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VOL. 52 ISSUE 22 JUNE 2, 2015 P87 rut following a fast downhill and high-sided, landing chest down with his arm straight out above him. He would not get up quickly from this crash. A dislocated shoulder would end the streak. In the blink of an eye, the championship took a huge swing. Tomac had a 19-point lead going into the race but left with a three-point deficit to rival Dungey when all was said and done. Tomac's crash also gave Roczen the lead in the second moto, but a flat front tire, which resulted in Roczen having two crashes in the last five laps, Dungey was able to overtake the RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki rider for the win and the overall. Tomac's 1-33 earned him seventh overall, which pretty much keeps him in the title hunt, provided he's able to continue racing. Meanwhile, in the 250 class, Jeremy Martin had a nearly perfect day, grabbing both holeshots and leading every lap to claim a 1-1 overall win. The only thing Martin didn't do was set the fastest time in qualifying. That distinction went to GEICO Honda rider Christian Craig, who came out of retirement to fill in for the injured Justin Bogle. In spite of his ninth place finishing position in practice, Martin came out with both guns blazing and mopped up the competition. Meanwhile, just like in the 450 class, red-plate holder Marvin Musquin went down hard in moto one on a fast downhill and injured his wrist. The Red Bull KTM rider was still able to claw his way back to a 14 th place finish by the end of the race and salvage a few pre- Briefly... TLD/Lucas Oil/Red Bull/KTM Team rider Justin Hill suffered more bad luck at Thunder Valley. After finishing a promising second overall in the 250 class last week at Glen Helen, Hill had a scary crash in practice when he slammed into a downed bike on the other side of a blind hill and was pitched over the bars at speed and suffered a concussion in the fall, sidelining him for the rest of the day. It is not known yet if he'll return for the next race at Muddy Creek. Christian Craig made quite the im- pression at Thunder Valley. The once retired racer from California, who now resides in Minnesota, returned to action for the first time since the Washougal National last year and was impressive to say the least. Craig is filling in for the injured Justin Bo- gle on the GEICO Honda Team and made an immediate impact when he reeled off the quickest time in qualify- ing. Craig said that he's been training and riding a lot lately and it certainly showed. The son of former factory Yamaha Team rider and Supercross winner Mike Craig ended up going 4-6 for fifth overall. "The day started off great; I qualified first in practice," Craig said. "I went into the motos not knowing where I was going to be. I got a bad start on the first moto but I worked my way up, and I really didn't know where I was until about three laps left in the moto. I got the sign from my mechanic, and I was like, 'Whoa!' It kind of surprised me, but I have been training really hard and riding every day, so I did expect to be in the top 10. [In the second moto] I got a bad start, and then towards the 20-minute mark I was getting tired, so I put it on cruise control and rode Dungey took full advantage of the misfortune of others and is the new 450-class points leader. continued on next page