450 OVERALL RACE RESULTS | 2021 HIGH POINT NATIONAL

The premier class is ready to duke it out at High Point Raceway, located in Mt. Morris, PA. for the third round of the 2021 Pro Motocross season. Just like the 2021 Supercross season, the racing is extremely close amongst the top 10 till the checkered flag, leaving us wondering who may walk away with the overall win. The first choice is Ken Roczen as once again, he qualified the fastest and after coming off a moto sweep at Thunder Valley, we have a feeling that we may see the 94 be a top runner once again. Other top contenders like Dylan Ferrandis, Adam Cianciarulo, Aaron Plessinger, Chase Sexton, and more aren’t going to make it easy for him though. Scroll down below to see what happens when the gates drop for the 450 class at High Point Raceway.

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Photos By Chad Murray and Trevor Nelson

450 OVERALL RACE RESULTS

After getting a great start, Eli grabbed the lead and would disappear in first place.

The second moto commenced with a photo holeshot, being crossed by three riders but Justin Barcia was officially handed the award. Aaron Plessinger then led the race but a lap and a half later, Adam Cianciarulo took the lead. Red plate holder Ken Roczen got a poor start sitting all the way back in 14th along with Cooper Webb and Marvin Musquin. Chase Sexton and Justin Barcia drag raced through the track, side by side and eventually Chase Sexton took fifth place. At 25 minutes remaining, Eli Tomac made the pass on Aaron Plessinger for second place but still sat three seconds behind Cianciarulo. Within three laps, Ken Roczen went from 14th to fourth, passing riders such as Aaron Plessinger, Chase Sexton, Justin Barcia, and more.

Ken Roczen squeezed by Dylan Ferrandis but several turns later, Dylan took third place back. At 19 minutes remaining, Eli Tomac closed the door on his teammate Adam Cianciarulo and the two went side by side trading places in the race every other turn. The pressure put on by Eli Tomac got to Adam as Eli took the lead away and would steadily grow his lead in the race.

The battle between Dylan Ferrandis and Ken Roczen was nothing short of epic.

With less than 10 minutes remaining, Dylan and Ken both caught up to Adam Cianciarulo and we would see the three duke it out once again this season. Dylan had the save of the century as a lapped rider rode into the line Dylan was heading for and the two collided. Thankfully for Dylan, he stayed on the bike and started to gain ground on Adam. The three went back and forth as both Ken and Dylan made the pass on Adam.

Eli would win the race but it was Dylan Ferrandis who would get the overall going 2-2.

POS.	#	RIDER	Moto 1 / Moto 2
1	14	Dylan Ferrandis	2	2
2	9	Adam Cianciarulo	1	4
3	3	Eli Tomac	6	1
4	94	Ken Roczen	3	3
5	23	Chase Sexton	4	5
6	7	Aaron Plessinger	5	8
7	51	Justin Barcia	9	6
8	25	Marvin Musquin	10	7
9	17	Joseph Savatgy	8	9
10	2	Cooper Webb	7	11
11	29	Christian Craig	11	10
12	15	Dean Wilson	12	12
13	72	Coty Schock	13	15
14	19	Justin Bogle	16	13
15	34	Max Anstie	18	14
16	28	Brandon Hartranft	15	17
17	43	Fredrik Noren	17	16
18	715	Phillip Nicoletti	14	22
19	376	Chris Canning	19	19
20	515	Tyler Medaglia	21	18
21	57	Justin Rodbell	31	20
22	314	Tyler Stepek	20	27
23	270	Jacob Runkles	23	21
24	122	Jeremy Hand	22	24
25	951	Ryan Surratt	25	23
26	148	Bryce Hansen	26	25
27	83	Alex Ray	27	26
28	746	Trevor Schmidt	29	30
29	155	Nathan Augustin	32	29
30	441	Scott Meshey	24	37
31	489	Ricci Randanella	34	28
32	600	Connor Olson	30	35
33	281	Cory Carsten	36	31
34	794	Bryce Backaus	35	32
35	647	Matthew Hubert	33	34
36	637	Robert Piazza	28	40
37	144	Nicolas Rolando	40	33
38	265	Nick Fratz-Orr	37	36
39	97	Ben LaMay	39	38
40	247	Brock Papi	38
41	315	Cody Groves		39

450 MOTO 1 RACE RESULTS

Kenny ran in third place until making a mistake, letting Dylan Ferrandis snag third place.

Adam Cianciarulo grabbed a huge holeshot with Chase Sexton and Christian Craig in second and third. Ken Roczen made the pass on Christian Craig for third place and soon the two 450 Honda teammates would be cutting it close. Christian Craig went down falling through the pack landing in 12th. With 20 minutes remaining, Aaron Plessinger made the pass for sixth place on Eli Tomac.

Dylan Ferrandis chased in fourth place with Cooper Webb in fifth and Aaron Plessinger in fifth. At 15 minutes remaining, Ken Roczen made a mistake in a turn losing ground and even a spot in the race to Dylan Ferrandis. The racers would yo-yo throughout the remainder of the race, gaining and losing ground on each other but with little success on passing attempts. With three laps remaining, Chase Sexton went down in a turn dropping down to fourth place. Adam crashed feet away from the finish line and rolled the bike across the line.

POS.		#	RIDER
1		9	Adam Cianciarulo
2		14	Dylan Ferrandis
3		94	Ken Roczen
4		23	Chase Sexton
5		7	Aaron Plessinger
6		3	Eli Tomac
7		2	Cooper Webb
8		17	Joseph Savatgy
9		51	Justin Barcia
10		25	Marvin Musquin
11		29	Christian Craig
12		15	Dean Wilson
13		72	Coty Schock
14		715	Phillip Nicoletti
15		28	Brandon Hartranft
16		19	Justin Bogle
17		43	Fredrik Noren
18		34	Max Anstie
19		376	Chris Canning
20		314	Tyler Stepek
21		515	Tyler Medaglia
22		122	Jeremy Hand
23		270	Jacob Runkles
24		441	Scott Meshey
25		951	Ryan Surratt
26		148	Bryce Hansen
27		83	Alex Ray
28		637	Robert Piazza
29		746	Trevor Schmidt
30		600	Connor Olson
31		57	Justin Rodbell
32		155	Nathan Augustin
33		647	Matthew Hubert
34		489	Ricci Randanella
35		794	Bryce Backaus
36		281	Cory Carsten
37		265	Nick Fratz-Orr
38		247	Brock Papi
39		97	Ben LaMay
40		144	Nicolas Rolando

It was a three-way KTM battle in 7th through 9th. 

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