Marvin Musquin took the win in the 250 class after a 7-1 day at Budds Creek. Photography by Rob Koy.
Mechanicsville, MD (June 27, 2015) – Marvin Musquin edged Alex Martin for the overall win in the 250 class at Budds Creek, after the two riders tied on points, however, Musquin got the nod due to better second-moto results with his 7-1 finish beating out Martin’s 1-7 day.
Alex Martin moved into the lead on lap two of the 16-lap race on his CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha after passing early leader RJ Hampshire. Martin held the lead until three laps to go when his brother, Jeremy Martin, made a pass to take the lead. Jeremy would eventually stall his bike just three turns from the finish allowing the elder Martin to claim his first-ever national moto win.
Earlier in the race, while moving through the pack after gating outside the top five, Musquin went down in a rut with Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo, and the two riders rejoined the race in 11th and 12th respectively. Musquin would go on to finish the moto in seventh on his Red Bull KTM, while Cianciarulo finished one spot back.
Moto two saw Cianciarulo take the early lead before falling on lap five and handing the lead over to Musquin, who held it to the finish.
Alex Martin started the race in 10th place at the end of lap one, and moved up to seventh by mid-race but could never find his way around Zach Osborne’s Rockstar Energy Husqvarna in sixth.
Musquin took an easy moto win ahead of Cianciarulo and Savatgy, while Alex Martin settled for seventh, one spot behind his brother.
After the mud had settled, Musquin took the overall win via tie-breaker with a 7-1 score, with Alex Martin second at 1-7. Savatgy’s 4-3 earned him third overall ahead of Jeremy Martin’s 2-6. Osborne rounded out the top five at 2-6.
After six rounds, Musquin holds a 10-point lead over Jeremy Martin (250 to 248), while Cianciarulo sits third at 178.
Results
1. Marvin Musquin (KTM)
2. Alex Martin (Yam)
3. Joey Savatgy (Kaw)
4. Jeremy Martin (Yam)
5. Zach Osborne (Hus)
6. Adam Cianciarulo (Kaw)
7. Christian Craig (Hon)
8. Cooper Webb (Yam)
9. Matt Bisceglia (Hon)
10. Jessy Nelson (KTM)
