Results Sheet: Pala Raceway

Dean Wilson had wrapped up the 250 class title last weekend in Steel City, but with two titles still on the line, and one last chance for everyone to show what they've got, the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship season finale at Pala Raceway provided plenty of action.

Blake Baggett grabbed the early lead, though Dean Wilson (who's sort of hidden behind Blake) took over the top spot by the end of lap one.

The 250 class ran first this week, and Blake Baggett jumped out front early, but was passed by his Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammate, Dean Wilson, shortly afterwards. Behind the lead duo were some familiar faces, including Tyla Rattray (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki), and Marvin Musquin (Red Bull KTM). The top four stayed pretty much just like that throughout the moto. Afterwrads, there was some tension between Baggett and Wilson, and apparently Blake thought that Dean was jumping across his line. We haven't seen the replay of the TV interview, but when asked about it after the conclusion of the second moto, Blake had nothing to say about it.

Justin Bogle had some fun while leading moto two.

Jason Anderson and Alex Martin battling in moto two.

When the gate dropped for moto two, it was Jimmy DeCotis who got the early jump, but it was his GEICO Honda teammate, Justin Bogle, who had finished tenth in the first moto, was leading at the end of lap one, and he hung onto the front spot for the first ten laps before giving way to Dean Wilson. Dean had clawed his way up from fifth on the first lap, and his 1-1 day was the perfect cap to a championship season. Blake Baggett came from even deeper in the pack (ninth on the first lap), to finish third for the moto. That was good for second overall, and Marvin Musquin's pair of fourths put him on the podium once again. It's good to see the former MX2 World Champ back up to speed after a very rough start to his season(s) after moving here.

Dean Wilson capped off the season with another overall win, and was joined on the podium by Blake Baggett, and Marvin Musquin.

Tyla Rattray finished in fourth spot, but locked down second overall in the series by three points over Baggett.

