Osborne goes 1-1 at Redbud | Jett Lawrence P6

Zach Osborne extends championship lead to 26-points

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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship RedBud I MX – Buchanan, MI September 4, 2020

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off its first-ever doubleheader from Michigan’s legendary RedBud MX for the fourth round of the 2020 season. The Circle K RedBud I National saw cloud gives way to sunny skies and cooler temperatures that hovered in the mid 20’s. A dominant performance by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne propelled him to his third overall 450 Class victory of the season, extending his championship point lead. In the 250 Class, GEICO Honda’s Jeremy Martin earned his third consecutive win to take over the championship point lead.

Jett Lawrence’s 4-8 results gave him sixth for the round and the young Australian now moves into the eight place in the 250 championship.

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450 report

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The opening 450 Class moto saw Osborne launch out of the gate to take the Motosport.com Holeshot just ahead of Twisted Tea Suzuki’s Max Anstie and JGR/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing’s Freddie Noren. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo wasted no time moving towards the front as he passed both Noren and Anstie to take over second, however, a mistake would force him to lose several positions and remount outside of the top-10. At the completion of the opening lap it was Osborne followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin and GEICO Honda’s Christian Craig.

The top three asserted themselves at the front of the pack, while Team Honda HRC rookie Chase Sexton gave pursuit. Sexton closed in on his team-mate Craig near the halfway point of the 30-minute-plus-two-lap moto and eventually made the move into third. Osborne continued a strong pace up front with Musquin trailing by just a couple of seconds.

Chase Sexton

Osborne withstood Musquin’s late race charge to capture his third moto win of the season by 1.9 seconds over the Frenchman who finished runner-up. Sexton finished third, earning his second podium since moving up to the 450 Class.

Not the best results for Tomac after last weekend’s Ironman victory

When the gate dropped on the final 450 Class moto it was once again Osborne who prevailed to take the Motosport.com holeshot ahead of Cianciarulo, while Monster Energy/Yamaha Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia, Musquin and Sexton gave chase right behind them. Barcia quickly went to work, making contact with Cianciarulo and taking second.

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Osborne continued his opening moto form by using the clear track to open a comfortable lead, while Barcia and Cianciarulo engaged in an intense battle over second, trading positions several times. The top three riders maintained their positions throughout the remainder of the moto as Osborne took his fourth moto win of the season by 2.6 seconds. Barcia finished second, narrowly edging out Cianciarulo in third.

Justin Barcia

Osborne’s 1-1 moto results helped him secure his third overall victory of the season and marked the first time that he has done so by winning both motos in the premier class. Sexton’s 3-4 scores were good enough to secure his first-career overall podium in the 450 Class. Barcia’s strong second moto gave him third (6-2) on the day.

Zach Osborne

It was pretty much a perfect day for me,” Osborne said. “Two holeshots and wire-to-wire race wins for the overall. I’m really happy with my riding and my fitness, and my bike is working perfectly so I’m looking forward to Monday and the rest of the series.”

Zach Osborne

The perfect day for Osborne helped him extend his championship point lead to 26-points over Musquin. Barcia sits third, 13-points behind Musquin in second.

Marvin Musquin

It’s always great to be here at RedBud. Going into the first moto, I felt really good and I was enjoying it. I wasn’t too far off Zach but we were both riding well at pretty much the same speed and I couldn’t come back on him. It was a tough second moto, I felt like I was riding good and aggressive but I was never able to get around those guys. I am bummed because I did the first one really well and the second one I’m not able to do the same, so I’ll try to work on that.

Marvin Musquin

Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
RedBud I MX – Buchanan, MI
September 4, 2020 – 450 Class Overall Results

Pos Rider Motos Bike
1 Zach Osborne 1 – 1 Husqvarna
2 Chase Sexton 3 – 4 Honda
3 Justin Barcia 6 – 2 Yamaha
4 Marvin Musquin 2 – 6 KTM
5 Adam Cianciarulo 5 – 3 Kawasaki
6 Eli Tomac 4 – 5 Kawasaki
7 Christian Craig 7 – 8 Honda
8 Blake Baggett 10 – 7 KTM
9 Broc Tickle 8 – 9 Yamaha
10 Joey Savatgy 9 – 12 Suzuki
11 Dean Wilson 12 – 11 Husqvarna
12 Max Anstie 11 – 13 Suzuki
13 Henry Miller 14 – 14 KTM
14 Fredrik Noren 39 – 10 Suzuki
15 Justin Rodbell 16 – 15 Kawasaki
16 Justin Bogle 17 – 17 KTM
17 Benny Bloss 13 – 36 Husqvarna
18 Ben LaMay 18 – 18 KTM
19 John Short 15 – 23 Honda
20 Coty Schock 21 – 16 Honda
21 Grant Harlan 20 – 19 Honda
22 Felix Lopez 19 – 22 KTM
23 Tyler Bowers 22 – 20 Kawasaki
24 Justin Hoeft 24 – 21 Husqvarna
25 Robbie Wageman 25 – 24 Yamaha
26 Jared Lesher 26 – 25 KTM
27 James Harrington 29 – 26 Yamaha
28 Tristan Lane 27 – 28 KTM
29 Bryce Backaus 28 – 29 Yamaha 
30 Matthew Hubert 30 – 31 Kawasaki
31 Adam Enticknap  32 – 30 Suzuki
32 Luke Renzland 23 – 39 Husqvarna
33 Timothy Crosby 36 – 27 Kawasaki
34 Joshua Berchem 35 – 33 KTM
35 Jeffrey Walker 31 – 38 KTM
36 Jerry Lorenz III 34 – 37 Yamaha
37 Hunter Braun 38 – 34 Honda
38 Jake Masterpool 37 – 35 Husqvarna
39 Jeremy Smith 33 – 40 Kawasaki
40 Cory Carsten DNS – 32 Suzuki
41 Chase Felong 40 – DNS Husqvarna
450 Podium
1. Zach Osborne, Husqvarna (1-1)
2. Chase Sexton, Honda (3-4)
3. Justin Barcia, Yamaha (6-2)

