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SUPERCROSS ROUND 5 / FEBRUARY 4, 2017 OAKLAND ALAMEDA COLISEUM / OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA P62 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES like this just how fast you start thinking. I got in a battle with Eli, tightened up a little bit and just kind of went into survival mode." Anderson crossed the finish line about eight seconds be- hind Webb in fourth, with Seely not too far behind in fifth. Then came Rocky Mountain ATV-MC KTM teammates Davi Millsaps and Blake Baggett, then Webb's teammate Chad Reed, Dungey's teammate Marvin Musquin (who at one point pulled off the track while favoring his left arm) and Anderson's new teammate Dean Wilson. Dungey now leads Tomac by 17 points in the championship, with Musquin another eight points behind, one point in front of Seely, as the series heads to Arlington, Texas, next Saturday. just with these track conditions. It was nobody's fault, just the way the track laid out. We made some big changes and second place, I'm happy with it. Not to mention, that track was brutal. It really tore down. It got rough, rutted, and I'm thankful we're safe leaving here as well." Webb hung on to grab his career-first 450cc podium, but he looked unhappy about it as he crossed the finish line. "I'm stoked to be up here," Webb said. "All day I was feeling really good. Like I said earlier, been working my butt off and just getting better and better and better. I knew tonight I could be on the podium, and that was the goal. I got a good start and the first half I feel like I rode really, really well. It's crazy on a track enough to worry defending champ Dungey. Sure, Dungey has a 17-point lead over Tomac in the championship right now, but there are 12 rounds still to run. If he doesn't figure something out, Tomac could run away with this thing for the rest of the season. "It was an awesome night, considering Eli was riding re- ally good," Dungey said. "You know, I'm not even disappointed in myself. I went out. I knew I struggled from the beginning of the day. It was tougher, and that's no excuse by no means, but I wasn't going to be afraid to fail. I went out and did the best I could. Eli was riding really good, and I knew that from the semi. But I've got to give it up to Team Red Bull KTM. We were really off at the beginning of the day, Oakland 450SX Highlights