Dungey Earns Championship Points Lead at Oakland Supercross

Oakland, CA – Red Bull KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey earned an impressive 2nd place result which catapulted him into the championship points lead at the 4th round of the Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship held in front of an enthusiast crowd at the Oakland Coliseum.

Dungey was placed in the second 450 SX heat where he nearly pulled the holeshot to get an early lead on the pack. Within the first few corners he dropped to 3rd place where he remained for the next two laps while closing the gap on the 2nd place rider. A lap later he made the pass for the position and began to close on the leader. Dungey applied pressure to the leader on the last lap but was unable to make the pass and finished in 2nd for a great transfer spot into the main event.

Unfortunately, Dungey’s Red Bull KTM Factory teammate, Dean Wilson, suffered an ACL injury during a practice crash earlier in the week and did not race the Oakland Supercross.

Dungey jumped off the line to a top five start. At the end of the first lap he came in 5th place. Shortly before the halfway mark Dungey had moved into the top three. He remained in that position for the next few laps slowing chipping away on the gap to the 2nd place ride of Chad Reed. With three laps to go, Dungey was able to make the pass on Reed to take over the position when Reed made a mistake and rode off the track. Dungey held onto the spot for the remaining laps to finish in the runner-up position.

Dungey’s podium position at the Oakland Supercross moves him to 1st overall in the championship standings by five points. “I am excited to run the red plate at the next round,” stated Dungey. “I wish I could have taken the win tonight but I am happy that my consistent results have paid off and we are in the top spot heading to the next round. I have to keep building off these results and continue to work toward that win.”

Next Event: January 31, 2015 – Anaheim, CA

Overall Results –

1. Trey Canard

2. Ryan Dungey – KTM

3. Chad Reed

4. Eli Tomac

5. Cole Seely

6. Justin Barcia

7. Blake Baggett

8. Davi Millsaps

9. Andrew Short – KTM

10. Jason Anderson

11. Jake Weimer

12. Brett Metcalfe

13. Kyle Chisholm

14. Vince Friese

15. Phil Nicoletti

16. Ken Roczen

17. Fredrik Noren

18. Martin Davalos

19. Kyle Partridge

20. Killian Rusk

21. Josh Grant

22. Broc Tickle

Overall Point Standings –

1. Ryan Dungey – 82

2. Ken Roczen – 77

3. Trey Canard – 68