MOTOCROSS
LUCAS OIL AMA PRO MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROUND 12 / AUGUST 26, 2017
CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA / IRONMAN MX
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And in the 250MX class, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Zach Osborne,
who clinched his first-ever 250cc National Championship last weekend
at Budds Creek, hadn't won both motos in a single day since the series
opener at Hangtown—which, one could argue, is also a race with very little
pressure—but he managed to repeat that performance at the Indiana finale.
450MX
Leading by 28 points over Blake Baggett, and 30 over Marvin Musquin,
Tomac just had to finish right behind them (or just beat them, for even
easier math) to take home the title with one moto left to run. And in the
first moto, Tomac seemed ready to make it happen, grabbing his first
(Above) Jeffrey Herlings
used a week off in the
MXGP Championship to
prepare for next week's
U.S.GP. Herlings pretty
much embarrassed the U.S.
regulars by going 1-1, even
after falling at the start of
the second moto.
(Right) Marvin Musquin kept
the 450MX Championship
interesting with a strong
finish but came up 17 points
short. He was second
overall in Indiana.
