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Viewpoint: Ryan Dungey

“I had multiple close calls.”

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Anaheim 2 was a turning point for Ryan Dungey, as he is no longer playing the hunter in the premier division. Dungey, who claimed his first main event win of the season, will bolt red backgrounds onto his Red Bull KTM again this weekend in Glendale, but he was not celebrating on Saturday night. In fact, the mood in the post-race press conference was rather sombre.

MX Vice: Ryan, again, the story kind of remains the same as with your teammate. You had trouble in the heat race and thirteenth gate pick for the main event, yet you pulled the holeshot. What was your focus like going up there for the main event? 

Ryan Dungey: [Laughs] Yeah, I think the first thing was if I could get a good gate. Pretty much behind and ahead of the gate, there really were not any good ones unless you were in that top five. I was able to find one right on the inside; it was super tacky with a lot of grip and not too rough after the gate. I was able to get off when the gate dropped and drove really well, so found myself in the first turn in first. From there I tried to get the triple into the rhythm and start to break away, but it was tough.

All day I searched a little bit, I will say that, then the deal in the heat race and everything happened. I got off to a good start, but even in the main event it was tricky. I felt good, but my second half of the race definitely was not as good as I would have liked it. With what happened, I knew that the track could reach out and bite you. I had multiple close calls. It was like, ‘Man, do we keep going after it or be smart and tame it down a little bit?’

I decided to just chill out, as we had plenty of room. I saw Marvin [Musquin] and just gauged things. Overall, with all of the adversity and stuff we had to face, I am glad that we were able to come away with the win today. [It was] a hard-earned one. 

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Ryan Dungey is looking at an easier year, now that Ken Roczen is out.

Sean Ogden

Talk about the heat race. What was the problem with the bike? It looked like maybe it was the throttle?

Yeah, I honestly really do not know what happened. I did not hit anything metal on metal, but the way the throttle housing hit the ground it busted and my lines were hanging out. The throttle would stick right open, so I had to pull out. I could not salvage any of it. I mean, it was not rideable at that point.

Even the start in the semi was bad, so did you feel like momentum was not on your side? How did you get that fixed, because all of a sudden you got a really good start when it counted?

We had a change that we made going in from practice to the heat. Nothing to do with the change I guess, thinking about it, but [Blake] Baggett was on the outside of me and had the jump. He came over and started locking up the brakes. It was him or the bale, so I really put on the binders and somebody came up the inside of me. That was not pretty.

I made a change going into the semi and that was not good, so we went the opposite way for the main event and hoped she would work. It actually felt pretty good! I don’t think that there was a perfect setup on this track today. What helped with the benefit of that change though in the main, I got off the gate good and it followed the ground.

Your start. You did not get the best jump, but your line through the first turn was pretty sneaky. Was that something that you saw before, where you could sneak underneath like that?

That was my only choice. I would rather be on the inside, try to get the jump and come over on the guys than be on the outside where everyone would start pushing. It worked out good. I think it was Cooper [Webb] who was on the right side of me and I thought I had it, but then here comes Cooper. I would rather be second than buried in the pack, you know. I got a good jump – that is all.

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A lot of guys, like Dungey, are looking forward to escaping the rain.

Sean Ogden

It is a pretty unforgiving sport. How hard is it to find that fine line of pushing, but being able to be there for seventeen rounds?

That is a tough one to answer. I think that was where I was at with outdoors; you are trying your best, giving it your all and you make a mistake. Sometimes it costs you. Then again, you cannot ride scared out there either. You have to enjoy it a little bit. The pace is only getting faster, the riders are only getting better and with the equipment we are only going faster.

Dirt Wurx did a great job, and it is not their fault, but when you cover it the rain has got to go somewhere in those transitions, so it creates a little bit of a soft spot. We saw it last week in San Diego. Nobody is at fault, it is just Mother Nature and what happens. You just make a mistake; I try to do the best I can. When things were getting sketchy at the end of the race, I have got to know.

In the scheme of things, like at Lakewood in Colorado, you are going for it and make a mistake. You are going that fast, so sometimes you save it and sometimes you do not. You hope and pray for health and safety for all of the riders. Gosh, it is a tough question. You hate to see stuff like that happen tonight. I just hope he is okay, I don’t wish that upon anybody. Especially the sport, we need him. We need a guy like that. It is unfortunate at times, but let’s hope that he is okay too. It is not like he is down and out. Hopefully he is okay too.

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AMA Supercross St. Louis – The Track

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We are already at round twelve of the AMA Supercross Championship and this weekend we are racing at St. Louis.  Below you can get an idea of the track for this Saturday!

