MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL/AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 12 / AUGUST 24, 2019
CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA / IRONMAN RACEWAY
P58
BY STEVE COX
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB KOY
A
dam Cianciarulo was training with
famed trainer Aldon Baker when
he was still racing minis. He won
a boatload of amateur titles. He was
set to be the next Ricky Carmichael or
James Stewart. He won a few super-
cross races his rookie year and was
leading the points when his shoulder
popped out of its socket. Since then,
he's spent most of his time trying to re-
turn to where he was before his shoul-
ders started coming apart.
Now seemingly a foot taller than he
was during his rookie campaign, and
after coming off yet another heart-
breaking championship loss at the final
supercross round of 2019, the Monster
Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki racer has
finally achieved what he seemed to
be destined for since he was a child: A
professional championship. Cianciarulo
is now the 2019 Lucas Oil/AMA 250cc
Pro Motocross Champion.
In the 450MX class, with the title
decided, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Eli
Tomac pulled clear to sit in fourth place
all-time in both 450MX moto wins and
overall wins, just ahead of Ricky John-
son, after going 3-1 to take the overall at
the finale (with a little help from the mis-
fortune befalling rival Marvin Musquin,
who won the opening moto and exited
early in moto two with an injury).
250MX
JGR/Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Rac-
ing's Kyle Peters got the holeshot to
start moto one over TLD/Red Bull
KTM's Mitchell Falk, Ferrandis and his
Yamaha teammate Justin Cooper, while
points leader Cianciarulo gave chase in
SIX YEARS AFTER ENTERING THE SPORT AS
THE "NEXT GREAT TALENT," ADAM CIANCIARULO
EARNS HIS FIRST TITLE
MISSION
ACCOMPLISHED
