High Point Raceway 450 race report

450cc Moto 1
It was a beautiful sunny day in MT Morris, PA for Round 4 of the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Coming into turn one was Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki rider Chad Reed barely taking the holeshot from RedBull/Honda Racing's Andrew Short followed closely by his teammate Ivan Tedesco.


Chad Reed

Short made a pass on Reed on the first lap but a few laps later Chad would repass Andrew and takeover the lead and eventually win the moto. Short would hold on for the second spot and Ivan would take third.


Andrew Short

JGR/Toyota/Yamaha rider Josh Grant put in a great ride and even made his way into second place before crashing close to the end of the race.  Josh did remount and finish the race in sixth. Chad's teammate was Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki rider Michael Byrne would finish fourth and Grant's teammate Cody Cooper would take fifth.


450 cc Moto 2
In moto two Ivan Tedesco would get the holeshot with Andrew Short closely behind in second. Reed had his work cut out for him as he was just inside the top five at the start. He eventually caught and passed Short and then while going for the pass for the lead Tedesco went down. He was up quickly but not until after Short passed him.


Ivan Tedesco

The race would end just like moto one with Reed winning the overall and Short with second and Tedesco third. This would be Chad Reed's first ever 450 overall victory.

High Point Raceway 250 race report

250cc Moto 1
Taking the early lead in moto one was Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Christophe Pourcel.


Christophe Pourcel

Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki rider Ryan Dungey would go down in the second turn and remount in about the 13th spot.


Ryan Dungey

Factory Connection/Geico Powersports/Honda rider Trey Canard was just inside the top 10 at the start of the race but then began putting on an aweome charge through the pack trying to catch Pourcel who was riding his own race up front. At the end of the race Canard crossed the finish line in second just about 3 seconds behind Pourcel, Dungey would make his way up to third and Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM rider Tommy Searle took the fourth spot and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki rider Tyla Rattray finished fifth.


Tommy Searle

250cc Moto 2
Moto two would have Trey Canard this time taking the lead in the first turn with Pourcel charging right behind him in second.


Trey Canard


Pourcel was only seconds behind Canard the whole moto but could not find his way around. It looked like Canard might just pull off the win when with just over a lap to go he crashed badly and broke his wrist.

Pourcel would go on for the win and the overall victory. Dungey would take the the second spot and second overall and Searle would get third and the third overall position.

Pourcel took over the points lead from Dungey and now leads him by 2 points with 8 rounds to go.


WMA Race

This would also be the fourth race for women's motocross. Honda/Redbul/Racing's Ashley Fiolek would get the holeshot and win both motos easily. Fiolek has only lost one moto this year out of eight.


Ashley Fiolek


Honda of Houston/Ryno Organics/Fox/Oakley rider Jessica Patterson would take second over all for the day and Cernics/AXO/Troy Lee/Von Zipper/Suzuki rider Sherri Cruise would take third overall.

The riders now get a week off and their next race will be in Lakewood, CO on the June 27th. Coverage can be seen live on SPEED, Saturday, June 27 at 11 p.m. ET.


Race Recap and all photos: Carl Stone



Results
Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Monster Energy National
High Point Raceway - Mt. Morris, Pa.
June 13, 2009
Round 4 of 12


450 Class (Moto Finish)

1. Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki (1-1)
2. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda (2-2)
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Tex., Honda (3-3)
4. Michael Byrne, Australia, Suzuki (4-5)
5. Cody Cooper, New Zealand, Yamaha (5-6)
6. Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki (8-9)
7. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Yamaha (7-10)
8. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha (6-11)
9. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM (13-7)
10. Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki (18-4)


450 Class Championship Standings
1. Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki, 161
2. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 142
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Tex., Honda, 137
4. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 119
5. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 110
6. Cody Cooper, New Zealand, Yamaha, 91
7. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki, 89
8. Michael Byrne, Australia, Suzuki, 84
9. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 79
10. Dan Reardon, Australia, Honda, 68


250 Class (Moto Finish)

1. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki (1-1)
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (3-2)
3. Tommy Searle, Great Britain, KTM (4-3)
4. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki (5-4)
5. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda (6-6)
6. Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda (8-5)
7. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha (9-8)
8. Matt Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Yamaha (7-11)
9. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Kawasaki (10-10)
10. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda (2-32)


250 Class Championship Standings
1. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 177
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 175
3. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 139
4. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 135
5. Tommy Searle, England, KTM, 117
6. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda, 116
7. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 111
8. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 97
9. Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 83
10. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 66


WMX Class (Moto Finish)

1. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda (1-1)
2. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda (4-2)
3. Sherri Cruse, Bakersfield, Calif., Suzuki (3-3)
4. Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Honda (2-4)
5. Elizabeth Bash, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki (5-5)
6. Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki (6-6)
7. Kim Kocher, Paris, Ohio, KTM (8-8)
8. Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM (11-7)
9. Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Suzuki (9-10)
10. Jackie Ives, Exeter, Calif., Yamaha (12-9)


WMX Class Standings
1. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda, 197
2. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 163
3. Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Honda, 154
4. Sherri Cruse, Bakersfield, Calif., Suzuki, 154
5. Elizabeth Bash, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki, 119
6. Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki, 117
7. Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM, 94
8. Penni Cyrus, Queen Creek, Ariz., Kawasaki, 85
9. Kim Kocher, Paris, Ohio, KTM, 81
10. Tatum Sik, Temecula, Calif., Suzuki, 77



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