The qualifying rounds at Round 4 of the 2012 AMA Motocross Championship from High Point, PA last weekend were surprising as an injured James Stewart struck right back by setting the fastest lap time in the 450 class, with both KTM Red Bull USA riders Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin setting the pace in the 250 Lites class.
250 Lites Class
Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Justin Barcia of the Geico Honda squad was first out the blocks in the first 250 moto, with his team-mate Wil Hahn a close second, but not for long as the 2011/2012 SX East Lites Champion pulled a gap of about seven seconds on Hahn, looking very fast and comfortably went on to win the race ahead his team-mate Eli Tomac who made a late charge through the pack to grab 2nd place with Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Blake Baggett in 3rd.
It was Roczen who was first off the line round the first corner in the second 250 moto with Barcia and Baggett right on his tail. Baggett soon got past Barcia, and looked to do his usual late race win tactic like we have seen so often in the early races of this championship, before having an unsteady moment going off the track and having to rejoin the race in sixth place. With two laps to go Tomac had got around his team-mate Barcia and was pressuring Roczen for the lead. Setting a blistering lap time in the last lap meant Tomac squeezed by Roczen moments from the end to take a thrilling race win and the overall for the day!
250 Lites Results
1. Eli Tomac 2/1 HON
2. Justin Barcia 1/3 HON
3. Ken Roczen 5/2 KTM
4. B Baggett 3/5 KAW
5. M Musquin 6/4 KTM
6. Wil Hahn HON
7. Ivan Tedesco KAW
8. J Anderson SUZ
9. K Cunningham YAM
10. Jessy Nelson HON
11. Alex Martin HON
12. G Swanepoel YAM
13. Travis Baker HON
14. Kyle Peters YAM
15. Jake Canada HON
16. Dakota Tedder KAW
17. Matt Moss KTM
18. Hunter Hewitt SUZ
19. Blake Wharton SUZ
20. Zach Freeberg KTM
450 Motocross Class
The racing wasn't a classic in the 450 class, and without a resurgent James Stewart in old form seen in previous weeks it was all Raptor Titanium's Ryan Dungey of KTM Red Bull USA who took a 1-1 result on the day, winning both motos and extending his championship lead to 44 points over second place fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mike Alessi of Motoconcepts Suzuki.
450 Motocross Results
1. R Dungey 1/1 KTM
2. M Alessi 2/2 SUZ
3. J Weimer 3/3 KAW
4. A Short 4/8 HON
5. D Millsaps 9/4 YAM
6. B Metcalfe 7/5 SUZ
7. B Tickle 6/9 KAW
8. R Sipes 12/6 YAM
9. N Izzi 8/10 YAM
10. M Byrne 13/7 SUZ
11. J Brayton 11/13 HON
12. K Chisholm 14/12 KAW
13. J Stewart 5/39 SUZ
14. Vince Friese SUZ
15. Josh Grant KAW
16. Kyle Regal
17. J Albertson
18. Ben LaMay YAM
19. B Laninovich HON
20. M Lemoine KAW
250 Lites Points
Blake Baggett 175
Justin Barcia 168
Eli Tomac 164
Ken Roczen 158
Marvin Musquin 117
Wil Hahn 101
Blake Wharton 87
Ivan Tedesco 86
Kyle Cunningham 86
Jason Anderson 77
Jake Canada 74
Jessy Nelson 69
Travis Baker 62
Gareth Swanepoel 61
Alex Martin 43
Kyle Peters 42
Martin Davalos 40
Zach Freeberg 38
Malcolm Stewart 38
Hunter Hewitt 30
450 Motocross Points
Ryan Dungey 186
Mike Alessi 144
Jake Weimer 141
Andrew Short 128
James Stewart 116
Brett Metcalfe 114
Nico Izzi 95
Broc Tickle 90
Josh Grant 84
Kyle Chisholm 66
Justin Brayton 64
Michael Byrne 63
Ryan Sipes 62
Davi Millsaps 59
Matt Lemoine 45
Tommy Hahn 39
J Albertson 32
R Kiniry 31
Vince Friese 30
B Laninovich 29
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