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Stat Attack: Indianapolis Supercross Review

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With the tenth round of AMA Supercross in the books, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a great night of action. Enjoy

250 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Max Anstie: 49.492
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.492; (Max got top spot because his time came in the first session, while Tom’s time came in the second session)
  3. Pierce Brown: 49.719

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Jeremy Martin
  2. Ryder Floyd
  3. Hardy Munoz
  • Laps Led
  1. Jeremy Martin: 5
  2. Hardy Munoz: 2
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 52.413
  2. Preston Boespflug: 53.150
  3. Gage Linville: 53.549
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 53.655
  2. Preston Boespflug: 54.259
  3. Ryder Floyd: 54.373

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo
  2. Haiden Deegan
  3. Seth Hammaker
  • Laps Led
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  2. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.561
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.660
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 49.854
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.830
  2. Haiden Deegan: 51.086
  3. Seth Hammaker: 51.907
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Preston Boespflug: 2.970
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.184
  3. Jalek Swoll: 3.287

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Haiden Deegan
  2. Cameron Mcadoo
  3. Tom Vialle
  • Laps Led
  1. Haiden Deegan: 12
  2. Jalek Swoll: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.493
  2. Tom Vialle: 50.690
  3. Pierce Brown: 50.868
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 51.522
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 52.214
  3. Tom Vialle: 52.580
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Jeremy Hand: 2.040
  2. Coty Schock: 2.315
  3. Max Anstie: 2.634

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Pierce Brown
  3. Cameron Mcadoo
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 49.844
  2. Chance Hymas: 50.020
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.175
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 51.493
  2. Pierce Brown: 51.563
  3. Haiden Deegan: 51.892
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Marshal Weltin: 1.984
  2. Seth Hammaker: 1.997
  3. Nick Romano: 2.233

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo; (1st win of the season, 80% podium rate this year)
  2. Tom Vialle; (80% podium rate this year)
  3. Haiden Deegan; (40% podium rate this season)
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13; (Tom is now tied with Austin Forkner for most laps led this season at 37.  34% of total laps raced)
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  3. Haiden Deegan: 12
  4. Jalek Swoll: 1
  5. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Tom Vialle: 3rd 
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.333
  3. Jalek Swoll: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 98
  2. Tom Vialle: 96
  3. Pierce Brown: 87
  4. Haiden Deegan: 82
  5. Coty Schock: 79
  6. Seth Hammaker: 72
  7. Daxton Bennick: 71
  8. Max Anstie: 62
  9. Chance Hymas: 60
  10. Jalek Swoll: 58

450 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.523
  2. Eli Tomac: 48.554
  3. Cooper Webb: 48.568; (The difference between 1st and 3rd was .045 seconds.)

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Kyle Chisholm
  2. Justin Starling
  3. Devin Simonson
  • Laps Led
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 7
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ty Masterpool: 52.415
  2. Kyle Chisholm: 52.810
  3. Freddie Noren: 53.248
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 54.223
  2. Ryan Breece: 54.271
  3. Freddie Noren: 54.390

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.639
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.225
  3. Cooper Webb: 49.581
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 51.023
  2. Cooper Webb: 51.383
  3. Ken Roczen: 51.402
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Aaron Plessinger: 2.774
  2. Eli Tomac: 3.095
  3. Chase Sexton: 3.785

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 49.499
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.713
  3. Chase Sexton: 49.849
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.735
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.884
  3. Ken Roczen: 50.908 (That’s a difference of .173 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Ken Roczen: 2.537
  2. Malcolm Stewart: 2.641
  3. Chase Sexton: 2.676

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Chase Sexton 
  3. Ken Roczen
  • Laps Led
  1. Ken Roczen: 10
  2. Jett Lawrence: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ken Roczen: 49.131
  2. Chase Sexton: 49.284
  3. Jett Lawrence: 49.314
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.477
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.483
  3. Cooper Webb: 50.594; (That’s a difference of .117 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Chase Sexton: 2.528
  2. Cooper Webb: 2.885
  3. Jason Anderson: 3.079

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence; (The only other person to have a perfect sweep at a triple crown was Ken Roczen in 2020 also on a Honda.  Jett has now won 50% of the races this season, with a 60% podium rate)
  2. Ken Roczen; (Ken has a 50% podium rate this year)
  3. Chase Sexton; (Chase has a 50% podium rate this year)
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 26; (Jett now has 130 laps led, 50.7% of total laps)
  2. Ken Roczen: 22; (Ken has the second most laps led at 49, Just 19% of total laps)
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Ken Roczen: 1st 
  2. Jett Lawrence: 2nd 
  3. Jason Anderson: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Jett Lawrence: 210
  2. Cooper Webb: 189
  3. Chase Sexton: 185
  4. Ken Roczen: 175
  5. Eli Tomac: 174
  6. Jason Anderson: 165
  7. Aaron Plessinger: 162
  8. Justin Cooper: 120
  9. Justin Barcia: 109
  10. Dylan Ferrandis: 107

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Results: 2024 Indianapolis Supercross

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2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back for round 10! The racing in Indianapolis has commenced and the results are flying through at quite a rate. Keep up with everything that is going on in the different sessions in both 450SX and 250SX by checking this page. Lead Image: AMA Supercross

This page will have all of the results. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

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