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LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s #antoniocairoli continues to race his way toward his first 450MX podium, capturing his best #moto finishes of the season – with fourth and fifth – to secure fifth overall at Round 3. Teammate #ryandungey followed suit in sixth overall, claiming a pair of consistent 7-7 finishes at the #thundervalleynational.
The nine-time world champion continues to progress throughout the season with his best performance yet, only three rounds into the series. Claiming the holeshot in #moto 1, Cairoli held off a hard-charging Ken Roczen early in the race. He stayed in the top-five battle for the first half of #racing before settling in for a sixth-place finish. In the second #moto, Cairoli grabbed another solid holeshot and raced up front once again early on. Adhering to a strong fourth, he battled just outside podium contention all race long to finish just shy of his first podium in the U.S. series.
Antonio Cairoli: “I’m really happy about the race. Of course, I know that with my conditioning, all those guys in front are prepared for #racing and winning the championship, and last moment only a month ago, I started to really work out to be here and it’s not enough. I felt today, I was a little bit worse off with the altitude. We have already a big improvement from the first round so I think we are in a good way and let’s move on from here and let’s see on the week and next week.”
For Dungey, consistency was key in #colorado as he powered through tough conditions for another great showing in the premier class. With a seventh-place start in the first #moto, Dungey maintained a good pace just outside the front-runners and he carried it through the checkers for a strong seventh. With a top-10 start in the second #moto, the three-time champ quickly climbed through the field and into the top-five battle but ultimately got shuffled back for a seventh-place finish in the #moto and sixth overall at Round 3.
Ryan Dungey: “Today, I was pretty happy. In the first #moto, I got a decent start and the pack didn’t just break away – we were all kind of right there for the first 15-20 minutes and that was encouraging. Even at the end of the race, the gap is shrinking. Second #moto, I didn’t get the greatest of starts and I was trying to come through the pack. I got up to McElrath for fifth and I just got stuck at his pace and those guys got away. Two good solid motos, I just had to dig really deep but all-in-all, a positive day.”
It was a tough battle all day for #aaronplessinger, who came through the pack after experiencing crashes in both motos. The Ohio native put forth a hard-charging effort, despite posting 11-12 scores for 11th overall.
Aaron Plessinger: “I didn’t have the best day. I struggled in practice but going out for the motos, I felt pretty good. I made some good passes and came back but struggled with keeping it on two wheels. Overall, I’m kind of bummed about the way I rode but we’re good and we are ready to go for High Point and hopefully we can get the bike a little bit better this week and go from there.”
Coming off a best finish of fifth overall last round, #maxvohland was feeling positive at the start of #moto 1 but unfortunately experienced a mechanical issue at the start of the race and was unable to finish. In #moto 2, Vohland came back strong with a top-10 start and he battled up to eighth late in the race. Salvaging eighth in the second #moto, Vohland was able to score some championship points and 15th overall on the day.
Max Vohland: “It wasn’t a terrible day. A little unfortunate in the first #moto – in the second corner, the bike quit out on me and I had a little bit of a mechanical failure. It sucks to miss a #moto and lose some points but I got a good start from the outside in #moto 2 and worked my way up to eighth. I tried hard. I could have ridden a little better in the second #moto but it was still good enough for eighth and I’m still sitting ninth in points.”
The #2022amapromotocrosschampionship heads to Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania next Saturday, June 18, for the Round 4 of the series.
Results 450MX Class – Thunder Valley National
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Results 250MX Class – Thunder Valley National
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Standings 450MX Class 2022 after 3 of 12 rounds
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Standings 250MX Class 2022 after 3 of 12 rounds
1. Jett Lawrence, 139 points
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