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Sunday, 1 February 2015

AMASX: Round #5 Race Report – Anaheim III



Ryan Dungey race action shot Supercross Media Press Release: Red Bull KTM 's Ryan Dungey earned his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, win of the season in front of 43,441 fans at Angel Stadium to cement his position as the 450SX Class points leader. Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha's Cooper Webb won his third Western Regional 250SX Class Main Event in five races to extended his points lead. For the first time in his 450SX Class career, Team Yoshimura Suzuki rookie Blake Baggett earned the Hole-shot Award with Dungey in second place. Dungey used a pass on the opening lap to get around Baggett and take over the lead, and on the same lap, Team Honda's Cole Seely passed Baggett to take over the number-two position. Team Honda's Trey Canard, who won last week's race in Oakland, moved into third place on Lap 2. While pressuring his teammate Seely for second, Canard crashed on Lap 10 and lost several spots, allowing Suzuki's Ken Roczen, who won the first two races in Anaheim this season, to take over third place and Eli Tomac to move into fourth place. Dungey led 19 of the 20 laps in the Main Event to earn his 15th career victory and his first since Indianapolis last March, 12 races ago. Ryan Dungey race action shot "The whole day was great," said Dungey. "We went out there and got a good start, got into the lead and led all of the laps. That is all we can do. We've finished fourth, third, second, second and now first [this season], and that is a step forward. We will continue to take it race by race and give it everything we have." On the last lap, Tomac made a pass on Roczen to secure the third and final spot on the podium. Seely held on for a career-best second place finish. "Those guys were pressuring me toward the end of the race, but I was able to put my head down and hold them off," said Seely. Dungey extended his lead over Roczen in the championship to 11 points, while Tomac moved into a tie with Canard for third. Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Red Bull/KTM's Jessy Nelson, who won the opening race of the season in Anaheim, started the Western Regional 250SX Class Main Event with the Hole-shot Award. Webb, who entered the night with two wins in his last three starts, followed Nelson in second place with Zach Osborne in third place. Cooper Webb race action shot Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Tyler Bowers, the four-time Arenacross Champion, moved into fifth place by the end of Lap 1, but on the following lap he crashed, reentering in last place after stopping for adjustments in the mechanics area. Webb passed Nelson for the lead on Lap 7 and rode to his third win of the season. Webb's teammate and 250SX Class rookie Aaron Plessinger, who completed AMSOIL Arenacross' Ricky Carmichael Road to Supercross last year, earned the first podium of his career with a third place effort. "I couldn't have asked for a better race," said Webb. "I look forward to keeping the momentum up next weekend in San Diego." "I can't believe I am up here [on the podium] tonight," said Plessinger. "I am speechless. This is an accomplishment that I didn't expect in my rookie season." Cooper Webb race action shot Nelson moved into second place in season standings, up one position from last week, and sits 18 points behind Webb. Osborne, who finished fourth, moved into third, while Bowers dropped to fourth following his 15th-place finish. Bowers entered the night in second. Monster Energy Supercross continues next weekend with its sixth stop of the 17-race season from Petco Park in San Diego. Live broadcast coverage on FOX Sports 1 begins at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 7. 450SX Class Results: Anaheim Race 3 Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., Yamaha Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha 450SX Class Season Standings: Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 107 Ken Roczen, Clermont, Fla., Suzuki, 96 Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 84 Trey Canard, Edmond, Okla., Honda, 84 Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna, 74 Justin Barcia, Greenville, Fla., Yamaha, 71 Cole Seely, Laguna Beach, Calif., Honda, 67 Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki, 57 Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 54 Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki, 54 Western Regional 250SX Class Results: Anaheim Race 3 Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., KTM Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Husqvarna Matt Bisceglia, Weatherford, Texas, Honda Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha Cole Martinez, Rimrock, Ariz., Yamaha Western Regional 250SX Class Season Standings: Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha, 111 Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., KTM, 93 Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Husqvarna, 87 Tyler Bowers, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 84 Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., KTM, 78 Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha, 74 Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda, 68 Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM, 64 Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki, 61 Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 59 KTM Junior Supercross Challenge: Nate Freehill, El Dorado Hills, Calif., KTM Cody Smit, Hillsboro, Ore., KTM Jett Lessing, Eastvale, Calif., KTM Mason Davis, Snowhomish, Wash., KTM Bill Hodgson, Shingle Springs, Calif., KTM Hayden Maeda, Chino Hills, Calif., KTM Ryder Garcia, Sylmar, Calif., KTM Karson Kindelt, Loomis, Calif., KTM Luke Harris, San Marcos, Calif., KTM Zane Smith, West Hills, Calif., KTM Bridger Moore, Saint Catharine, Mo., KTM Carson Brooks, Henderson, Nev., KTM Chase Potter, Odessa, Texas, KTM Harlem Nelson, Barstow, Calif., KTM Seth Anderson, Riggold, Ga., KTM Headlining the 2015 Monster Energy Supercross television package will be the first-ever live FOX network broadcast from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday, April 25 at 3 p.m. EST. FOX Sports 1 will broadcast 12 races live and FOX Sports 2 will broadcast 3 races live. Each race will include a next-day re-air on FOX Sports 1. For more information: www.supercrosslive.com



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