Lucas Oil Motocross Championship Heads to Steel City for Penultimate Round‏

Newly-Crowned Champion Dungey Aims for the Record Books as Lucas Oil Motocross Championship Heads to Steel City
250 Class Title Fight Coming Down to the Wire

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (August 30, 2010) - The 10^th
round of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship introduced
the newest member of the exclusive national championship family as
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey joined legendary names like
Hannah, Bailey, Johnson, Ward, Bayle, Stanton, Emig, McGrath, Henry,
and of course Carmichael in the history books as a premier class title
holder. This weekend, the world's most prestigious motocross series
will host its penultimate round at the Labor Day tradition from Steel
City Raceway with the FMF Steel City National in Delmont, Pa., on
Saturday, September 4.

Dungey continued his impressive dominance of the 450 Class by capturing his ninth consecutive victory and posting his 10^th and 11^th
straight moto wins at the sands of Southwick. The 20-year-old is
setting a new standard of success for a debut season in this class,
overcoming what was thought to be the most extraordinary rookie season
of all time by 10-time champion Ricky Carmichael in 2000. By virtue of
his 450 Class title, Dungey becomes the first rider in history to
capture both the premier AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross titles as a
rookie and has already achieved the career grand slam by winning all
four titles in the sport - AMA Supercross Lites, AMA Motocross 250
Class, AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross 450 Class - in successive
seasons.

Ryan Dungey's 2010 rookie season is the most successful in 450 Class history.
Courtesy Steve Cox/Racer X

Behind the Minnesota native in the
450 Class standings, the battle for the runner-up spot in the
championship is heating up between Honda Red Bull Racing's Andrew
Short, who currently occupies the position, and GEICO Powersports
Honda's Brett Metcalfe. Both riders experienced misfortune at Southwick
and are separated by only three points with two rounds remaining.
Throughout the season, the Honda pair have been the most consistent
challengers to Dungey's dominance and with the need to bounce back
after a tough weekend, their battle for second will surely come down to
the wire.

For the first time in the second
half of the season, the 250 Class featured an overall winner other than
GEICO Powersports Honda's Trey Canard. The Oklahoma native had posted
four consecutive victories and surged into second place in the
championship behind Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Christophe
Pourcel. At Southwick, Canard continued his strong effort with a Moto 1
win while his rival was forced to overcome a bad start. With the
championship lead within striking distance, the duo reversed roles in
Moto 2 and as a result, Canard's damage to Pourcel's advantage was
minimal and now, just 13 points separate the pair.

Tyla Rattray's determination at Southwick resulted in his second career win.
Courtesy Steve Cox/Racer X

Capitalizing on both riders' hard
luck was Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Tyla Rattray. The 2008
World Champion from South Africa posted back-to-back runner-up finishes
to take the second overall win of the season and his career on the same
day as the birth of his first child, a beautiful daughter named Brooke,
back in California. As a result, Rattray also moved into third in the
highly-competitive 250 Class title fight, just one point ahead of his
rookie teammate Dean Wilson.

In a season that has already
proven that anything can happen in the smaller displacement, the battle
between Pourcel and Canard looks as if it will be a dogfight through to
the finish. With his wave of momentum brought to an end, all eyes will
be on Canard at Steel City to see how he responds while Pourcel looks
to reassert control of the division. Last season, Pourcel took the
overall victory at Steel City over Ryan Dungey, though it was Dungey
who claimed the 250 Class title on that day.

The
second half of 2010 hasn't gone how Christophe Pourcel would've liked,
but the Frenchman still holds on to the 250 Class lead.
Courtesy Steve Cox/Racer X

Despite an apparent shift in momentum atop the MotorcycleUSA.com
Women's Motocross Championship, current championship leader Jessica
Patterson and her DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing Yamaha team made a
statement at Southwick with arguably the strongest performance of the
entire 2010 season. Patterson claimed her fifth overall victory by
overcoming trouble early in the day to maintain her 22-point lead over
reigning two-time champion Ashley Fiolek of the Honda Red Bull Racing
team, who in recent rounds looked to be closing in on her rival. As the
eight-race championship heads to its penultimate round at Steel City,
Fiolek will look to leave it all on the line throughout the final four
motos in hopes of achieving the three-peat.

For nearly two decades, Steel City
Raceway has been a Labor Day tradition of American motocross. The
pristine facility just outside Pittsburgh has hosted some of the most
memorable championship battles in the history of the sport while also
serving as the site of many historical moments. It's lush natural
terrain and picturesque setting provides a variety of challenges for
the world's best riders while also catering to some of the most
hotly-contested competition on the schedule. As always, the Coombs
family is pulling out all the stops to make this season's layout one
that will keep the fan's on their feet.

Back-to-back same-day coverage of
the FMF Steel City National can be seen on Saturday via tape delay
exclusively on SPEED. Beginning at 8 p.m. ET, the 250 Class will
kick-off two hours of American motocross action, followed by the 450
Class at 9 p.m. ET. As always, a live stream of the first motos of each
class can be seen at www.allisports.com/motocross The online coverage begins shortly before the opening race at 1 p.m. ET.

2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship Results
Round 10 of 12 - Rockstar Energy Southwick National

450 Class (Moto Finish)

1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (1-1)


2. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM (3-4)


3. Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., Yamaha (6-3)


4. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha (4-6)


5. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda (7-5)


6. Nick Wey, DeWitt, Mich., Kawasaki (8-9)


7. Ben Townley, New Zealand, Honda (34-2)


8. Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki (2-32)


9. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda (14-7)


10. Dan Reardon, Australia, Yamaha (13-11)

450 Class Championship Standings

1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 468


2. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 317


3. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 314


4. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 273


5. Ben Townley, New Zealand, Honda, 271


6. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 260


7. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha, 216


8. Chad Reed, Australia, Kawasaki, 204


9. Kyle Regal, Kemp, Texas, Honda, 201


10. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., Yamaha, 194

250 Class (Moto Finish)

1. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki (2-2)


2. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda (4-1)


3. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda (1-9)


4. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda (3-5)


5. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki (7-3)


6. Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki (5-4)


7. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda (6-7)


8. Gareth Swenapoel, South Africa, Yamaha (10-6)


9. Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Yamaha (11-8)


10. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha (8-11)

250 Class Championship Standings

1. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 399


2. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 386


3. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 364


4. Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki, 363


5. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 291


6. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 262


7. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda, 259


8. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 232


9. Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Yamaha, 210


10. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 195

WMX Class (Moto Finish)

1. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha (2-1)


2. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda (1-2)


3. Tarah Gieger, Winter Gardens, Fla., Honda (3-3)


4. Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki (4-7)


5. Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha (6-5)


6. Mariana Balbi, Brazil, Yamaha (5-6)


7. Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM (11-4)


8. Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha (8-8)


9. Alexah Pearson, Rocklin, Calif., Yamaha (9-9)


10. Julie Anne Parizek, Willington, Conn., Kawasaki (10-10)

WMX Class Championship Standings (After 6 of 8 Rounds)

1. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Yamaha, 288


2. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda, 266


3. Tarah Gieger, Winter Gardens, Fla., Honda, 229


4. Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha, 190


5. Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki, 180


6. Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM, 176


7. Mariana Balbi, Brazil, Yamaha, 169


8. Alexah Pearson, Rocklin, Calif., Yamaha, 138


9. Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha, 135


10. Erica Cook, Natalia, Texas, Yamaha, 113

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