Ryan Villopoto and Ken Roczen win SX in Oakland!!!
Ryan Villopoto and Ken Roczen are the victors of the fourth race of the American Supercross Championship in Oakland. Villopoto took his second victory in a row and Roczen, in addition to his victory, also took the lead in the West Coast Lites standings.
SX450
After the start of the Main Event we immediately had a crash with five riders including Chad Reed, Josh Grant and James Stewart. Ryan Villopoto was immediately in the lead ahead of Justin Brayton and Davi Millsaps. In fourth place we got Mike Alessi ahead of Vince Friese. Ryan Dungey was in ninth place, Trey Canard in fourteenth and Chad Reed only in seventeenth place. James Stewart and Justin Barcia had already left the race. After five laps, Villopoto already seems to be pulling away from his competitors. Davi Millsaps has now finished second, but is already about eight seconds behind. Brayton sits in third place ahead of Alessi. Ryan Dungey then laps in seventh and Canard is in tenth place.
With five laps to go, Villopoto already has a ten-second lead over second man Millsaps. Dungey continues his rise and is already in third place. Trey Canard settles with Alessi for fourth place. Chad Reed is twelfth.
Ryan Villopoto wins the Main Event in Oakland in a very convincing manner. Davi Millsaps finished second and retained his leading position in the championship. Ryan Dungey crosses the finish line as the third man. Trey Canard finishes fourth and Chad Reed finishes twelfth.
Ryan Villopoto: Taking the holeshot immediately gave me a big advantage. We made some changes to the bike and I think it really helped us today. So hats off to my team. It's still a long season, but we're continuing on our current path.
450 Main Event Results:
1. Ryan Villopoto – KAW
2. Davi Millsaps – SUZ
3. Ryan Dungey – KTM
4. Trey Canard – HON
5. Mike Alessi – SUZ
6. Andrew Short – HON
7. Matt Goerke – KTM
8. Broc Tickle – SUZ
9. Vince Friese – HON
10. Justin Brayton – YAM
11. Jim Albertson – HON
12. Chad Reed – HON
13. Kyle Chisholm – YAM
14. Les Smith – KTM
15. Rob Kiniry – YAM
16. Josh Grant – YAM
17. Cedric Soubeyras – HON
18. Matt Lemoine – KAW
19. James Stewart – SUZ
20. Justin Barcia – HON
SX250 West Coast Lites
It was Joey Savatgy who took the holeshot ahead of Cole Seely and Ken Roczen. At the end of the first lap, Seely already takes the lead. Eli Tomac is in eighth place but crashes on the second lap. After three laps, Seely already has a nice lead over Roczen. Jason Anderson is third ahead of Savatgy, Davalos and Craig. After his fall, Tomac is only in eighteenth place. The top five are a bit further apart with Seely, Roczen, Andersen, Davalos and Savatgy.
In the sixth lap Tomac makes a serious mistake and ends up next to the circuit. Tomac drives back into the pits and over and out for the leader in the standings. With four laps to go, Roczen connects with Seely. In a tight right turn, Roczen makes the move and takes the lead. With Tomac out of the match, Roczen can go for the win and take a few points lead in the standings. Ken Roczen wins the match and takes over the lead in the standings. Cole Seely finishes second ahead of Jason Anderson.
Ken Roczen: I am super happy. I didn't have the best start and it was drumming in the beginning. The team is working well, I am fit and working hard. I am therefore very satisfied.
250 West Main Event Results:
1. Ken Roczen – KTM
2. Cole Seely – HON
3. Jason Anderson – SUZ
4. Martin Davalos – KAW
5. Malcolm Stewart – KTM
6. Joey Savatgy – KTM
7. Kyle Cunningham – YAM
8. Austin Politelli – HON
9. Christian Craig – HON
10. Zach Osborne – HON
11. Tyla Rattray – KAW
12. Travis Baker – YAM
13. Jessy Nelson – HON
14. Chris Plouffe – HON
15. Jean Ramos – KAW
16. Josh Cachia – KTM
17. Kade Mosig – KAW
18. Killian Rusk – HON
19. Jake Canada – HON
20. Eli Tomac – HON
Standings SX450 & West Coast Lites
SX450
1. Davi Millsaps – 85
2. Trey Canard – 78
3. Ryan Villopoto – 77
4. Ryan Dungey – 68
5. Chad Reed – 65
6. Andrew Short – 56
7. Jake Weimer – 47
8. Justin Brayton – 42
9. Justin Barcia – 41
10. Matt Goerke – 39
SX250 West Coast Lites
1. Ken Roczen – 91
2. Cole Seely – 80
3. Eli Tomac – 76
4. Zach Osborne – 58
5. Jason Anderson – 52
6. Kyle Cunningham – 49
7. Martin Davalos – 48
8. Christian Craig – 47
9. Malcolm Stewart – 45
10. Tyla Rattray – 45
Photo: Supercross.com
Text: @Kris…
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