MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL/AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 9 / JULY 29, 2017
WASHOUGAL, WASHINGTON / WASHOUGAL RACEWAY
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early on, but the two collided,
and although neither of them fell,
Musquin ran away with it after
that.
"This track is pretty hard-
packed," Musquin said after the
first moto. "I got the holeshot,
and the feeling wasn't that great
at the beginning, and Eli was
going really fast. I wasn't feeling
that great having me behind me
ing won both motos the previous
week in Millville, Minnesota, but
he still trailed Monster Energy Ka-
wasaki's Eli Tomac by 60 points
in the championship chase.
Tomac qualified first at Wash-
ougal, but Musquin got the hole-
shot in moto one and seemed
determined not to give Tomac
a chance for the victory. Tomac
chased him down at one point
450MX
The 2017 450MX MX Champion-
ship isn't over yet, but the odds
are seriously stacked against
Musquin, despite winning the
last four-consecutive motos.
But it doesn't seem to matter to
Musquin. He's certainly not giv-
ing up.
Coming into Washougal, Mus-
quin was riding a hot streak, hav-
