Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship: Washougal 3

 Consistently inconsistent seemed to be the theme of the day in the 450 class at Washougal for the eighth round of the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Sure, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Chad Reed topped the results with a 1-1 day, but behind him, you had Josh Grant (JGRMX Toyota/Yamaha) in second overall with a 5-2, and Jason Lawrence (Boost Mobile / ampm / Monster Energy / Troy Racing) taking third overall with a...10-3? That's a little odd.

The bad news for everyone in the fo-fiddy class is that Reed now has a 65-point lead. Normally we'd be working on the math to figure out when he might wrap up the championship, but the way this season is going with points leader, we wouldn't want to jinx him like that.

We'd like to say that the 250 class was a lot more consistent, but with a 1-5 taking the overall for Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey, and a 8-1 grabbing third for Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Christophe Pourcel, that'd be a stretch. Only Blake Wharton's 3-3 for second overall aboard his Geico Powersports Honda, and Brett Metcalfe's 4-4 for fourth on his Geico Powersports Honda seemed relatively normal. 

Who's got the points lead in the 250 class? That's a tug o' war between Ryan Dungey and Christophe Pourcel, who are tied on points with eight motos remaining.

The Women returned to the series for their annual visit to Washougal, and Honda of Houston's Jessica Patterson and Honda Red Bull Racing's Ashley Fiolek traded first and second-place moto finishes, with Patterson getting the overall nod, courtesy of her win in moto two. Fiolek still holds a 49-point advantage in the series standings, though.

Surprises for the weekend? That'd be the appearance of a couple international riders, including GP competitor Clement Desalle, who not only had good qualifiying times in practice with a torquey low-revving style that had to be seen to be appreciated; and a new competitor to the women's class, Japanese rider Haruna Masu, who rode one of the Geico Powersports Hondas to a second moto holeshot. She also ran ahead of a pack of more familiar competitors, leading several laps before a mistake dropped her several spots in the standings.

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Results

Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship

Washougal, WA

450 Results
1. Chad Reed (Suzuki) 1-1

2. Josh Grant (Yamaha) 5-2

3. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha) 10-3

4. Justin Brayton (KTM) 9-8

5. Michael Byrne (Suzuki) 15-4

6. Jimmy Albertson (Yamaha) 8-10

7. Nick Wey (Yamaha) 13-8

8. Tommy Hahn (Kawasaki) 2-38

9. Ivan Tedesco (Honda) 3-25

10. Clement Desalle (Honda) 3-25

11. Matt Goerke (Suzuki) 4-32

12. Andrew Short (Honda) 7-18

13. Jarred Browne (Suzuki) 23-5

14. Ben Lamay (Yamaha) 17-9

15. Jake Moss (Honda) 6-28

16. Davi Millsaps (Honda) 21-7

17. Jeff Alessi (Honda) 16-12

18. Jason Thomas (Honda) 12-31

19. Antonio Balbi (Honda) 12-31

20. Adam Chatfield (Kawasaki) 22-13

450 Point Standings
1. Chad Reed 337

2. Josh Grant 272

3. Andrew Short 267

4. Ivan Tedesco 258

5. Michael Byrne 207

6. Tommy Hahn 171

7. Cody Cooper157

8. Justin Brayton 152

9. Nick Wey 149

10. Mike Alessi 142

250 Results
1. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 1-5

2. Blake Wharton (Honda) 3-3

3. Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki) 8-1

4. Brett Metcalfe (Honda) 4-4

5. Jake Weimer (Kawasaki) 10-2

6. Tommy Searle (KTM) 6-6

7. Broc Tickle (Yamaha) 7-8

8. Darryn Durham (Yamaha) 5-10

9. Max Antsie (KTM) 9-9

10. Kyle Cunningham (Kawasaki) 2-34

11. Justin Barcia (Honda) 16-7

12. Steven Clarke (Suzuki) 13-11

13. P. J. Larsen (Kawasaki) 15-14

14. Ben Evans (Honda) 12-17

15. Michael Hall (Yamaha) 18-12

16. Matt Lemoine (Yamaha) 11-32

17. Alex Martin (Honda) 4-13

18. Tye Hames (Kawasaki) 17-18

19. Vince Friese (Honda) 14-22

20. Topher Ingalls (Yamaha) 36-15

250 Point Standings
1. Christophe Pourcel 337

2. Ryan Dungey 337

3. Brett Metcalfe 251

4. Tommy Searle 243

5. Jake Weimer 215

6. Justin Barcia 210

7. Broc Tickle 199

8. Blake Wharton 198

9. Tyla Rattray 175

10. Trey Canard 139

WMX Results
1. Jessica Patterson (Honda) 2-1

2. Ashley Fiolek (Honda) 1-2

3. Mariana Balbi (Honda) 3-3

4. Haruna Masu (Honda) 6-5

5. Sara Whitmore (KTM) 4-8

6. Sherri Cruse (Suzuki) 5-7

7. Sara Price (Kawasaki) 10-4

8. Jacqueline Strong (Honda) 8-6

9. Sayyaka Kaneshiro (Suzuki) 13-9

10. Ashley Boham (Kawasaki) 12-10

11. Jackie Ives (Yamaha) 11-14

12. Jessica Smith (Honda) 15-11

13. April Zastrow (Honda) 14-12

14. Elizabeth Bash (Kawasaki) 7-21

15. Hailey Larson (Yamaha) 9-24

16. Penni Cyrus (Kawasaki) 18-13

17. Lauren Volentir (Kawasaki) 16-16

18. Kristine Wright (Kawasaki) 17-18

19. Alyssa Fitch (Honda) 17-18

20. Danielle Sawicki (Kawasaki) 24-17

WMX Point Standings
1. Ashley Fiolek 294

2. Jessica Patterson 245

3. Sherri Cruse 224

4. Vicki Golden 192

5. Sara Price 175

6. Elizabeth Bash 161

7. Sara Whitmore 149

8. Mariana Balbi 126

9. Penni Cyrus 116

10. Tatum Sik 101