Lakewood, CO (May 30, 2015) – Ryan Dungey took advantage of a second moto crash by series points leader Eli Tomac to grab his first win of the season at round three of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Series in Lakewood, Colorado, the Red Bull KTM rider going 2-1 on the day for the overall victory.
Tomac appeared to be continuing his domination of the series after winning the opening moto by 14 seconds over Dungey with defending champ Ken Roczen back up to speed and finishing third another six seconds behind Dungey.
Dungey ran in third behind Roczen for most of the first moto, before making a pass on the RCH/Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns Suzuki rider with two laps to go to take over second.
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Baggett passed Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson mid-race to finish fourth, while RCH/Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns Suzuki’s Broc Tickle was fifth after passing Anderson on the final lap.
In the second moto, Tomac jumped out to a comfortable lead right away, and appeared to be on his way to another blowout win. However, on lap eight, the GEICO Honda rider got crossed up in a run and then high-sided, dislocating his shoulder, resulting in a 33rd place finish. His 1-33 was good enough for seventh overall.
According to a source at Honda, Tomac’s shoulder popped out of place in the crash and was popped back into place and examined, however, he was not transported to a hospital.
Dungey again trailed Roczen for most of moto two, but the German rider suffered a flat tire with five laps to go and went down two times in that same period, allowing Dungey to catch and pass him with two laps left for the moto win and the overall victory.
The win also moved Dungey into the points lead, three points ahead of Tomac, with Baggett in third, another 26 points behind.
“I was given a gift today; I capitalized on some rider’s mistakes and got my first overall, which was nice,” said Dungey. “I made a couple of mistakes in the first moto, but in the end I was able to get by Ken (Roczen) to finish second, and then in the second moto, I didn’t get that great of a start but I came through the pack decent and then Eli took a tumble, which put me in third. After that, Ken fell late in the race and I was able to win the moto and the overall.”
Results
1. Ryan Dungey (KTM)
2. Ken Roczen (Suz)
3. Blake Baggett (Suz)
4. Broc Tickle (Suz)
5. Cole Seely (Hon)
6. Justin Barcia (Yam)
7. Eli Tomac (Hon)
8. Christophe Pourcel (Hus)
9. Phillip Nicoletti (Yam)
10. Justin Brayton (KTM)
