Here's the setup for this one. Ryan Dungey (Red Bull KTM) grabbed the early lead in the 450 main, with a heavy-duty pack of top-drawer competitors hot on his heels.
10. Jake Weimer (Monster Energy Kawasaki) didn't get a great start, was 17th at the end of lap one, and spent the rest of the night fighting his way forward. Tenth wasn't a bad result, considering.
9. Andrew Short (BTO Sports/KTM) started just shy of mid-pack, was 12th at one point, and ended up in ninth spot. That's one spot short of where he in in the overall standings, in eighth.
8. Josh Hill (Soaring Eagle/RCH/Suzuki) started seventh, and finished eighth, easily his best outing of the season so far.
7. Weston Peick (MotoSport.com/WP Racing) was tenth at the end of the first lap, and also put in a season-best finish of seventh.
6. Ryan Dungey led the first six laps of the main event, but got out of shape at the end of one of the whoop sections, and went down in this corner. He also tangled while trying a pass on Ryan Villopoto near the end of the main event, but didn't lose any positions. Pencil him into sixth.
5. Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy Kawasaki) was on the gas, and at one point was challenging for the lead with James Stewart, but the two tangled and Ryan went down.
4. Justin Brayton (Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX) had an excellent battle with Ryan Villopoto in their heat race, with Brayton re-passing Villopoto to take the win, and he also grabbed a solid fourth this weekend, to back up his second from last week in Phoenix.
3. Ken Roczen (Red Bull KTM) was aggressive, passing his training partner, Ryan Villopoto, but he also showed patience while dicing with Chad Reed. With his third-place finish here, he regains the red plate that he had after winning the season-opener.
2. James Stewart (Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing) looked like he had a good chance to take his first win of the season when he took over the lead after Dungey went down. But he's been suffering with a cold for the last couple of weeks, and it became apparent around the three-quarter mark of the race that he was a bit flat, and wasn't charging like we've seen him do in the past.
1. Chad Reed (TwoTwo Motorsports) looked solid all night, and scored his first win since 2012. If you had any doubts about whether he truly was competitive after his Anaheim 1 podium, this should put that to rest.
The classic Reed finish line celebration.
Celebrating with the Anaheim fans.
...and with his son, Tate, on the podium.
10. Jake Weimer (Monster Energy Kawasaki) didn't get a great start, was 17th at the end of lap one, and spent the rest of the night fighting his way forward. Tenth wasn't a bad result, considering.
9. Andrew Short (BTO Sports/KTM) started just shy of mid-pack, was 12th at one point, and ended up in ninth spot. That's one spot short of where he in in the overall standings, in eighth.
8. Josh Hill (Soaring Eagle/RCH/Suzuki) started seventh, and finished eighth, easily his best outing of the season so far.
7. Weston Peick (MotoSport.com/WP Racing) was tenth at the end of the first lap, and also put in a season-best finish of seventh.
6. Ryan Dungey led the first six laps of the main event, but got out of shape at the end of one of the whoop sections, and went down in this corner. He also tangled while trying a pass on Ryan Villopoto near the end of the main event, but didn't lose any positions. Pencil him into sixth.
5. Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy Kawasaki) was on the gas, and at one point was challenging for the lead with James Stewart, but the two tangled and Ryan went down.
4. Justin Brayton (Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX) had an excellent battle with Ryan Villopoto in their heat race, with Brayton re-passing Villopoto to take the win, and he also grabbed a solid fourth this weekend, to back up his second from last week in Phoenix.
3. Ken Roczen (Red Bull KTM) was aggressive, passing his training partner, Ryan Villopoto, but he also showed patience while dicing with Chad Reed. With his third-place finish here, he regains the red plate that he had after winning the season-opener.
2. James Stewart (Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing) looked like he had a good chance to take his first win of the season when he took over the lead after Dungey went down. But he's been suffering with a cold for the last couple of weeks, and it became apparent around the three-quarter mark of the race that he was a bit flat, and wasn't charging like we've seen him do in the past.
1. Chad Reed (TwoTwo Motorsports) looked solid all night, and scored his first win since 2012. If you had any doubts about whether he truly was competitive after his Anaheim 1 podium, this should put that to rest.
The classic Reed finish line celebration.
Celebrating with the Anaheim fans.
...and with his son, Tate, on the podium.
1/19/2014 5:36am
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