Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Highlights: GEICO Motorcycle Budds Creek National 21.08.2022: Round 10: Budds Creek Motocross Park - Mechanicsville, Maryland - Consistency Puts Anderson on Top in 450 Class; - Hampshire Emerges Triumphant in 250 Class

Round 10: Budds Creek Motocross Park - Mechanicsville, Maryland



- Consistency Puts Anderson on Top in 450 Class;


- Hampshire Emerges Triumphant in 250 Class


 


BUDDS CREEK NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS


Nestled in the shadow of the nation's capital, Southern Maryland's Budds Creek Motocross Park welcomed the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, for Round 10 of the 50th anniversary season, the GEICO Motorcycle Budds Creek National.



Hot and humid conditions and a tricky racetrack produced a thrilling and unpredictable afternoon of racing, with some new faces atop the podium.




450 Class


While Team Honda HRC's Chase Sexton and Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing's Eli Tomac came to Budds Creek with all the attention as the frontrunners of the premier class, it was Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jason Anderson who stole the spotlight.


A consistent afternoon allowed Anderson to prevail with his second win of the season following 2-2 finishes as both Sexton (7-1) and Tomac (1-5) endured through varying fortunes that saw the title combatants trade moto wins.


 


450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish // Points)

1.    Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Kawasaki (2-2 // 44)
2.    Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha (1-5 // 41)
3.    Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda (3-3 // 40)
4.    Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda (7-1 // 39)
5.    Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM (4-4 // 36)
6.    Christian Craig, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha (5-7 // 30)
7.    Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki (9-6 // 27)
8.    Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., GASGAS (8-8 // 26)
9.    Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM (10-9 // 23)
10.    Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Husqvarna (12-11 // 19)


450 Class Championship Standings (Round 10 of 12)

1.    Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Yamaha - 449
2.    Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda - 448
3.    Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Kawasaki - 369
4.    Ken Roczen, Germany, Honda - 344
5.    Christian Craig, El Cajon, Calif., Yamaha - 303
6.    Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM - 302
7.    Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., GASGAS - 259
8.    Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, KTM - 253
9.    Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki - 218
10.    Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., Husqvarna - 176





250 Class


Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing's RJ Hampshire has enjoyed bright spots over the course of the 2022 season, but had yet to put together a complete afternoon of consistent results.


That all changed at Budds Creek as Hampshire seized the moment in each moto and parlayed a pair of strong starts into his first overall win of the season in what was also his first podium effort of the summer. The triumph came at the same track where Hampshire earned his maiden victory in 2018 and made him the third different rider to earn a 250 Class victory this season.


 


250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finishes // Points)

1.    RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna (1-2 // 47)
2.    Jo Shimoda, Japan, Kawasaki (3-1 // 45)
3.    Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda (2-3 // 42)
4.    Michael Mosiman, Sebastopol, Calif., GASGAS (4-7 // 32)
5.    Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha (9-4 // 30)
6.    Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha (7-6 // 29)
7.    Max Vohland, Sacramento, Calif., KTM (5-8 // 29)
8.    Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda (8-9 // 25)
9.    Guillem Farres, Spain, Yamaha (6-13 // 23)
10.    Carson Mumford, Simi Valley, Calif., Suzuki (14-10 // 18)



250 Class Championship Standings (Round 10 of 12)

1.    Jett Lawrence, Australia, Honda - 433
2.    Jo Shimoda, Japan, Kawasaki - 396
3.    Hunter Lawrence, Australia, Honda - 390
4.    Justin Cooper, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Yamaha - 346
5.    RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Husqvarna - 274
6.    Max Vohland, Sacramento, Calif., KTM - 251
7.    Seth Hammaker, Bainbridge, Pa., Kawasaki - 207
8.    Michael Mosiman, Sebastopol, Calif., GASGAS - 201
9.    Nate Thrasher, Livingston, Tenn., Yamaha - 198
10.    Levi Kitchen, Washougal, Wash., Yamaha - 180


    



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