Ken Roczen celebrates his Championship.

The 2014 AMA Nationals season is over and all the trucks are headed back to their home ports—some ladened down with Championship gold and some with disappointed riders.

Ken Roczen did what he had to do. He won the Championship by being the most consistent guy in the class. This was Kenny’s fourth year in America and he earned everything that came to him through hard work. Oh maybe he didn’t work hard enough for the first couple years, but he applied himself over the last year. His well-known late season fade showed signs of rearing its ugly head at mid-summer, but Kenny resisted and pulled through.

Trey Canard is like the Bionic Man. He is as good as medical science can make him. Trey had two things going for him in 2014, apart from his talent: (1) he believes in himself. (2) Honda believes in him. Up until the final round of the 2014 AMA 450 National Championships Trey had never won a 450 Nationals, but Honda signed him to a second two-year contract (and the one he signed before this was in spite of his broken body). Honda has not  been a winner in years, but they have been Championship caliber in their dealings with Trey. Kudoes to Honda for believeing. Trey wants to deliver and virtually every motocross fans wants him to deliver. Job well done.

Ryan Dungey did not lose the 2014 Title in the Indiana mud—Ken Roczen won it there. No rider has ever lost a Championship…instead, a different rider won it. Ryan Dungey can hold his head up high, even if his bank account didn’t grow by leaps and bounds with the $1,000,000 Championship bonus. Kenny will now go to Suzuki and take the number 1 plate with him. That might be a bummer for KTM, but they can bask in the glow of going one-two in the 2014 Championship

Jeremy Martin started the 2014 season out by being a running joke in the Supercross season. He couldn’t make the 250 mains. Well, the joke is on everybody else now, because from the drop of the gate at Glen Helen Jeremy Martin was in the zone. He didn’t just win the title—he owned it.

James Stewart sat at home at the end of the 450 Nationals. Suzuki didn’t even bother to send out a press release saying that he wouldn’t be in Utah, which is just as well because the previous press release left more unanswered questions than they answereds. Hopefully, Bubba will put his trouble behind him for 2015.

UTAH RESULTS: 450 CLASS

1. Trey Canard (Hon)……………..1-1
2. Ryan Dungey (KTM)…………..2-2
3. Eli Tomac (Hon)…………………4-3
4. Ken Roczen (KTM)……………..3-4
5. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw)……………7-5
6. Ryan Sipes (KTM)……………….9-6
7. Andrew Short (KTM)…………..6-12
8. Fredrik Noren (Hon)…………..10-9
9. Weston Peick (Suz)…………….13-7
10. Justin Brayton (Yam)………..12-8
Other notables: 11. Shane McElrath; 12. Cole Seely; 13. Alex Martin; 17. Jason Anderson; 39. Christophe Pourcel.

UTAH RESULTS: 250 CLASS

1. Jeremy Martin (Yam)…………..1-1
2. Blake Baggett (Kaw)…………….3-3
3. Cooper Webb (Yam)……………2-4
4. Justin Bogle (Hon)………………6-2
5. Marvin Musquin (KTM)……….4-5
6. Chris Alldredge (Kaw)………….5-8
7. Joey Savatgy (KTM)……………..8-7
8. Dean Wilson (Kaw)……………..10-6
9. Zach Osborne (Hon)……………..7-9
10. R.J. Hampshire (Hon)…………9-11
Other notables: 11. Ben Lamay; 12. Josh Grant; 14. Chad Reed; 21.Colton Facciotti; 26. Adam Enticknap.

FINAL 450 AMA NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS

1. Ken Roczen………………532
2. Ryan Dungey……………518
3. Trey Canard……………..468
4. Brett Metcalfe……………334
5. Eli Tomac…………………319
6. Andrew Short……………302
7. Weston Peick…………….290
8. Josh Grant………………..259
9. James Stewart…………..226
10. Fredrik Noren…………..207

FINAL 250 AMA NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS

1. Jeremy Martin……………….500
3. Blake Baggett………………..421
2. Cooper Webb………………..419
4. Marvin Musquin……………408
6. Justin Bogle…………………..368
5. Christophe Pourcel…………355
7. Jason Anderson……………..276
8. Cole Seely……………………..260
9. Jessy Nelson………………….252
10. Dean Wilson………………..230

 

 

FINAL AMA 450 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

UTAH NATIONAL: 250 CLASS

FINAL AMA 250 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

 

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