250 Overall

1. Dean Wilson (Kawasaki) 1-1

2. Blake Baggett (Kawasaki) 2-3

3. Marvin Musquin (KTM) 4-4

4. Tyla Rattray (Kawasaki) 3-5

5. Justin Bogle (Honda) 10-2

6. Gareth Swanepoel (Yamaha) 5-7

7. Kyle Cunningham (Yamaha) 6-8

8. Jason Anderson (Suzuki) 8-9

9. Eli Tomac (Honda) 7-11

10. Alex Martin (Honda) 14-10

11. Broc Tickle (Kawasaki) 19-6

12. Cole Seely (Honda) 11-14

13. Nick Paluzzi (Suzuki) 13-13

14. Martin Davalos (Suzuki) 9-17

15. Darryn Durham (Honda) 16-12

16. Malcolm Stewart (Suzuki) 15-16

17. Ryan Morais (Suzuki) 12-38

18. Jimmy DeCotis (Honda) 23-15

19. Gannon Audette (Yamaha) 18-19

20. Ryan Sipes (Yamaha) 17-21

21. Preston Tilford (Yamaha) 21-18

22. Ben Evans (Kawasaki) 30-20

23. Killy Rusk (Honda) 20-25

24. Joey Rossi (Yamaha) 25-22

25. Preston Mull (Honda) 24-24

26. Dakota Tedder (Kawasaki) 26-23

27. Johnny Moore (Honda) 31-26

28. Robert Noftz (Kawasaki) 29-28

29. Tyler Sjoberg (Kawasaki) 22-36

30. Mitchel Alcorn (Yamaha) 33-27

31. Kyle Peters (Yamaha) 27-34

32. Scott Agostini (Honda) 35-29

33. Travis Bell (Honda) 34-21

34. Tony Archer (Suzuki) 37-30

35. Tevin Tapia (KTM) 32-35

36. Chad Gores (Honda) 28-39

37. Alexander Millican (Yamaha) 36-32

38. Ricky Renner (KTM) 38-33

39. Sean Hackley Jr. (Kawasaki) 39-37

40. Chris Plouffe (KTM) 40-40

250 Final Point Standings

1. Dean Wilson 538

2. Tyla Rattray 472

3. Blake Baggett 469

4. Eli Tomac 314

5. Kyle Cunningham 311

6. Gareth Swanepoel 300

7. Broc Tickle 253

8. Alex Martin 213

9. Martin Davalos 213

10. Darryn Durham 195

11. Malcolm Stewart 188

12. Justin Barcia 181

13. Marvin Musquin 177

14. Cole Seely 171

15. Gannon Audette 158

16. Jason Anderson 128

17. Nick Paluzzi 117

18. Justin Bogle 110

19. Travis Baker 98

20. Nico Izzi 91

Heading into the 450 action, Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy Kawasaki) and Ryan Dungey (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) were only separated by 14 points, so while it wasn't uncomfortably close, Villopoto needed to avoid problems to lock up the title. But on the other hand, you know he wanted to win it.

Mike Alessi grabbed the first moto holeshot.

Mike Alessi (Red Bull KTM) holeshot in moto one, flanked by Nico Izzi (Valli Motorsports Rockstar Yamaha) and Kyle Regal (BTOSports.com/BBMX/Palmetto Suzuki). Chad Reed (TwoTwo Motorsports Bel Ray Racing) was up there, but went down in the first turn, leaving him 31st after lap one. The championship leaders also had some work to do, finishing the first lap in ninth and tenth spots, and that's exactly what they did. They worked their way past Izzi, AJ Catanzaro, Regal, Brett Metcalfe, Jake Weimer, and Colton Facciotti. By that point Justin Barcia (American Honda Racing) had done some work of his own, taking over the lead from Alessi on lap four. Villopoto was the first to get by, moving into the lead with five laps remaining, and it took Dungey a couple extra laps to make his way past for second.

The race at Pala featured good weather, a solid crowd, and the racing you'd expect at a final round. Here, Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey were working their way up through the pack.

In moto two, Dungey and Villopoto broke out their Team USA MXoN gear. Dungey grabbed the moto, Villopoto took home the title.

In the second moto, Justin Brayton (Muscle Milk/Toyota/JGRMX) was the first one to round turn one, but Chad Reed lead by the time the hit the scoring stand the first time. Once again, Villopoto and Dungey were just inside the top ten, and working their way forward, and like the first moto, Justin Barcia took over the lead and ran out front for the majority of the moto. But this time around it was Ryan Dungey who got by with two laps to go, which was good for the overall win. Barcia finished second and Villopoto seemed content to ride out the moto in third, safely locking up the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship 450 title, which goes along nicely with his Monster Energy Supercross crown from earlier in the year. All-in-all, it's a pretty sweet cap to the comeback following the seriously broke leg suffered in the 2009 season.

With the 450 class number one plate, Villopoto made it a clean sweep in 2011.

