LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 51 ISSUE 26 JULY 1, 2014 P73
there, but then they came my way
and it kind of averaged out. We
gave it all we had and that was all
I can do."
TOMAC IS BACK
Tomac held strong in his
450-class debut to capture a pair
of solid podium finishes for third
overall with Canard fourth (4-4).
BTO Sports KTM's Andrew Short
rounded out the top five with 6-8
moto finishes.
"I did what I could in both mo-
tos, but I honestly couldn't ask
for more in my first race back,"
Tomac said. "It was a great start
for me in my return to the moto-
cross circuit. We started off the
day well with a first-place qualify-
ing effort, which gave me a good
spot on the start. In fact, I got
the holeshot in the first moto and
led for about 15 minutes but got
passed by the two KTM riders at
the end.
"I had another solid start in the
second moto and ended up in
the top five at the start. I worked
my way up to third and was a little
bit closer to the KTM guys than I
was in the first moto."
MR. CONSISTENCY
Up to this point in the series,
Team Honda Muscle Milk's Trey
Canard has been a consistent
force in the attempt to break up
the orange infested podium each
week. Since the opening moto at
Glen Helen, Canard has finished
fourth place or better in each
moto, despite small crashes that
have sometimes kept him from
finishing atop the overall po-
dium. The Oklahoma-native was
running a strong second behind
Tomac in the first moto until a
quick tip-over sent him back a
few spots. His 4-4 placing put
him just ahead of BTO Sport/
KTM's Andrew Short (6-8) and
Soring Eagle/RCH Racing/Su-
zuki's Weston Peick (10-5).
While he has yet to win a moto,
Canard's consistency has land-
ed him just one point back from
Stewart for fourth place in the
championship standings.
>>250 CLASS
WEBB MAKES IT STICK
The Yamalube/Star Racing/Ya-
maha squad returned to the cen-
ter of the podium once again, but
this time it was North Carolina's
Cooper Webb atop the talented
field. After a long string of runner-
up finishes, Webb finally broke
through for his first career victory
in the 250 class following a near
1-1 sweep. But it wasn't without
a fight from former 250-class
Champion Blake Baggett, who
catapulted his Monster Energy/
Pro Circuit/Kawasaki to a moto-
one victory after an all-out drag
race where he edged out Webb
by less than one second through
the finish.
After his impressive perfor-
mance in the timed qualify-
ing sessions, Valli Motorsports
Yamaha's Christophe Pourcel
looked to be a favorite heading
into the racing portion. As the
Briefly...
nounced that its two-time MX2 World
Champion Jeffrey Herlings (who
is well on his way to a third title) will
compete in the Unadilla round of
the AMA National Series on August
9… Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil had
two of its riders finish in the top 10 of
the 250 class, with Cole Seely (6-
8) grabbing sixth overall and Jessy
Nelson (7-10) eight overall.
Blake Baggett passes Christophe
Pourcel en route to second overall.