450 Class Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Zach Osborne 172
2 Marvin Musquin 146
3 Justin Barcia 133
4 Eli Tomac 129
5 Adam Cianciarulo 125
6 Chase Sexton 116
7 Blake Baggett 106
8 Broc Tickle 96
9 Christian Craig 86
10 Dean Wilson 77
11 Max Anstie 72
12 Joey Savatgy 69
13 Jason Anderson 58
14 Henry Miller 51
15 Fredrik Noren 48
16 Justin Rodbell 30
17 Justin Bogle 29
18 Benny Bloss 29
19 Cooper Webb 29
20 Coty Schock 28
21 Jake Masterpool 28
22 John Short 19
23 Jeremy Smith 16
24 Ben LaMay 12
25 Tyler Bowers 12
26 Luke Renzland 11
27 Matthew Hubert 9
28 Chase Felong 8
29 Justin Hoeft 7
30 Grant Harlan 5
31 Jeffrey Walker 4
32 Jared Lesher 3
33 Cory Carsten 3
34 Felix Lopez 2
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250 Report

The first 250 Class moto saw Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Ty Masterpool grab the Motosport.com holeshot in his season debut, just edging out Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Darian Sanayei and GEICO Honda’s Jett Lawrence. Championship point leader Dylan Ferrandis took a hard fall on the opening lap and found himself remounting his Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing machine near the tail end of the field.

250 Moto gets underway

With Masterpool in control and opening a comfortable lead out front, the battle for second heated up early as Jeremy Martin closed in and made the pass stick on Sanayei. Shortly after Sanayei also found himself under pressure from Lawrence who quickly overtook him for third. Jeremy Martin put his head down and slowly chipped away at Masterpool’s lead, and with 10-minutes remaining in the moto, he started searching for a way around the young Yamaha rider. Jeremy Martin eventually made his way around Masterpool to take over the lead.

Jeremy Martin

Jeremy Martin continued to push the pace at the head of the field, while Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire used an aggressive pass to steal second from Masterpool. Jeremy Martin would remain unchallenged as he took his 31st career moto victory with 5.2 seconds to spare on Hampshire in second. Masterpool held on to third, giving him his first-ever moto podium. Ferrandis’ hard charge credited him with seventh.

Jett Lawrence was fourth in the opening 250 Moto

As the field emerged from the first turn to start Moto 2 it was Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Shane McElrath who emerged to grab the Motosport.com holeshot ahead of Sanayei and Jeremy Martin. The second position was quickly overtaken by Jeremy Martin, while his brother Alex Martin followed him to get by Sanayei for third on his JGR/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing machine. Behind them Ferrandis found himself off to another bad start and outside of the top-20.

250 Moto Two

The top three riders paced one another out front and lap-after-lap extended their advantage over the rest of the 40-rider field. Despite setting a blistering pace, McEralth was unable to shake a determined Jeremy Martin who was relentless and made the pass for the lead at the halfway point of the race. Ferrandis continued his hard charge from the back of the field to battle his way into fourth.

Jett Lawrence

Jeremy Martin went unchallenged en route to his fourth moto win of the season, taking the checkered flag by 4.8 seconds over McElrath who finished a season-best second. Ferrandis used a last lap charge to make the pass on Alex Martin for third.

Jett Lawrence

Jeremy Martin’s first 1-1 of the season gave him his third consecutive overall victory and the 17th of his career. Hampshire’s consistency helped him secure the runner-up spot (2-5), while McElrath earned his first overall podium of the season in third (8-2). Ferrandis just narrowly missed the podium to finish fourth  (7-3).

Jeremy Martin

Today’s a great day going 1-1,” said Jeremy Martin. “It feels really good to grab another win. We’ve got a little bit of work to do in order to get better, but the grind doesn’t stop and we will get there. The GEICO Honda team had my bike working really well all day and I’m stoked to put myself back up on top of the podium for everyone in my corner who makes this possible.”

