PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE EMERY
RCH Racing’s Ken Roczen held off his old teammate Ryan Dungey on the Red Bull KTM to take home his first Pro Motocross 450 overall win since Crawfordsville, Indiana last season. As the pair split wins at the High Point National, neither gained an advantage in the title chase.
“Feels really good to get the overall,” Roczen said. “Ryan [Dungey] and I leave with the same points as we came in, but at least we didn’t lose anything.”
Dungey really put on a charge in the second moto, but was unable to pull off a repeat of his first moto success and settled for second. Was he thinking championship picture?
“Not damage control at all, I was going out for a win,” Dungey said. Ken’s [Roczen] riding good. He’s always tough competitor… You can’t win them all. I put in a good effort, we made a lot of progress coming into this week. I’m really happy with the performance.”
Joining Roczen and Dungey on the podium was Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Jason Anderson (4-3). In fourth was Anderson’s teammate Christophe Pourcel who led early in both motos, but ultimately finished third in moto one and fifth in moto two.
JGR Yamaha’s Justin Barcia fought back to finish fifth in moto one after crashing out of second place. His fourth-place in moto two secured him fifth overall.
In sixth was Roczen’s teammate Broc Tickle (6-8). Behind Tickle was Weston Peick on the other JGR Yamaha, overcoming a disappointing 11th-place finish in the first moto to finish sixth in moto two.
Team Honda HRC’s Cole Seely was eighth with a 7-10 tally. Rounding out the top 10 was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Wil Hahn (10-9) and fill-in rider for Seely’s injured teammate Trey Canard—Fredrik Noren (8-12).
2015 AMA Pro Motocross
High Point 450 Results
1. Ken Roczen (2-1) Suzuki)
2. Ryan Dungey (1-2) KTM
3. Jason Anderson (4-3) Husqvarna
4. Christophe Pourcel (3-5) Husqvarna
5. Justin Barcia (5-4) Yamaha
6. Broc Tickle (6-8) Suzuki
7. Weston Peick (11-6) Yamaha
8. Cole Seely (7-10) Honda
9. Wil Hahn (10-9) Kawasaki
10. Fredrik Noren (8-12) Honda
