Steve Cox | July 29, 2017
2017 Washougal 250 MX Results: As the 2017 Lucas Oil/AMA 250cc Pro Motocross Championship hits the home stretch, things have continued to fall on the side of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Zach Osborne. Prior to the race, TLD/Red Bull KTM’s Alex Martin – second place in points, albeit 43 points behind Osborne – announced that he was going to have to sit the race out with an injured shoulder. Osborne’s chances at the title got a little bit better.
In the first moto, Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Aaron Plessinger grabbed the holeshot over Alex Martin’s teammate Sean Cantrell and a gaggle more Yamahas, including Plessinger’s teammates Dylan Ferrandis and Mitchell Harrison. By the end of the first lap, Plessinger already held over a two-second lead, and he would grow it to over 13 seconds by the finish.
2017 Washougal 250 MX Results
Behind him, though, fast qualifier Adam Cianciarulo was pushing his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki up through the front-runners until he took second before the halfway point, where he’d stay. At the finish, Cianciarulo barely held off Ferrandis, and immediately behind the Frenchman came points leader Zach Osborne and Harrison. Osborne just nicked Harrison at the line for fourth, and given another lap or two conceivably could’ve caught up as far as second after starting outside the top 20.
Behind Harrison came GEICO Honda’s RJ Hampshire, Cianciarulo’s teammate Joey Savatgy, Cantrell, Hampshire’s teammate Jeremy Martin, Plessinger’s teammate Colt Nichols, Cantrell’s teammate Shane McElrath, and the rest of the field.
2017 Washougal 250 MX Results
In moto two, Savatgy snatched the holeshot and spent the first few laps fighting off the attacks of Hampshire until Hampshire took advantage of a minor mistake by Savatgy to take the lead, which he held for four laps before Savatgy managed to sneak back by.
Savatgy went on to win the moto, but the 7-1 score wasn’t good enough for the overall until the final lap, as Cianciarulo’s 2-4 score would’ve been enough to secure the win. However, on the final circuit, Ferrandis fought his way by Cianciarulo for fourth, and the overall win went to Savatgy, who finished the moto less than three seconds in front of Hampshire, with Osborne, Ferrandis and Ciancairulo all hot on his tail.
Then came Martin, Nichols, McElrath, and Plessinger, who crashed early in the race as he battled with Osborne and could only muster ninth at the finish.
Savatgy won the overall over Osborne and Ferrandis, and Osborne heads into the final break in the series with a 74-point lead over Jeremy Martin with three rounds left to run.
2017 Washougal 250 MX Results
2017 Washougal 250 MX Results
2017 Washougal 250 MX Results
2017 Washougal 250 MX Results
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