Results Sheet: Southwick 2011 1

Ryan Dungey grabs the holeshot in moto one.

While Hurricane Irene was on the minds of the riders and crews, and Massachusetts and surrounding states had already declared a state of emergency, a surprisingly large number of hearty moto fans came out to check out the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship action at Motocross 338 in Southwick, MA. Yep, the weather did deteriorate throughout the day, with rain off and on, but it wasn't the worst conditions we've ever seen, and it made for some great racing.

Brett Metcalfe.

In the 450 class, Brett Metcalfe (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) scored his first overall win here in the U.S. with a 3-2 score. Yep, Brett felt like Southwick owed him one after running out of gas while leading last year, and this time around he was taking advantage of the misfortune of other riders, as well as also putting in an excellent ride.

Ryan Villopoto.

Ryan Dungey took the first moto win, but when the call came for the second moto, his Rockstar Makita Suzuki crew was working feverishly to try and get his RM-Z450 to fire up. By the time it was back together and running, the gate had already dropped and Ryan was nearly a lap down. He charged back to an impressive seventh place finish, and despite the problem, only lost one point in the title chase to Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy Kawasaki), who had finished second in the first moto, and fourth in moto two.

Meanwhile, Metcalfe had pushed hard and passed Villopoto in moto two, knowing that a 3-2 tally would give him the overall win. Villopoto (2-4) was second overall, and Dungey still made the podium, with his 1-7 score.

450 Overall

1. Brett Metcalfe (Suzuki) 3-2

2. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) 2-4

3. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 1-7

4. Justin Brayton (Yamaha) 7-3

5. Mike Alessi (KTM) 4-6

6. Jake Weimer (Kawasaki) 6-5

7. Justin Barcia (Honda) 36-1

8. John Dowd (Kawasaki) 9-8

9. Les Smith (Yamaha) 8-9

10. Kyle Chisholm (Yamaha) 11-10

11. Colton Facciotti (Yamaha) 5-36

12. Shane Sewell (Yamaha) 17-11

13. Nick Wey (Yamaha) 14-14

14. Robert Marshall (KTM) 10-34

15. Michael Byrne (Suzuki) 15-17

16. Kyle Keylon (Kawasaki) 12-20

17. Ben LaMay (Yamaha) 23-12

18. Kyle Regal (Suzuki) 37-13

19. Travis Sewell (Yamaha) 13-25

20. Tye Simmonds (KTM) 38-15

21. Fredrik Noren (Honda) 22-16

22. Bryce Vallee (Yamaha) 16-33

23. Frank Lettieri (Honda) 29-18

24. Jacob Morrison (Honda) 20-19

25. Michael Sottile (Honda) 18-28

26. Michael McDade (Yamaha) 19-32

27. Dakota Kessler (Honda) 21-23

28. Jerry Lorenz (Kawasaki) 24-22

29. Bryan Wallace (KTM) 31-21

30. Cody Robbins (Honda) 27-27

31. Seth Rarick (Honda) 34-24

32. Michael Clarke (Yamaha) 30-29

33. Dustin Pipes (Suzuki) 32-30

34. Sean Lipanovich (Yamaha) 26-37

35. Michael Picone (Honda) 25-38

36. Ryan Blizzard (Suzuki) 33-31

37. Vince Friese (Yamaha) 40-26

38. Jimmy Albertson (Yamaha) 28-39

39. Chad Reed (Honda) 35-35

40. Tyler Livesay (Kawasaki) 39-40

450 Point Standings

1. Ryan Villopoto 431

2. Ryan Dungey 423

3. Chad Reed 366

4. Brett Metcalfe 304

5. Mike Alessi 243

6. Jake Weimer 221

7. Andrew Short 196

8. Kevin Windham 193

9. Davi Millsaps 173

10. Justin Brayton 163

11. Nick Wey 143

12. Tommy Hahn 140

13. Michael Byrne 134

14. Ricky Dietrich 133

15. Christian Craig 131

16. Tye Simmonds 94

17. Jimmy Albertson 87

18. Ben LaMay 72

19. Justin Barcia 65

20. Les Smith 62

Tyla Rattray.

Tyla Rattray (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) had taken the win at overall win the last time the series visited Southwick, and was leading early in moto one with Gareth Swanepoel (DNA Shred Stix / Star Racing / Yamaha) in tow. A small problem with a stall allowed Swanepoel to get by and score the moto win, which also broke Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki's moto win streak at 18.

Gareth Swanepoel.

Rattray came back to win moto two and grab the oveall again, while series points leader Dean Wilson (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) was pretty happy with a second overall (3-2) on a track that he said he doesn't really gel with. Swanepoel rounded out the podium with a 1-5 score. Dean has a pretty comfy 38-point lead in the title chase with four motos to go.

Dean Wilson.

Notable? Alex Martin (Eleven10 Mods/Renegade Fuels) holeshot the second moto and led for three laps before being overtaken by Rattray. He finished fourth overall for the day, with a tenth and a third.

Alex Martin.

