VOLUME 57 ISSUE 40 OCTOBER 6, 2020 P61
the season with a 24-point lead.
Musquin and Tomac are still math-
ematically alive, but at minus-42
(Musquin) and minus-47, their
respective chances are closer to
none than slim.
As for the rest of the field,
Honda's Chase Sexton's 2-5 ride
was good for a quiet fourth overall
while his teammate Christian Craig
had his best day of the season
with a 7-4 for fifth overall.
Going into this penultimate
round everyone knew that the Star
Racing Yamaha YZ250Fs would
have the edge in the mile-high-
plus altitude of Thunder Valley,
and they gathered at the front of
the pack off each start. Ferrandis,
Cooper, McElrath and newcomers
Briefly...
THUNDER VALLEY NOTES:
Cameron McAdoo DNF'd moto one after he
crashed into a lapped rider during the last lap,
breaking three fingers. He did not start moto
two... 17-year-old Nate Thrasher (Star Yama-
ha) was impressive in his pro debut at Thunder
Valley. He qualified eighth in the 250MX class
and went 11-6 for 13th overall... After finishing
fifth in the first 450MX moto, Justin Barcia
fell in the second and "wasn't able to keep
going," he said. Barcia's factory Yamaha team-
mate Broc Tickle, 10th in the first moto, also
retired in the second moto with a mechanical...
Joey Savatgy (JGR Suzuki) pulled out of the
first moto and sat out the second. He fell in
practice, injuring his foot. He says, however,
he'll be good for Pala... Fredrik Noren (JGR
Suzuki) crashed hard right off the start of the
second 450MX moto. He got up in 31st place
and went on to finish 13th in the moto for 11th
overall (11-13)... Blake Baggett (8-DNS) did
not start the second moto after jamming two of
his fingers during the first moto.
(Left) A banged-up
Marvin Musquin
(25) couldn't
take advantage
of a second-moto
holeshot. He and
Tomac are the only
riders mathematically
within reach of
Osborne in the
championship.
PHOTO: SIMON CUDBY
(Below) Zach Osborne
is poised to win
his first AMA Pro
Motocross title after
finishing a safe third
in Colorado.
