SUPERCROSS
ROUND 13 / APRIL 9, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA / LUCAS OIL STADIUM
P84
MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
1 RYAN DUNGEY 1ST 450SX
In Indianapolis, Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey
ended up in a knock-down, drag-out battle with
Ken Roczen that pushed the two almost 30 sec-
onds clear of third place on his way to the 29th
win of his career—officially moving him past former
career supercross victories record holder Ricky
Johnson (28 wins) on the all-time list. "First off,
that battle, that's what it's all about," Dungey said.
"It's good to be able to work hard and fight to the
end, and it's a rewarding finish, but tonight wasn't
just the pressure that was tough, but the ruts that
we were dealing with, too. You could see we both
made mistakes." Dungey extended his points lead
to 45 over Roczen with four rounds left to run.
21 JASON ANDERSON 3RD 450SX
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's
Jason Anderson, who won his heat race, got
a top-10 start in the main and fought his way
through the pack and up to third by the 12th
lap where he would finish. "Indy was good for
me," said Anderson. "I had some good prac-
tices. The track was very rutted, but I still felt
like I was riding well and I ended up qualify-
ing fourth. I got into the lead in the heat race
and was able to hold off Dungey for the win.
I felt like I had a good start going into the first
corner of the main, but then I just got shuffled
back really quick. It was chaos for a little bit,
but I managed and came out with a third."
94 KEN ROCZEN 2ND 450SX
The other half of the epic Indianapo-
lis 450SX battle, RCH Suzuki's Ken
Roczen, was actually able to snatch
the lead away from Dungey a few
times, only for Dungey to strike right
back, or for Roczen to make a costly
error in the tough and technical Indy
dirt. "First off, I've been making quite
a few changes to the bike, and I made
another change this week that worked
great," Roczen said. "I have a lot more
confidence and a lot more faith in the
bike, so that's a big thing. Other than
that, tonight was an awesome race. I
fought the whole way, and I just wish
the race were a little bit longer tonight."
