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aprile 18, 2016 - KTM

Ryan Dungey wins big at st. Louis Supercross

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Following one weekend off due to injury, Marvin Musquin returned to #racing where he qualified 6th for the day and was seeded into 450SX Heat 1. In the heat, Musquin grabbed a top-five start and held tough to finish fourth place and transfer into the Main #event.

Ryan Dungey, who qualified 7th for the day, began 450SX Heat 2 with a decent start inside the top three. However, on the opening lap Dungey bumped into another rider and went down, sending him to the back of the pack. Despite a hard-charging performance, Dungey was unable to reach a qualifying position in the six-lap heat race.

In the 450SX Semi, Dungey got off to a great start where he led all five laps to transfer to the Main #event.

Main Event
In the 450SX Main #event, Dungey shot off the start with his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY to nearly capture the holeshot and the early lead, while Musquin began in the 5th place position.

BTOSports.com KTM’s Justin Brayton was riding in the third place position before another rider pushed him wide on the face on the triple, causing him to crash. This allowed Musquin to inherit the 4th place position just before the halfway mark. Musquin later went down in the rhythm section, losing several positions in the process.

At the halfway point, Roczen and Dungey began passing back and forth for the lead. Dungey was able to make the final pass stick on Roczen, where he gained some time out front. With eight laps to go, Roczen made a mistake and slid out in the corner, thus allowing Dungey to break away for the win.

“It feels good to get another win tonight and to keep plugging away at the championship points,” Dungey said. “Ken (Roczen) was riding really well and it was all about minimizing the mistakes out there.”

Musquin battled his way back from the crash but ended up running into an issue with his start device that ultimately caused him to pull into the mechanic’s area to make an adjustment. Musquin finished 15th for the evening.

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Shane McElrath continued to show his consistency as he gains strength from an off-season injury, collecting his second podium finish of the season inside The Dome at America’s Center. Teammate Alex Frye overcame a bad gate pick to finish inside the top 10 in seventh.

McElrath started the night on a positive note, winning the first heat on the KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION. He grabbed a great start in the Main #event, running second most of the race, eventually finishing the race on the podium in third.
 
“I know I’m getting stronger, but we’re still working our way back to full strength in the wrist,” said McElrath. “It was a good night with great starts on my KTM. We’re looking to stay up front the next few races and keep this momentum leading into outdoors.”

After going down in the heat race, Frye was forced to race the LCQ. He dominantly won the Last Chance Qualifier and despite an 19th gate pick, started the race inside the top 10. He had some early issues, but ultimately came through the pack and finished seventh.

Next Race: April 23, 2016 – Foxboro, MA (USA)

Results 450SX Class St. Louis 2016
1. Ryan Dungey (USA), KTM, 18:14.137 min (20 laps)
2. Ken Roczen (GER), Suzuki, +2.024 sec  
3. Jason Anderson (USA), Husqvarna, +4.310
4. Justin Bogle (USA), Honda, +24.615
5. Trey Canard (USA), Honda, +28.524
Other KTM
9. Justin Brayton (USA), KTM, +45.391
15. Marvin Musquin (FRA), KTM, 19 laps, +2.086

Standings 450SX Class 2016 after 14 of 17 rounds
1. Dungey, 328 points
2. Roczen, 280 
3. Anderson, 260
4. Eli Tomac (USA), Kawasaki, 226
5. Chad Reed (USA), Yamaha, 208
Other KTM
6. Marvin Musquin (FRA), KTM, 188
8. Brayton, 161
11. David Millsaps (USA), KTM, 105

Results East 250SX Class St. Louis 2016
1. Jeremy Martin (USA), Yamaha, 14:16.009 min (15 laps)
2. Aaron Plessinger (USA), Yamaha, +8.804 sec
3. Shane McElrath (USA), KTM, +18.164
4. Rj Hampshire (USA), Honda, +22.008
5. Gannon Audette (USA), Kawasaki, +25.615
Other KTM
7. Alex Frye (USA), KTM, +40.356

Standings East 250SX Class 2016 after 6 of 9 rounds
1. Stewart, 115 points
2. Plessinger, 114
3. Martin, 99
4. Martin Davalos (USA), Husqvarna, 83
5. Tyler Bowers (USA), Kawasaki, 78
Other KTM
8. McElrath, 73
9. Justin Hill (USA), KTM, 63

13. Frye, 47