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MOTOCROSS LUCAS OIL/AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 8 / JULY 22, 2017 MILLVILLE, MINNESOTA / SPRING CREEK RACEWAY P66 on top of the hill, over my head again. I was like, 'Man, you need to settle down right now.'" Still, he persevered, and with just three laps left in the race, he found his way by Honda's Cole Seely for fifth in the moto, not only salvaging third on the day, but actually making up a point on championship rival Baggett in the 2017 title chase. "I'm fortunate to get this third overall," Tomac said. his Kawasaki up. As he was beating his clutch lever back up into place on lap two, he went down again, and he had to get to work with a bent motorcycle from 14th place. "I did a big summersault there," Tomac said. "Fortunate for that dirt being soft, because it was a big tumble, and then my lever was bent down and I was fidgeting with that thing trying to get it back up, and I ended up going down a second time up the middle of the straightaway there, so I've got to get my act together next time to get out there with Marvin [Musquin]. He blew us away at the beginning, so like I said, I've got to be up there from the beginning." Tomac tried hard to be up there from the beginning in the second moto, but maybe tried a bit too hard, as he cross-rutted on the opening lap and went down big within eyesight of the end of the opening lap and bent My Own Race: 36 ADAM CIANCIARULO 5TH 250MX (6-6) After spending time testing with his team and teammate Joey Savatgy, Adam Cian- ciarulo qualified in first place for the second race in a row. But he didn't have the same speed in the race, going 6-6 for fifth overall. "This weekend was definitely better than Southwick and RedBud, but I didn't take enough advantage of my good starts," Cianciarulo said. "But considering how tough my past two races had been, I'll take it and try to build on it for next weekend at Washougal." 6 JEREMY MARTIN 4TH 250MX (4-5) Having the home-field advantage, Jeremy Martin was a favorite to win but got fourth overall instead. "Rough day at the hometown race," Martin said. "Good starts but didn't have the speed nor the flow around the track today. I will study footage from the race and work on getting better." 23 AARON PLESSINGER 7TH 250MX (3-12) Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha's Aaron Plessinger was hoping turn things around after his win earlier this year. "It was definitely rough, from being so muddy this morning, it's crazy from this morning to now how much the track has turned around," Plessinger said. "It's a really good racetrack, but it's hot out here! I'm sweating my butt off. It's hot, it's humid! I got off to a really good start, made a few passes, and then kept my head on straight and rode my own race. I knew Zach and Jeremy were coming, but I just put my head down and charged." In the second moto, he was on a mission and fought his way up to fourth early, putting in among the fastest laps of the race, but falls cost him late in the moto, dropping him to 12th. 38 SHANE MCELRATH 9TH 250MX (16-3) To say it's been a frustrating outdoor season for TLD/Red Bull KTM's Shane McEl- rath would be an understatement. In moto one, he was putting in some really great laps and moving forward, but then fell and got stuck under his bike. He ended up dejected in 16th. He got the holeshot in the second one, and then held the pace with overall winner Joey Savatgy on his way to third in the moto. "I was pretty fired up for the second one, and I finally got my first good start of the year and just tried to settle into those guys' pace," McElrath said. "That's where I feel like I should be all the time."