MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 7 / JULY 9, 2016
SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS / THE WICK 338
P90
450MX
Roczen could have literally
stayed home for the Southwick
round and still left Massachu-
setts with the championship
points lead. With 53 points
in-hand at the halfway point of
the series, the championship is
completely Roczen's to lose. But
that doesn't mean Tomac and
the rest of the 450cc field are
going to roll over for the points
leader.
In 450MX moto one, GEICO
Honda's Justin Bogle snatched
his third holeshot in a row while
Roczen and Tomac fought their
way forward from the tail end
of the top 10. Autotrader.com/
Monster Energy/JGR Yamaha's
Justin Barcia was down in the
first turn with a grip of other
racers, including Josh Grant's
replacement teammate Tyler
Bowers (Monster Energy Kawa-
saki), Yoshimura Suzuki's Blake
Baggett and more.
As has become a habit for
Roczen, he went to work im-
mediately and began making ag-
gressive moves toward the front
of the pack and rounded the first
lap in fourth, two spots in front of
Tomac. Bogle led early in front
of Red Bull KTM's lone ranger
Marvin Musquin, Rockstar
Justin Bogle (19) has been tearing up the
starts lately. He went on to finish a career-
high fourth in the first 450MX moto. (He
crashed out of the second moto.)