250 Overall

1. Tyla Rattray (Kawasaki) 2-1

2. Dean Wilson (Kawasaki) 3-2

3. Gareth Swanepoel (Yamaha) 1-5

4. Alex Martin (Honda) 10-3

5. Blake Baggett (Kawasaki) 9-6

6. Marvin Musquin (KTM) 7-8

7. Broc Tickle (Kawasaki) 5-12

8. Gannon Audette (Yamaha) 4-16

9. Justin Bogle (Honda) 18-4

10. Darryn Durham (Honda) 8-13

11. Malcolm Stewart (Suzuki) 11-11

12. Lance Vincent (Honda) 13-10

13. Tyler Medaglia (Yamaha) 12-15

14. Ryan Sipes (Yamaha) 6-35

15. Jason Anderson (Suzuki) 35-7

16. James DeCotis (Honda) 36-9

17. Joshua Clark (Honda) 21-14

18. Dalton Carlson (KTM) 17-18

19. Eli Tomac (Honda) 14-32

20. Cole Seely (Honda) 15-31

21. Jeremy Megalia (KTM) 16-29

22. Sean Hackley Jr. (Kawasaki) 37-17

23. Jake Abbott (Honda) 24-19

24. Tevin Tapia (KTM) 19-25

25. Johnny Moore (Honda) 22-20

26. Ryan Morais (Suzuki) 20-26

27. Justin Sipes (Kawasaki) 23-22

28. Dakota Tedder (Kawasaki) 28-21

29. Chris Canning (Kawasaki) 25-24

30. Jason Brooks (Kawasaki) 26-27

31. Billy Ainsworth (Honda) 32-23

32. Michael Hacia (Honda) 27-30

33. Ozzy Barbaree (Kawasaki) 30-28

34. Nick Paluzzi (Suzuki) 31-34

35. Levi Kilbarger (Honda) 29-36

36. Joey Rossi (Yamaha) 33-33

37. Kyle Cunningham (Yamaha) 34-37

38. Martin Davalos (Suzuki) 38-38

39. Shawn Rife (Honda) 39-39

40. Demetri Angelo (KTM) 40-40

250 Point Standings

1. Dean Wilson 438

2. Tyla Rattray 400

3. Blake Baggett 398

4. Kyle Cunningham 264

5. Eli Tomac 246

6. Gareth Swanepoel 241

7. Broc Tickle 220

8. Justin Barcia 181

9. Martin Davalos 175

10. Alex Martin 170

11. Darryn Durham 169

12. Malcolm Stewart 157

13. Cole Seely 151

14. Gannon Audette 141

15. Marvin Musquin 101

16. Travis Baker 98

17. Nick Paluzzi 97

18. Nico Izzi 91

19. Jason Anderson 89

20. Ryan Sipes 80

Ashley Fiolek.

In WMX Action, the top two riders (Ashley Fiolek and Jessica Patterson) were both returning from injuries at the X Games. Fiolek (American Honda Racing) continued her string of holeshots, jumping out front early in the first moto and never looking back. If she had, she'd have seen her closest pursuer in the title chase, Jessica Patterson (DNA Shred Stix / Star Racing / Yamaha) go down twice, and have a lot of trouble restarting her bike. The 27th-place finish in moto one for Patterson put a serious crimp in her championship hopes. While she did come back to win moto two, with just four motos left, she's now 30 points back of Fiolek, who took the overall win on the day. Tarah Gieger (Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Honda) was second with a 2-5 day, and Alexa Pearson (KTM) scored her first podium, with a seventh and a third.

Jessica Patterson.

Alexa Pearson.

WMX Overall

1. Ashley Fiolek (Honda) 1-2

2. Tarah Gieger (Honda) 2-5

3. Alexa Pearson (KTM) 7-3

4. Sarah Whitmore (KTM) 5-4

5. Julie Parizek (Kawasaki) 8-7

6. Jessica Patterson (Yamaha) 27-1

7. Kasie Creson (Honda) 11-6

8. Lindsey Palmer (Honda) 9-8

9. Jacqueline Strong (KTM) 4-15

10. Sade Allender (Kawasaki) 10-9

11. Marissa Markelon (Yamaha) 3-18

12. Ashley Boham (Kawasaki) 13-10

13. Sayaka Kaneshiro (Suzuki) 6-26

14. Elizabeth Bash (KTM) 14-16

15. Mariah Andrew (KTM) 19-12

16. Shelby Rolen (Yamaha) 17-14

17. Amanda Brown (Honda) 24-11

18. Mariana Balbi (Yamaha) 15-17

19. Vicki Golden (Kawasaki) 12-23

20. Kaelyn Crowley (Yamaha) 28-13

21. Alyssa Fitch (Honda) 16-20

22. Krisa Sweeney (Kawasaki) 20-19

23. Justine Cox (Kawasaki) 18-24

24. Jennifer Mead (Suzuki) 21-21

25. Shelbie Brittain (KTM) 23-22

26. Brianna DeGray (Kawasaki) 22-27

27. Brittany Gagne (Suzuki) 25-25

28. Jenna Smith (Kawasaki) 26-28

29. Hailey Larson (Honda) 29-29

WMX Point Standings

1. Ashley Fiolek 279

2. Jessica Patterson 249

3. Tarah Gieger 226

4. Jacqueline Strong 162

5. Kasie Creson 153

6. Marissa Markelon 148

7. Vicki Golden 140

8. Alexa Pearson 137

9. Lindsey Palmer 132

10. Sayaka Kaneshiro 113