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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 6 / JULY 2, 2016 REDBUD MX / BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN P56 The Honda HRC Team did not field any riders on the track at RedBud. Both of its riders—Trey Canard and Cole Seely—are healing up from in- juries suffered while practicing dur- ing the week. Canard has been deal- ing with a bulging disc in his back, which is causing numbness in his right arm and hand ever since fall- ing at Pala, and has missed the last three rounds. However, he attended the RedBud race and signed au- tographs. Seely suffered a broken finger earlier in the week. The injury required surgery to his "pinky" finger and he will miss a number of races. Former Arenacross Champion Tyler Bowers made his 450MX debut on the Monster Energy Kawasaki Team as a fill-in rider for Josh Grant (and Wil Hahn). Bowers, who will finish out the year with the team, struggled a bit in his new environment, going 16-20 for 20th overall. "I am still working on myself and getting to where I need to be, but I finished both motos strong and I'll be even better next week at Southwick," Bowers said. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawa- saki's Arnaud Tonus had a career- best sixth in the second 250MX moto. An 11th in the first moto led to ninth overall. "This was my best weekend so far," said the Swiss rider. "Every weekend has been bet- ter than the last and I felt really good in the second moto today. I'm very happy with how I rode; I just need a little work on the starts and I'll be at the front where I belong. There's still work to be done but we're moving in the right direction." Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Mar- tin Davalos said that he was lucky just to race RedBud after getting slammed into by a drunk driver in his car earlier in the week. "I had a little incident this week so I've been su- per sore," said Davalos. "I got rear- ended by a drunk driver on Monday and was in the hospital. So it's been a tough week for me. I really didn't know if I was going to race and just decided to come and do my best. I ran out of tear-offs during the first moto and wasn't able to put a good race together. I had a better start in the second moto and dug deep to finish seventh, despite a lot of cramp- ing. I'm just thankful that I'm okay and was able to race." Davalos went 15-7 for 12th overall in the 250MX class. Yoshimura Suzuki's James Stewart was again a no-show at RedBud. According to his team, Stewart and his wife are still awaiting the arrival of their first child. RedBud Notes: GEICO Honda's Jor- don Smith, who finished fourth over- all the week before at Muddy Creek, had a terrible day. Multiple crashes in both motos left him saying after- ward: "It was definitely just the worst weekend I think I've had as a pro."… Smith's teammate RJ Hampshire also had a bad day after taking a rock to his lip (splitting it open) in the first moto then crashing and "tweaked" his back and neck. He finished out both motos for 15th overall… RedBull/ KTM's Marvin Musquin ended up fifth overall in the 450MX class after slow starts. He said, "I didn't get the best starts today and I'm disappointed with how both races went at the be- ginning, but I am happy with my riding towards the end." Briefly...