JOSH GRANT AND JAKE WEIMER WIN RED BUD: Jason Lawrence Breaks His Perfect Season Streak By Finishing Tenth In Moto Two; Dungey And Pourcel Go 1-8 and 8-1

JOSH GRANT AND JAKE WEIMER WIN RED BUD:
Jason Lawrence Breaks His Perfect Season Streak By Finishing Tenth In Moto Two; Dungey And Pourcel Go 1-8 and 8-1

Josh Grant became the fifth different winner in the 450 class this season. Grant was by-and-far the fastest rider at Red Bud. In the first moto he came from out of the picture to pass all the major contenders and just missed nipping Chad Reed at the line. In the second moto, Grant blew by Tedesco, Short and Reed to take the overall victory with a 2-1. Reed was second overall with a 1-2, while Ivan Tedesco used a 4-2 for third. Andrew Short was fourth.ÿ

Jason Lawrence ruined his perfect season by finishing a moto. To this point in the season, Lawrence, once considered a title contender (albeit one with future legal troubles), had not scored a single point, had not finished any motos and had barely logged a lap in competition (not to mention being DQ’ed at Hangtown for jumping the gate). At Red Bud, Lawrence went 36-10 (and was slotted between Tyler Bowers and Justin Brayton at the end of the second moto).

Ryan Dungey and Christophe Pourcel both won 250 motos convincingly, but both finished 8th in their other motos. Jake Weimer took his second straight win with a 2-4. Tyla Rattray DNF’ed the second moto for a 6-37 day (13th overall).

In a weird rules glitch, Pourcel’s 8-1 was scored second overall, while Dungey’s 1-8 was scored as a fifth overall. Is that stupid or what? At your local track, Weimer’s 2-4 would have won (6 points), Searle’s 5-2 would be second (7 points), Metcalfe’s 4-3 would have been third (7 points, but a worse second moto than Searle), Pourcel would be fourth (9 points) and Dungey would be fifth (9 points, but a worse second moto than Pourcel). So, in the world we all know, only Weimer and Dungey were scored correctly by the AMA system.

250 SEASON POINTS

450 SEASON POINTS

FMF TWO-STROKE RESULTS

ÿÿ 1. Ricky Carmciahel…Suz
ÿÿ 2. Josh Lichtle…Hon
ÿÿ 3. Josh Woods…Yam
ÿÿ 4. Jeff Stanton…Hon

450 CLASS MORNING PRACTICE

ÿÿ 1. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 2:24.921
ÿÿ 2. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 2:26.464
ÿÿ 3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 2:26.514
ÿÿ 4. Cody Cooper, New Zealand, Yamaha, 2:26.847
ÿÿ 5. Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki, 2:27.276
ÿÿ 6. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 2:27.775
ÿÿ 7. Josh Hill, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 2:28.041
ÿÿ 8. Jimmy Albertson, Ozark, Mo., 2:28.124
ÿÿ 9. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 2:28.522
ÿ 10. Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki, 2:28.919

250 CLASS MORNING PRACTICE

ÿÿ 1. Tommy Searle, Great Britain, KTM, 2:26.818
ÿÿ 2. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 2:27.550
ÿÿ 3. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 2:27.687
ÿÿ 4. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 2:27.821
ÿÿ 5. Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 2:28.020
ÿÿ 6. Max Anstie, Great Britain, KTM, 2:28.085
ÿÿ 7. Kyle Cunningham, Ft. Worth, Texas, Kawasaki, 2:28.621
ÿÿ 8. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 2:28.777
ÿÿ 9. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 2:29.028
ÿ 10. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 2:29.335

ÿ