MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 2 / MAY 27, 2017
GLEN HELEN RACEWAY / SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA
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engine, and Tomac's, too, just to
be on the safe side.
In the end, moto one marked
Musquin's career-first 450MX
National moto victory.
"That's my first one ever,"
Musquin said. "After winning my
first Supercross this year, it's
time to shine during outdoors.
We've been putting some good
work with the Red Bull KTM
team. Glen Helen is definitely a
tough track. To get a first moto-
win like that is awesome, so
thanks to the team and every-
body involved. We've still got a
second moto to go and if I can
get [a good] start, we can battle
for the win."
Tomac seemed to believe he
Seely eventually fell out of
the lead pack and Grant fought
his way by Craig but couldn't
make much of an inroad into
Musquin's lead. With a few laps
left, Grant's lap times increased
by almost five seconds per
lap, which led to Tomac taking
over the second spot from his
teammate late in the race. But
not even Tomac had what was
needed at that point to chase
down Musquin out front.
Musquin took the moto win
over Tomac and Grant, and a
transmission problem for Grant
turned out to be the culprit for
his sudden increase in lap times.
The team headed back to the
pits and changed out Grant's
As the series heads east, two
of the favored race teams now
have some ground to make up if
they hope to add championships
to their doors this summer.
450MX
Things appeared to have picked
up just where they left off at
the start of the first 450MX
moto at Glen Helen. Red Bull
KTM's Marvin Musquin was up
front, fending off the advances
of Honda's Cole Seely and
Christian Craig, and eventually
Monster Energy Kawasaki's
Josh Grant. And just like in moto
two at Hangtown, Eli Tomac was
stuck in the middle of the pack,
but already moving up quickly.
Marvin Musquin
won moto one,
the first 450MX
National moto win
of his career. He
followed that up
with another first—
first overall win.
