MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 6 / JUNE 30, 2018
THE WICK 338 / SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS
P64
second before the end of the
opening lap, then went right by
Musquin for the lead a lap later. It
looked like the race for the lead
and overall win was over at that
point, with Tomac pulling out over
15 seconds on Musquin, but then
Tomac went down, high-siding
into a right-hand turn, as he
tucked the front end on entry. His
clutch lever bent way out of the
way, and the bars bent as well.
Tomac got up just in front of
Musquin and again began pulling
away again, stretching it out to
six seconds by just a couple of
laps later, which is when he went
down a second time. The second
To his credit, Musquin dug
deep and tried to match Tomac's
pace so that he could attempt a
pass on the final lap, but a slight
miscalculation had Musquin land
out in the soft dirt on the side
of the track and he went down
pretty hard. Tomac took the win,
while Musquin got up in plenty of
time to still finish second in front
of Barcia, Blake Baggett (Rocky
Mountain ATV-MC/KTM), Roczen
and Benny Bloss.
In the second moto, Tomac
gated very poorly while Mus-
quin took the lead from Bogle
right away. But somehow Tomac
managed to slice his way up to
stick, and Tomac followed him
through.
For almost 10 laps, Musquin
held Tomac at bay while the duo
pulled away from Barcia in third,
and in the final four laps, the
pace picked up dramatically out
front, as Tomac began to really
pressure Musquin, but Musquin
wouldn't budge. It wasn't until the
pair of rivals were approaching
the white flag that Tomac finally
got a run around the outside of
Musquin and made a pass stick,
even with Musquin and Tomac
making contact on the corner
exit, as Musquin attempted to
block him.