250 Podium
1. Jeremy Martin, Honda (1-1)
2. RJ Hampshire, Husqvarna (2-5)
3. Shane McElrath, Yamaha (8-2)
RJ Hampshire

“I didn’t have great starts in either moto but I had good speed and the bike was working good,” Hampshire said. “We made the right call first moto with the tire and I had probably one of my better motos I think I’ve ever had. I’m stoked on a 2-5 for second overall. The team and I seem to be doing pretty well together so we’ll keep chipping away and take it race by race.

Jeremy Martin’s impressive day moved him into the championship point lead and he now holds a 12-point advantage over Ferrandis. Alex Martin maintains third, 48-points out of the championship lead.

Dylan Ferrandis

I had a small crash in the first moto and hit my head and shoulder,” said Ferrandis. “I was in pain between the first and second moto and wasn’t sure if I was even going to be able to ride while doing the sighting lap. I’m a little behind in points now, but it’s not the end of the world and I will regroup for our next race on Monday.”

Jett Lawrence’s 4-8 results gave him sixth for the round and the young Australian now moves into the eight place in the championship.

Jett Lawrence’s 4-8 results gave him sixth for the round

Older brother Hunter went 17-10 for 12th overall and is 17th on the championship points table.

Hunter Lawrence went 17-10 for 12th overall

Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
RedBud I MX – Buchanan, MI
September 4, 2020 – 250 Class Overall Results

Pos Rider Motos Bike
1 Jeremy Martin 1 – 1 Honda
2 R.J. Hampshire 2 – 5 Husqvarna
3 Shane McElrath 8 – 2 Yamaha
4 Dylan Ferrandis 7 – 3 Yamaha
5 Alex Martin 6 – 4 Suzuki
6 Jett Lawrence 4 – 8 Honda
7 Cameron McAdoo 5 – 7 Kawasaki
8 Ty Masterpool 3 – 13 Yamaha
9 Justin Cooper 9 – 6 Yamaha
10 Brandon Hartranft 11 – 9 KTM
11 Derek Drake 12 – 11 KTM
12 Hunter Lawrence 17 – 10 Honda
13 Stilez Robertson 13 – 14 Husqvarna
14 Darian Sanayei 10 – 20 Kawasaki
15 Jo Shimoda 19 – 12 Honda
16 Carson Mumford 15 – 17 Honda
17 Mason Gonzales 18 – 16 Yamaha
18 Mitchell Harrison 14 – 37 Kawasaki
19 Jalek Swoll 21 – 15 Husqvarna
20 Pierce Brown 16 – 36 KTM
21 Nick Gaines 20 – 18 Yamaha
22 Hardy Munoz 23 – 19 Husqvarna
23 Jerry Robin 22 – 21 Husqvarna
24 Ryder Floyd 24 – 22 Honda
25 Kevin Moranz 27 – 23 KTM
26 Mathias Jorgensen 25 – 25 Kawasaki
27 Joshua Varize 26 – 26 KTM
28 Colton Eigenmann 30 – 27 Suzuki
29 Gared Steinke 29 – 28 Kawasaki
30 Joseph Tait 31 – 30 Yamaha
31 Gabe Gutierres 28 – 35 KTM
32 Chad Saultz 32 – 32 Yamaha
33 Gage Schehr 39 – 29 Husqvarna
34 Blake Ashley 38 – 31 Yamaha
35 Trevor Schmidt 36 – 33 KTM
36 Conner Burger 37 – 34 KTM
37 Brock Papi 33 – 40 KTM
38 Joey Crown 40 – 38 Yamaha
39 Austin Root DNS – 24 Husqvarna
40 Lance Kobusch 34 – DNS KTM
41 Derek Kelley 35 – DNS Husqvarna
42 Tre Fierro DNS – 39 KTM

250 Class Points Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Jeremy Martin 181
2 Dylan Ferrandis 169
3 Alex Martin 133
4 Shane McElrath 130
5 R.J. Hampshire 128
6 Cameron McAdoo 109
7 Justin Cooper 102
8 Jett Lawrence 94
9 Brandon Hartranft 83
10 Derek Drake 69
11 Mitchell Harrison 68
12 Carson Mumford 62
13 Stilez Robertson 55
14 Mason Gonzales 53
15 Jo Shimoda 47
16 Pierce Brown 36
17 Hunter Lawrence 34
18 Nick Gaines 32
19 Ty Masterpool 28
20 Hardy Munoz 23
21 Darian Sanayei 19
22 Lance Kobusch 18
23 Ezra Hastings 14
24 Joey Crown 12
25 Jerry Robin 11
26 Gared Steinke 11
27 Austin Root 9
28 Jalek Swoll 6
29 Zack Williams 6
30 Jordan Bailey 6
31 Joshua Varize 5
32 Dilan Schwartz 5
33 Maxwell Sanford 4
34 Mathias Jorgensen 3
35 Derek Kelley 3
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Source: MCNews.com.au

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