MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1 / MAY 20, 2017
HANGTOWN MX / RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIFORNIA
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moto one and hit his face on a
wooden stake that holds the re-
peater banner around the border
of the track and was immediately
rushed to the Alpinestars Mobile
Medical Unit with a very bloody
laceration below his eye.
In moto two, it was Tomac's
teammate Grant who sneaked
out to the holeshot in front of
Musquin, JGR Suzuki's Justin
Barcia, Tickle, Webb, Wilson,
Bogle, Wilson's teammate
Martin Davalos, Peick, Craig
and Tomac. Tomac fought up to
pulled out to a lead of well over
20 seconds before noticeably
backing it down and riding the
last half of the race at what al-
most looked like a leisurely pace.
Tomac ended up finishing 15
seconds in front of Musquin, who
had another 12 seconds in hand
over Grant. Then came Seely,
Webb, Baggett, Tickle and his
teammate Bogle, Craig and
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's
Dean Wilson, who rounded lap
one in 24th place.
Anderson went down during
Yamalube Chaparral Yamaha's
Cooper Webb, and then Tomac
in fourth, just in front of his team-
mate Josh Grant, former Kiwi
champ Cody Cooper, Honda's
Cole Seely, RCH Suzuki's Broc
Tickle, JGR Suzuki's Weston
Peick and Rocky Mountain ATV-
MC KTM's Blake Baggett.
Craig crashed out of the lead
on lap two, handing it to Mus-
quin, who was immediately under
attack from Tomac. The factory
Kawasaki rider found his way by
within a couple of laps and then
Musquin put up a
strong fight while
trying to hold the
second-moto lead.
