in Indianapolis. In the 23 races held in Indianapolis, the winner of the race has gone on to win the 450SX Class Championship 17 times.
“This is a week-by-week battle,” said Dungey. “I knew how important the start was, and Andrew [Short] was up front early on, so I knew I had to get around him,” said Dungey. “It was a tough track; on the last lap, I took it nice and easy.”
Next Saturday the series moves to Detroit’s Ford Field.
450SX Class Results: Indianapolis
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
- Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda
- Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda
- Weston Peick, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
- Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
- Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM
- Josh Grant, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki
- Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki
- Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki
- Jake Weimer, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki
450SX Class Season Standings
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 249
- Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda, 204
- Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 169
- Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda, 160
- Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki, 156
- Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki, 152
- Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna, 144
- Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki, 141
- Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 124
- Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 120
