WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 52 ISSUE 15 APRIL 14, 2015 P71
"My first title was special, but
this one was special too be-
cause we got better as we went
along and it was a good team
effort."
COLE COMES GOOD
However, Dungey wasn't the
only rider with a huge night in
Houston. Team Honda HRC's
Cole Seely grabbed the first 450
win of his career, leading every
lap in the process while holding
a 12-second lead at one point,
and moving him up into third in
the championship standings—all
in his rookie season in the class.
Seely's rise to the top has
been quiet and methodical, and
the kid obviously has the right
attitude for racing at this level.
"I've been having so much
fun on the bike and I think that
showed tonight," said Seely. "If
you asked me at Anaheim 1 or
Phoenix if I would have a win, I
would have probably told you no.
But I feel like the past few races,
it's been at my fingertips and I
finally was able to capitalize. The
past five or six weekends I've
felt really good and I feel like I've
been right there, like it was right
Eli Tomac was hoping to
keep the title chase alive, but
a third-place finish prevented
that from happening.
