St. Louis, MO (March 28, 2015) – Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey extended his lead in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series to an extremely comfortable 80-point lead with a relatively easy win inside the Edward Jones Dome, tonight, in St. Louis, Missouri, topping runner-up Eli Tomac on the GEICO Honda by approximately 4 seconds.
The win was Dungey’s sixth out of the 13 rounds held so far this season and it marked the fourth time this season he has swept the 450- and 250-class podiums with 250-class teammate Marvin Musquin.
“The start was key and I was able to get a really good one,” said Dungey, “After that, I was trying to just put down some really good laps and extend my lead, but they were keeping me honest so I was trying to open that gap the best I could. My lines finally got better and I was able to extend my lead and open the gap and pull away to the win.”
On the openinglap, Dungey led a menacing Autotrader.com/Toyota/Yamaha’s Weston Peick with Rockstar Energy/Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson in third place. GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac and Anderson went back and forth a couple of time before Tomcac finally settled into the spot.
Near the halfway point of the race, Peick was passed by Anderson, then Tomac and finally Team Honda HRC’s Cole Seely. Peick finished the race in fifth place, bouncing back from his 22nd-place finish last weekend.
On Lap 14, Tomac passed Anderson for second place, where he would finish. Anderson finished in third, marking his second podium finish of the season.
“That was a monkey off my back,” said Anderson. “I have been wanting to get back on the podium since the first race of the season. There are a lot of people behind me to help me get here, and I am going to come out swinging at the next race.”
Tomac now has seven podium finishes on the season and is second in season standings.
“I struggled off the start and didn’t make the fast passes early enough in the race,” said Tomac.
Dungey, who captured the second win in St. Louis of his career, has an 80-point lead over Tomac in season standings.
“I tried to open a gap Peick, but he kept me honest in the early stages,” said Dungey.
The next Monster Energy Supercross will take place Saturday, April 11 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
450SX Class Results
1. Ryan Dungey (KTM)
2. Eli Tomac (Hon)
3. Jason Anderson (Hus)
4. Cole Seely (Hon)
5. Weston Peick (Yam)
6. Josh Grant (Kaw)
7. Davi Millsaps (Kaw)
8. Chad Reed (Kaw)
9. Broc Tickle (Suz)
10. Blake Baggett (Suz)