450 Overall

1. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 2-1

2. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) 1-3

3. Justin Barcia (Honda) 3-2

4. Brett Metcalfe (Suzuki) 5-5

5. Mike Alessi (KTM) 4-8

6. Kyle Regal (Suzuki) 6-8

7. Chad Reed (Honda) 12-4

8. Justin Brayton (Yamaha) 9-6

9. Jake Weimer (Kawasaki) 10-12

10. Les Smith (Yamaha) 14-9

11. Jimmy Albertson (Yamaha) 13-10

12. Jarred Browne (Yamaha) 15-13

13. Nico Izzi (Yamaha) 7-35

14. Colton Facciotti (Honda) 8-39

15. Jake Canada (Yamaha) 11-20

16. Tye Simmonds (KTM) 34-11

17. Austin Howell (Yamaha) 31-14

18. Fredrik Noren (Honda) 17-18

19. Mike Brown (KTM) 36-15

20. Nick Wey (Yamaha) 22-16

21. Ben LaMay (Yamaha) 16-36

22. Vince Friese (Yamaha) 33-17

23. Bobby Bonds (Kawasaki) 18-33

24. Dean Porter (Suzuki) 24-19

25. Kyle Chisholm (Yamaha) 19-38

26. Bryce Vallee (Yamaha) 20-32

27. Travis Sewell (Yamaha) 23-21

28. Sean Lipanovich (Yamaha) 26-22

29. Colton Udall (Honda) 21-27

30. Derek Anderson (Kawasaki) 25-25

31. AJ Catanzaro (Yamaha) 29-33

32. Michael Sleeter (KTM) 28-24

33. Sean Borkenhagen (Kawasaki) 27-26

34. Tyler Bright (KTM) 30-28

35. Ricky Dietrich (Yamaha) 32-29

36. Tye Hames (Honda) 35-31

37. Weston Peick (Kawasaki) 38-30

38. Michael Byrne (Kawasaki) 39-34

39. Auston Albers (Kawasaki) 37-37

40. Garret Toth (Yamaha) 40-40

450 Final Point Standings

1. Ryan Villopoto 526

2. Ryan Dungey 514

3. Chad Reed 429

4. Brett Metcalfe 374

5. Mike Alessi 304

6. Jake Weimer 271

7. Justin Brayton 218

8. Andrew Short 196

9. Kevin Windham 193

10. Davi Millsaps 173

11. Nick Wey 169

12. Michael Byrne 154

13. Tommy Hahn 140

14. Ricky Dietrich 133

15. Christian Craig 131

16. Justin Barcia 125

17. Tye Simmonds 115

18. Jimmy Albertson 111

19. Les Smith 95

20. Ben LaMay 86

Ashley Fiolek (American Honda Racing) came to Pala with a 21-point lead over Jessica Patterson (DNA Shred Stix / Star Racing / Yamaha) in the WMX championship chase, so her mission was pretty simple...ride two safe motos to clinch. Of course Patterson's goal was maximum points, and that's what she got. She did battle with Tarah Gieger (Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda) a bit in the second moto, but otherwise, it was a pair of relatively easy moto wins. But in the title chase it was Fiolek scoring another number one plate for her Honda, with a 14-point advantage.

Tarah Gieger and Ashley Fiolek lead the drag race to the first turn in the second moto. Gieger got there first.

Patterson and Gieger duking it out for the top spot in the moto. Patterson (1) got by for the win, and overall.

Gieger and Fiolek traded 3-2 and 2-3 finishes, with Gieger getting the nod for second. Vicki Golden was consistent with a pair of fourth-place finishes; and Women's World Champ, KTM-mounted Stephanie Laier, was fifth after a 6-5 day.

Ashley Fiolek collecting the number one plate from AMA Pro Racing's Kevin Crowther.

WMX Overall

1. Jessica Patterson (Yamaha) 1-1

2. Tarah Gieger (Honda) 3-2

3. Ashley Fiolek (Honda) 2-3

4. Vicki Golden (Kawasaki) 4-4

5. Stephanie Laier (KTM) 6-5

6. Sayaka Kaneshiro (Suzuki) 5-6

7. Mariana Balbi (Yamaha) 11-7

8. Sarah Whitmore (KTM) 10-9

9. Marissa Markelon (Yamaha) 12-11

10. Tatum Sik (Honda) 9-14

11. Lindsey Palmer (Honda) 14-10

12. Jenica Paulsen (Honda) 8-17

13. Elizabeth Bash (KTM) 13-13

14. Alexa Pearson (KTM) 19-8

15. Nicole Madsen (Suzuki) 15-12

16. Jacqueline Strong (KTM) 7-25

17. Sara Peterson (KTM) 22-15

18. Amanda Brown (Honda) 21-16

19. Brittany Marcotte (Suzuki) 18-19

20. Tressa Rau (Honda) 17-20

WMX Final Point Standings

1. Ashley Fiolek 363

2. Jessica Patterson 349

3. Tarah Gieger 310

4. Jacqueline Strong 209

5. Vicki Golden 207

6. Marissa Markelon 187

7. Kasie Creson 180

8. Alexa Pearson 176

9. Sayaka Kaneshiro 171

10. Lindsey Palmer 155

11. Mariana Balbi 134

12. Sarah Whitmore 108

13. Sara Price 79

14. Tatum Sik 78

15. Ashley Boham 73

16. Stephanie Laier 71

17. Sade Allender 71

18. Elizabeth Bash 68

19. Hailey Larson 64

20. Jackie Ives 58