VOL. 50 ISSUE 16 APRIL 23, 2013
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D CHAMPIONSHIP
Eli Tomac (1) had what seemed
like a sure win going until he fell.
ley was closing in for the last podium position in the final laps but
would come up just a tad short.
"It was a weird day," Roczen
stated. "Practice didn't go so
well, but I usually don't stress or
worry about practice. Then I went
down twice in the heat race and
barely made the main in that one.
I got like a 15th gate pick and the
start was muddy, but I ended up
fourth around the first corner.
The track was tricky with the ruts
and stuff, and I can't think of any
mistake I made, it was all about
smart racing. It's just 15 laps and
it's a short race and I want to stay
healthy. I rode a lot of outdoors
during the break so I think that
helped with my speed today here
in Supercross."
"The track was getting better during the main, but I just
hit some ruts and it threw me,"
Tomac said. "Luckily I was far
enough ahead of third, but now
I've got my work cut out. I have to
win the last two and hope something happens, but I'll just go for
wins from here on out."
Osborne crossed the line in
third for his first podium of the
season and said, "It was a long
break and I did some off-road
stuff and some GNCCs, so I felt
comfortable tonight. We've also
been testing outdoors so I have
been riding a lot. It feels good to
come out of here with a podium."
The charge of the night went
to Seeley who finished fourth but
almost had Osborne at the end.
"I started way back and just rode
forward the whole time," said the
2011 Seattle winner. "This place
has been good to me and it's
not like I'm a mud specialist, so I
don't know what it is, but I do like
it here."
Rattray crossed for his best
finish of the season in fifth, while
HRT Honda privateer Austin Politelli, once again, beat a slew of
factory supported riders as he
finished sixth. Sipes ended up
seventh with a case of major arm
pump in his first race since A2,
and J-Star KTM's Joey Savatgy
was eighth. Martin Davalos was
ninth after being in the mix early
and washing out, and Rockstar
Racing Jason Anderson rounded
out the top 10.
Roczen now has a 20-point
lead over Tomac going into Salt
Lake next weekend. Seeley is 30
points back in third and Osborne
moved past Anderson with his
podium position for fourth. CN
RESULTS
450
1. Justin Barcia (Hon)
2. Ryan Villopoto (Kaw)
3. Davi Millsaps (Suz)
4. Ryan Dungey (KTM)
5. Jake Weimer (Kaw)
6. Mike Alessi (Suz)
7. Broc Tickle (Suz)
8. Justin Brayton (Yam)
9. Andrew Short (KTM)
10. Phil Nicoletti (Yam)
250 West
1. Ken Roczen (KTM)
2. Eli Tomac (Hon)
3. Zach Osborne (Hon)
4. Cole Seely (Hon)
5. Tyla Rattray (Kaw)
6. Austin Politelli (Hon)
7. Ryan Sipes (Suz)
8. Joey Savatgy (KTM)
9. Martin Davalos (Kaw)
10. Jason Anderson (Suz)
